As 2022 comes to an end, NBC Out is celebrating the actors, athletes and other public figures who have come out publicly this year.

Rebel Wilson 

In the midst of LGBTQ Pride Month in June, Rebel Wilson announced she is dating a woman. The actor, 42, shared an Instagram post beside her new love with the caption: “I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince … but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess.”

Janelle Monáe 

Musician and actor Janelle Monáe confirmed in April that she is nonbinary, meaning neither exclusively male nor female, and discussed what it means to her in an interview with “Red Table Talk,” a talk show hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith; her daughter, Willow Smith; and her mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Monae said she uses both she/her and they/them pronouns. 

John Cameron Mitchell 

John Cameron Mitchell, star of the Peacock series “Joe vs. Carole,” revealed that he is nonbinary in a March interview with Pride.com. Mitchell, who is perhaps best known as the star and creator of the 2001 cult classic “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” told Los Angeles magazine in June that he continues to use he/him pronouns. 

Jerrod Carmichael

Comedian Jerrod Carmichael publicly came out as gay in his HBO special “Rothaniel,” which premiered in April and was taped in February at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City. The special weaves stories of Carmichael’s family history with his own coming out process.

Charlee Corra 

Charlee Corra, a member of the Disney family, came out publicly as transgender in March and condemned anti-LGBTQ state bills. Corra, who uses “he” and “they” pronouns, and their family also announced this year that they would match up to $500,000 in donations to the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group.

Ellia Green

Ellia Green, one of the stars of Australia’s gold medal-winning women’s rugby sevens team at the 2016 Olympics, announced in August that he is a transgender man. Green said realizing that sharing his experience could be lifesaving for others is what compelled him to come out publicly. 

Chrishell Stause

“Selling Sunset” star Chrishell Stause confirmed her relationship with nonbinary Australian musician G Flip in May, during the season five reunion episode of the popular real estate reality show. Stause then opened up about their relationship in a video shared on Instagram: “I know that some of you won’t understand this or agree with this, but for me, it is about the person. It is about their heart.”

Jake Daniels

English soccer player Jake Daniels revealed he is gay in May in a trailblazing moment for the European men’s game. The 17-year-old forward made the announcement at the end of his first season as a professional player with the second-division club Blackpool.

Daria Kasatkina

Russia’s highest-ranked women’s tennis player, Daria Kasatkina, said in a video interview in July that she is dating a woman. Soon after the interview was released, Kasatkina posted a picture on Instagram of her embracing Olympic silver medalist figure skater Natalia Zabiiako with a heart emoji and called Zabiiako “my cutie pie” in a Twitter post. 

Bosco

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” contestant Bosco, who appeared in season 14 of the reality competition show, came out as transgender in February. In a message shared on Instagram, Bosco revealed she would use both she/her and they/them pronouns out of drag and said, “I’m the happiest I’ve ever been.”

Aunjanue Ellis

Oscar-nominated “King Richard” star Aunjanue Ellis, 53, has been open about her sexuality to her friends and family for decades, but it wasn’t until earlier this year that she addressed her bisexuality publicly. In March, she donned a red Dolce & Gabbana suit jacket with the word “Queer” spelled out in rhinestones on the jacket’s left arm. The subtle sign wasn’t widely noticed, but the actor then discussed her sexuality in an interview with Variety that was published in June, describing herself as both bisexual and queer.

Maybelle Blair

Maybelle Blair, a 95-year-old former baseball player who helped inspire the 1992 film “A League of Their Own,” is living proof that it’s never too late to embrace your authentic self. Blair came out publicly this year after serving as a consultant for Amazon Prime’s very queer TV reboot of the decades-old film. 

Jena Malone

Actor Jena Malone revealed in an August Instagram post that she had been “learning a new way” to articulate her sexuality and was “using words to guide me not define me.” She then said: “Finding words that feel more right to explore in my telling. Pansexuality. Sapiosexuality. Polyamory.”

Jasmine Kennedie 

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” contestant Jasmine Kennedie, who appeared in season 14 of the reality competition show, came out as transgender in February. In an emotional episode of “Untucked,” Kennedie tearfully revealed, “I am trans, and I’ve been so scared to say that.”

Luke Baines

“Shadowhunters” actor Luke Baines shared on Instagram in June that he has “been lucky enough to have been in love twice — the first with a woman, the second with a man. Label that however you like, but all I know is that… love is love. Happy pride!”

T.J. House

Former Major League Baseball pitcher T.J. House came out as gay and announced his engagement to his partner, Ryan Neitzel, in an emotional Facebook post on Dec. 8. House, who is only the third former MLB player to come out, said shame kept him in the closet, but “love has finally set me free.”

Mariana Varela & Fabiola Valentín 

A former Miss Argentina and an ex-Miss Puerto Rico announced on Instagram in October that they are married. In a joint post shared to both their accounts, Mariana Varela of Argentina and Fabiola Valentín of Puerto Rico wrote, “After deciding to keep our relationship private, we now open our doors to a special day.” The message included what appeared to be their wedding date, Oct. 28, along with heart and ring emojis. 

Liliana Bakhtiari

Atlanta City Council member Liliana Bakhtiari — the first queer Muslim person to be elected in Georgia and the first nonbinary councilmember of a major U.S. city — revealed in September that they are nonmonogamous. Bakhtiari, who uses gender-neutral pronouns, said, “I’m in love with two wonderful people,” and shared that the trio plans to build a family together.

Eureka O’Hara 

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ alum Eureka O’Hara came out as transgender in an exclusive interview with People published on Dec. 22. The drag performer, who stars in the HBO reality show “We’re Here,” told the magazine, “It’s been really magical and it’s been probably the easiest transitional and coming out journey that I’ve ever been on.”

Cynthia Erivo

Oscar-nominated actor Cynthia Erivo opened up about being bisexual in British Vogue’s Pride issue in August. The British-born star told the magazine that LGBTQ people “still feel the need to be constantly justifying why we deserve to be treated as equal beings, when really the only difference is that we love differently and we express ourselves differently.” Erivo said the most important thing is to give “people the space to show up fully as who they are.”

Ava Phillippe

Ava Phillippe, the daughter of actors Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe, discussed her sexuality during an Instagram stories Q&A in January. When asked whether she likes “boys or girls,” Phillippe, 23, wrote, “I’m attracted to… people! (Gender is whatever),” according to People.