Jonathan Groff on how his late ex-BF Gavin Creel helped him come out: “He changed my life”

He changed my life.

I had come out of the closet personally, but there had been no occasion for me to announce it publicly. We were dating and he was so out and doing ‘Hair‘ [on Broadway] at the time and he organized these buses [to the National Equality March].

I really remember the moment of looking over at him with literally a bullhorn and feeling like, ok am I going to like [come out]. It was such an essential moment because of who he was and how out and vocal and how brave and fearless and externalized he was and wanting to kind of try to be as brave as he was. 

But it was also the love that I was feeling for him. The need

READ MORE OF THIS POST AT Queerty