'That young man just saved a lot of young LGBTQ Mormon lives.'
Several celebrities, including tennis legend Billie Jean King and Broadway actress Kristin Chenoweth, shared messages of support for Matthew Easton, the Brigham Young University valedictorian who came out as gay during a graduation speech on Friday.
The valedictorian’s comment received applause from the audience and “overwhelming” support on social media, as Easton phrased it on Twitter. Along with his family, friends and fellow students at BYU, several celebrities applauded the recent BYU graduate. However, King chose to follow her mother’s advice, “To thine own self be true,” and confirmed that she was a lesbian. Her admission made her the first prominent female athlete to come out. In 2009, then-President Barack Obama applauded her spirit during a Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony.
“If you didn’t know, valedictorian Matthew Easton, a gay Mormon at BYU, came out in his commencement speech... and that’s a huge deal and should be celebrated,” Goldberg wrote. “Matthew said ‘I am not broken.’ That young man just saved a lot of young LGBTQ Mormon lives. ”
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