15. Frank Ocean
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Frank Ocean, the rising R&B singer behind the single “Novacane,” came out in the mid-climb of his career in 2012 via his Tumblr blog stating that his first love was a man. Afterwards, he said his career suffered from him coming out, but he felt like a free man with nothing to hide.