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The top 10 most viewed YouTube coming-out videos of all time will bring you to tears

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The top 10 most viewed YouTube coming-out videos of all time will bring you to tears

9. Gigi Gorgeous

9. Gigi Gorgeous
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Gigi Gorgeous is a transgender fashion and beauty YouTuber with over 1.5 million followers. "You need someone, you can't do this alone," she explains in her coming out video.

Total Views: 2,177,406

8. Joey Graceffa

8. Joey Graceffa
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Graceffa came out using two different YouTube videos. The first was a music video called "Don't Wait," which ended with Graceffa kissing another man. After the video went viral, Graceffa shared this video and confirmed that he is gay.

The response to the videos has been mostly positive.

"So proud of you for doing this!! Not only happy for you that you can truly be yourself but also inspire others to be able to have the courage to do the same and have the support and love," writes one viewer.

Total Views: 4,522,331

7. Lucas Cruikshank

7. Lucas Cruikshank
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Cruikshank and fellow YouTuber Jenny Veal filmed this Q and A session to answer inquiries from their fans. "My family and friends have known for three years, I just haven't felt the need to announce it on the internet," Cruikshank said when one fan asked if he was gay.

Total Views: 4,627,650

6. Ellen Page

6. Ellen Page
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Actress Ellen Page came out at the Human Rights Campaign's "Time To Thrive" Conference on Valentine's Day in 2014. "We deserve to experience love fully, equally, without shame and without compromise," she told the the audience about her decision to open up about her sexuality.

Total Views: 5,220,435

5. Troye Sivan

5. Troye Sivan
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Sivan shared this video in August of 2013, the three-year anniversary of the day he came out to his family. He considers his YouTube followers to be "genuine friends," so he wanted to share this imporant aspect of his life with them, he says. "This is not something that I'm ashamed of, and it's not something that anyone should have to be ashamed of," Sivan explains in his video.

Total Views: 5,561,809

4. Connor Franta

4. Connor Franta
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Helping others find courage and support was an important element in Franta sharing his story. "I'm making this video for anyone who needs it," Franta explains of his decision to come out on YouTube. "It may not seem like it right now, but you are going to be fine."

Total Views: 8,610,530

3. Ingrid Nilsen

3. Ingrid Nilsen
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Nilsen's shared her story at the beginning of June and it's already amassed an incredible number of views. She knew she was gay from a very young age, but never felt comfortable coming out, she explains in her video. Since she posted the video, Nilsen's 3+ million subscribers have remained loyal to the lifestyle vlogger. "I've been a fan of your videos for years. I don't care whether you are gay or not. I just like you and your videos," comments one fan.

Total Views: 9,365,863

2. Tom Daley

2. Tom Daley
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Daley is best known for winning a bronze diving medal in the 2012 London Olympics. He came out on YouTube because he, "wanted to put and end to the rumors and speculation," Daley explains. Sharing a personal video on YouTube allowed him to tell his story exactly as he wanted it to be shared.

Total Views: 11,550,532

1. The Rhodes Bros

1. The Rhodes Bros
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Aaron and Austin Rhodes are twin brothers who share a YouTube channel. While their 364,297 followers is a relatively low number compared to other YouTubers on this list, their upload is the most watched coming out video on YouTube. The brothers filmed the phone call where they came out to the last member of the Rhodes family they still needed to tell: their father. "I love you both," their dad told the crying twins in response to their big reveal. "That'll never change," he said.

Total Views: 19,361,789

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