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ComingOut

British TV Star Comes Out After Getting a Homophobic Message Online

"...for clarity, here’s a pic of me and the boyf."

Raffy Ermac

Digital Director, Out.com

Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.

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February 26 2019 1:36 PM EST

December 09 2022 9:12 AM EST

English actor Ryan Sampson isn't letting online hate stop him from living his life.

After he received a homophobic direct message on Twitter, Sampson decided to clear things up, Tweeting out a (super cute!!) picture of him and his boyfriend.

\u201cHi y\u2019all. So. I was on Instagram and I looked at my direct messages and it turned out someone was trying to rope me in to some (pretty creaky) homophobic banter. Huh! So, for clarity, here\u2019s a pic of me and the boyf. Just to, y\u2019know... straighten that one out. As it were. \u270c\ud83c\udffc\u201d
— Ryan Sampson (@Ryan Sampson) 1550702621

"I was on Instagram and I looked at my direct messages and it turned out someone was trying to rope me in to some (pretty creaky) homophobic banter," the actor, who is best known for playing Grumio on the ITV series Plebs, said in his tweet. "Huh! So, for clarity, here’s a pic of me and the boyf. Just to, y’know...straighten that one out. As it were."

Congrats, Ryan! And weclome to the family!