Boy, a lot has changed since we were in high school in the '90s '00s last year! (We don't need to age ourselves.)

Meet us after the jump for the thought provoking video and transcript displaying Jacob Rudolph's very public coming out speech before more than 300 of his classmates. 

We got our first look at the gorgeous Lana Wachowski (as well as the Wachowski siblings' new breathtaking film Cloud Atlas) back in July, but in this week's issue of The New Yorker, the famed director is only now talking about her decision to come out publicly as transgender. 

Is a casual confirmation of homosexuality the newest way for modern celebrities to come out of the closet? Gone are the days when folks put on a huge production and parade to announce that they're gay in People Magazine!

Following Jim Parson's official coming out by way of a quick mention in a New York Times profile last week, Book of Mormon star (and star of the hotly anticipated upcoming sitcom The New Normal) Andrew Rannells has laid rumors to rest by official and publicly announcing he is gay for what is believed to be the first time.