Charlie Carver – and his brother Max – shot to fame as the cute-turned-buff twins on Desperate Housewives came out as gay in Instagram yesterday. The actor who went to have roles in The Leftovers and Teen Wolf, before having a threeway with James Franco and Zachary Quinto (in I Am Michael, not real-life) left a thoughtful essay, accompanying this image…

(Like seriously, Carver just penned a book – but it’s really sweet, so give it a read if you have time). And the photo that spurred his decision to come out, is the exact reason we created the Gay It Forward video.

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