People.com
Jess Cagle
March 08, 2018
Teen Wolf and Desperate Housewives star Charlie Carver says he was 11 when he learned of the reason behind his parent’s divorce: his dad had come out as gay.
Despite that, Carver didn’t come out until his late teens, although he knew from a young age that he was different from his twin brother, Max.
“At a certain age I started to realize how him and I are different and I wasn’t able to really put a finger on it because the language wasn’t available yet,” the actor, 29, recalls. “[As a child] I loved to put on makeup and my moms dresses — and he didn’t.”
Carver says that when he was ready to come out as gay to his friends and family, his dad and brother confessed they “already knew.” “The tricky one was my mom because of the hurt she experienced in the divorce,” he says. “I didn’t want to re-injure her.”
PEOPLE and ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, along with GLSEN, the non-profit that fights to make schools safe for all kids, invited individuals from all walks of life to share real-life coming out stories. COMING OUT STORIES (produced by Ryan Buxton) can be seen at people.com/comingoutstories.
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