when did calvin klein come out as gay

Calvin Klein did not “come out as gay” in a single, dramatic moment, but he did publicly label his sexuality in the mid‑2000s, when he said he is bisexual , not gay.

Direct answer

• In 2006, Calvin Klein publicly stated that he is bisexual.

• Since then, media and fans have often discussed him in queer contexts and sometimes casually referred to him as gay, but his own label has been bisexual.

Brief context

• Klein was married twice to women (Jayne Centre and Kelly Rector) before that public statement.

• In a 2008 Vanity Fair interview, he explained that he has had relationships and sex with both men and women and emphasized that he had fallen in love with and married women, while also having experiences with men.

• In recent years he has been widely reported as having a long‑term male partner, which reinforces his public image as part of the LGBTQ+ community, even though his own wording has been bisexual rather than strictly gay.

So if you’re asking “when did Calvin Klein come out as gay,” the closest precise answer is: in 2006 he publicly came out as bisexual , which is the label he has used for himself.

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