Deshawn RaddenDeshawn Radden in "Survivor" season 41. Robert Voets / CBS via Getty ImageDeshawn Radden came out as queer on June 10 when he appeared on the "Survivor"-focused podcast, "The Pride has Spoken." On the podcast, Radden, the runner-up in "Survivor" season 41, was interviewed by one of his costars Evvie Jagoda, who identifies as queer and nonbinary/transmasc. Radden told Jagoda that they taught them the term "queer," and Radden realized this term fit him more than straight or gay. "You spoke power into the word because when I was growing up, queer was a very derogatory term for people," Radden said.

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Persons: Deshawn, Robert Voets, Deshawn Radden, Jagoda, Radden Organizations: CBS, Getty