Stand Up Comedian } Todd Glass Comes Out

 Stand-up comic comes out, fuelled by spate of gay teen suicides

 

US comedian Todd Glass has publicly come as out in response to a growing amount of gay teen suicides.

The 47-year-old funnyman made the revelation during yesterday's episode of theWTF with Marc Maron podcast.

An emotional Glass said: 'I cannot listen to stories about kids killing themselves any longer without thinking, "When are you going to have a little blood on your shirt for not being honest about who you are?"'

Fans on Twitter have praised him for his decision, with Josh Spiegel, username @mousterpiece, calling his podcast 'powerful and moving stuff'.

While @NickSchug tweeted: 'Todd Glass is a hilarious comedian and a great human being. His courage in putting himself out there for such a noble cause is astounding.'

Glass is a regular on the Los Angeles stand-up circuit and is best known for his appearances as a contestant on the second and third seasons of NBC's Last Comic Standing.

He also hosts his own podcast on The Nerdist network called The Todd Glass Show.

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