No, it turned into a big deal because of HER. What fucking relevance does it have on anything she does? She just wants people to pat her on the back for something that's nothing more than a genetic accident at birth. It shouldn't even be a big deal. But these people that fight for gay rights do it all wrong. They want to be treated as equals (which they should) but at the same time, they insist they are special and different whenever anyone will listen.
And really, I have no idea who she was hiding it from or why. Or who she thought gave a shit in the first place. If she was hiding it from her family out of fear of being ostracized, then sure, go to them and let them know. But I'm willing to bet her family is perfectly content with the fact she's become very successful in life and really doesn't give 2 shits about who she's having sex with at this point. But stepping up on a podium and making a huge spectacle of it is ridiculous. "Coming out" is treated like a fucking accomplishment in life these days, which is beyond stupid. Now gay people everywhere think that by just saying "I'm gay", they achieved some monumental milestone in life. They haven't. Form a movement that gets gay marriage legalized in your home state, THEN you can start having people pat you on the back for actually doing something.