Teen Wolf and The Leftovers actor Charlie Carver came out on social media with a touching five-part post on his Instagram account Monday.
"I now believe that by omitting this part of myself from the record, I am complicit in perpetuating the suffering, fear, and shame cast upon so many in the world," Carver wrote in his lengthy missive. "In my silence, I’ve helped decide for to you too that to be gay is to be, as a young man (or young woman, young anyone), inappropriate for a professional career in the Arts (WHAAA???) So now, let the record show this- I self-identify as gay."Carver, who has a twin bother named Max who acts alongside him, played a gay werewolf on Teen Wolf. Carver is the second former Teen Wolf actor to publicly address his sexuality on a social media platform this month. Last week Colton Haynes, who starred on the first two seasons of Teen Wolf, addressed his "secret gay past" by responding, "Was it a secret?" on his official Tumblr page.Carver's coming-out letter addresses his own personal journey, from admitting his sexuality to himself, coming out to family and friends, and then deciding to live openly as an actor. Fans and fellow out entertainers have taken to social media to show support for Carver.Screengrab via HappyCool/YouTube