Unveiled: The Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Boldly Embracing Their LGBTQ+ Identities
Victor Garber
Best known for his roles as Thomas Andrews in Titanic, Professor Callahan in Legally Blonde, and Martin Stein in The Flash, actor Victor Garber is also a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community.
He has been in a relationship with his partner, Canadian artist and model Rainer Andreesen since 2002. The two were married in 2015.
Ben Platt
Tony Award-winning actor Ben Platt has been out to his family since he was 13 years old. The Pitch Perfect star didn’t publicly come out until years later, in 2019.
A year later, the Broadway star began a relationship with the actor who replaced him in the title role of Dear Evan Hanson, Noah Galvin.
Kristian Nairn
Actor Kristian Nairn touched hearts everywhere with his amazing portrayal of Hodor in Game of Thrones, the lovable giant who says nothing more than his own name. According to Nairn, he’s always been aware of his true identity.
In a 2014 interview, he even said, “When you talk about ‘the gay community,’ you are talking about MY community… I AM aware of it, yeah, and I think it’s really lovely. Again, it’s a privilege, and I really mean that.”
Miley Cyrus
Starting off as Hannah Montana, it took Miley Cyrus a few years to outwardly express who she was away from Disney. Now, the “Can’t Be Tamed” singer is a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community and a huge advocate.
Since 2014, Cyrus’ Happy Hippie foundation has reached “more than 25,000 LGBTQ youth and their families with resources about gender, and provided social services to transgender individuals…”
Lil Nas X
While Lil Nas X’s song “Old Town Road” arguably shot him to stardom, coming out made him a hero in the LGBTQ+ community.
Thinking he would bring his queer identity to the grave since he was born into a conservative family in Atlanta, Georgia, Lil Nas X decided to come out during the 2019 Pride month.
Marlon Brando
Two-time Academy Award-winning actor Marlon Brando was un-phased by what people thought about him, once saying to an interviewer, “I am not ashamed. I have never paid much attention to what people think about me.”
Brando is best known for his acting roles in films such as The Godfather, On The Waterfront, and A Streetcar named Desire.
Sarah Paulson
Actress Sarah Paulson is best known for her numerous appearances in the Ryan Murphy anthology series American Horror Story. She has been attached to a few different big names throughout her career, including actress Cherry Jones, playwright Tracy Letts, and actress Holland Taylor.
She has been in a relationship with the latter since 2015.
Cara Delevingne
Model and actress Cara Delevingne has been open about her queer identity for many years now and has dated numerous names within Hollywood, including musician St. Vincent and actress Ashley Benson.
During an interview with the New York Times in 2015, Delevingne said, “My sexuality is not a phase; I am who I am.”
Kate McKinnon
Kate McKinnon has thanked Ellen DeGeneres for helping her come out, stating that the talk show host made it less scary.
Identifying as a lesbian, the Saturday Night Live and The Big Gay Sketch Show star has been associated with some big names, including actress Jackie Abbott and journalist Bari Weiss.
Kendrell Bowman
While many people outside of the theater world might not know Kendrell Bowman, he is the director and producer of more than one off-Broadway production, including “The Happy Hour.”
Bowman and his partner, Anthony Wayne, have a production company together called ANTHONYKEN, LLC. According to their Instagram, the production company “specializes in bringing community issues and social awareness to the forefront.”
Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin is known for his fun dance music. The Puerto Rican singer has been in the industry since the late 1990s with his hit single “Livin’ la Vida Loca.”
The King of Latin Pop has been married to his partner, painter Jwan Yosef, since 2018. The two got married in a private ceremony.
Angelina Jolie
Actress Angelina Jolie has been attached to many famous men during her career, including Brad Pitt and Billy Bob Thornton. But it was before either of those marriages that she came out as being in a relationship with actress Jenny Shimizu.
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