20 gay celebrities we love

It doesn't get more iconic than that. Several celebrity queer couples have taken Hollywood by storm, and we love keeping up with the following We've curated a list of 50 major celebrities in the LGBTQ+ community who have made significant contributions to the community.

No matter how jaded and cynical the outside world can make us, there's always something about seeing gay couples love on each other that makes us all warm and fuzzy inside!.

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These stars have used their platforms to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, share their stories, and show the world that love is love. After dating for four years, Rapinoe and Bird got engaged in In April of this year, it was announced that the couple will be adapting the lesbian soccer romance book Cleat Cute into a scripted series.

Although Rapinoe previously came out inBird did so in a touching espnW interview in —and confirmed her relationship status in the process. Having a meet-cute at the Olympics? She met Portia de Rossi backstage at a Rock the Vote concert in —and although it took three years for their relationship to turn romantic, the Aussie actress knew DeGeneres was "the one" from the very beginning.

They welcomed twins Harper and Gideon in Then, four years later, the couple tied the knot in Italy. Image from Shutterstock. The two first crossed paths in when Vaughan interviewed the actor for Celebrity Page, and the rest was history. The Emmy-award-winning talk show host publicly came out as gay on an episode of her eponymous ABC sitcom in At the time, the announcement sparked intense interest in her personal life and negatively impacted her professional perception.

But look at me now. After a heartfelt proposal in November complete with a custom song Vaughan wrote for his husband-to-bethe couple exchanged vows in Mexico two years later. Despite taking their relationship public inthe couple waited until same-sex marriage was legally recognized in in New York to announce their engagement.

From prolific athletes to illustrious actors, relive the details of how they met their significant others, and how their relationships continue to inspire—and make change—around the world today. The couple got married in their LA backyard in the summer ofand they celebrated 15 years of marriage in How's this for an unbelievable meet-cute?

Good Morning America host Robin Roberts met her wife, Amber Laign, on a blind date orchestrated by mutual friends in The newscaster didn't publicly acknowledge their relationship untilwhen she thanked her "longtime girlfriend" in a Facebook post celebrating her life-saving bone marrow transplant.

This piece has been reviewed and fact-checked by Kirsten Palladino, an inclusivity consultant and the cofounder of Equally Wed. Take, for instance, Ellen DeGeneres. We LOVE to see it! Two years later, they eloped in a minute Las Vegas chapel ceremony.

While McKellen is best known for bringing J.R.R. Neither lead ended up with their final pick, and the following year, Windey met her person: comedian Robby Hoffman.

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Mean Girls actor Jonathan Bennett and his husband Jaymes Vaughan made history as the first same-sex couple to grace the cover of The Knot Magazine in Fetch, right? Tolkien’s beloved wizard to life in both the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies, his numerous.

They were introduced by mutual friends outside of a gay bar, and it didn't take long for sparks to fly. Actors Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka quite literally bumped into each other on a New York City street corner inthus launching a decades-long romance.

Let’s face it, with his signature “You shall not pass” as Gandalf the Grey, we’d stand to say that there is not a more recognizable person on our list of the most famous gay celebrities than Sir Ian McKellen. Here’s a list of 30 famous gay celebrities who have made a big impact with their talent and courage.