7 famous gay couples who are not afraid to show up
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On 26 June 2015, in a ruling that will remain historic, the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in the United States.The highest court in the country ruled that the US Constitution requires a state to celebrate and recognize marriage between two persons of the same sex. Many gay stars do not hesitate to display themselves freely alongside the person who shares their lives. A look back on these couples and their commitment to the homosexual community.
Lindsay Lohan
When the former little starlet of the Disney Stable showed up publicly with DJette Samantha Ronson, his most Puritan audience turned their backs on him, but Lindsay seemed happier than ever. Interviewed by an American radio station at the beginning of their relationship, she confessed to dating producer Mark Ronson's sister “for a very long time.” But weary of the attention of the paparazzi around their relationship, Samantha Ronson put an end to it in 2010.
Neil Patrick Harris
The seducer of “How I met your mother” and her husband David Burkta love each other since 2004 and have had twins using a surrogate mother. In the magazine “Out” of February 2012, they returned to their lives as young parents. David Burkta said, “Being a dad is the best I do. [...] We are not trying to pretend that we are perfect. We simply try positively and affectionately to live our lives.”
Jane Lynch
On the set of the show “Chelsea Lately”, actress Jane Lynch told how she announced her homosexuality to her loved ones in 2002. “I made my coming out at the age of 42... I felt very distant from my parents and wrote them a letter telling them. [...] They were great, they agreed, my mother ran at my sister and said “Jane is gay!” ”. The actress of “Glee” returns on her career as an actress but also about her life as a lesbian in her book, “Happy Accidents”, released in 2011. Always humorous, she jokes with the host: “I'm not really gay but I love having a wife! You should try! Married to Lara Embry in 2010, Jane Lynch divorced in 2013.
George Takei
The actor of “Star Trek” came out of the closet in 2005 and revealed living with his companion, producer Brad Altman, for more than twenty years! He is today spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign Coming Out Project Foundation, encouraging homosexuals to share their personal experiences on revealing their sexual orientation.
Marc Jacobs
They were the most hype couple in fashion. Fashion designer Marc Jacobs and his companion, Brazilian advertisement Lorenzo Martone, moved to Paris in 2008 and became engaged a year later, before breaking up, in 2010. Committed to defend equal rights between straight and gay men, Marc Jacobs released t-shirts in the colors of his ideas in 2009. “I pay my taxes, I want my rights,” says one of them.
Ellen Degenerated
The TV star came out on Oprah Winfrey's 1997 show. She was one of the first public figures to reveal being a lesbian. Eleven years later, in 2008, she announced live in her talk show, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”, that she will marry her companion actress Portia de Rossi. Always very committed to gay law, the couple does not miss an opportunity to use their fame to raise awareness among Americans about gay marriage.