From Miley Cys to Anne Hathaway, the stars have all taken stris advotg for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr rights.
Contents:
- 13 CELEBS WHO REALLY SAID "GAY RIGHTS" AND ACTUALLY BACKED IT UP
- EVE - WHEN ASKED IF THE RAPPER WAS FORTABLE WH HER GAY FOLLOWG SHE SAID, "FIRST OF ALL, THE GAYS, WHEN THEY LOVE YOU, THEY LOVE YOU. THEY ARE VERY LOYAL. I HAVE A HUGE GAY MEN FAN BASE — I LOVE THEM." (PHOTO: MATTEO VALLE/GETTY IMAG)
- CHARL BARKLEY FENDS LGBTQIA+ MUNY, BUD LIGHT EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT: ‘IF YOU’RE GAY, GOD BLS YOU’
13 CELEBS WHO REALLY SAID "GAY RIGHTS" AND ACTUALLY BACKED IT UP
* celebrities supporting lgbt community *
Schnapp posted a TikTok vio January that read, "When I fally told my iends and fay I was gay after beg sred the closet for 18 years and all they said was 'we know. "Page, who is married to dancer Emma Portner, prevly me out as gay durg a 2014 speech at Time to Thrive, a nference to promote the welfare of LGBTQ youth Las Vegas. Parsons publicly me out as gay a 2012 New York Tim feature, which explored his role as a young gay activist onstage "The Normal Heart, " a Broadway show that grappl wh AIDS.
The "Rocket Man" sger has habually donated and drawn attentn to LGBTQ , cludg foundg the Elton John AIDS Foundatn 1992, the same year he told Rollg Stone that he felt "que fortable beg gay. " "This is not somethg that I'm ashamed of, and 's not somethg that anyone should have to be ashamed of, " he followed he ndid vio wh a "Part 2" 2015 and now, as a pop star and actor, Sivan has ntued to openly discs his experienc as a gay man.
EVE - WHEN ASKED IF THE RAPPER WAS FORTABLE WH HER GAY FOLLOWG SHE SAID, "FIRST OF ALL, THE GAYS, WHEN THEY LOVE YOU, THEY LOVE YOU. THEY ARE VERY LOYAL. I HAVE A HUGE GAY MEN FAN BASE — I LOVE THEM." (PHOTO: MATTEO VALLE/GETTY IMAG)
As Brent Lang wrote a profile of Eichner for Variety, "On social media, he's bee one of the most vol gay voic of the ristance" and equently urg his fans to get volved polilly. The actrs me out as gay durg the Human Rights Campaign's Time to Thrive nference 2014, durg which she gave a powerful 8-mute speech about the ternal turmoil she endured as a closeted actrs Hollywood.
Sce her public g out, Page has ma strong efforts to brg LGBT issu to the foreont, servg as host of Vice's upg travel seri Gaytn (for which Page will vis ci around the world and explore different perceptns of LGBT culture) and takg on the role of an out gay woman Freeheld, a romance drama centered on the fight for gay rights. On the lack of reprentatn of mory groups Hollywood, she said, "I want to see gay stori, of urse, bee I’m gay, and I want to nnect to a reflectn of my life on film. Hathaway, who is sister to a gay brother and has proudly spoken out about her fay's acceptance of his sexualy, was a recipient of the Human Rights Campaign Ally Award 2008.
"There are people who have said that I’m beg brave for beg openly supportive of gay marriage, gay adoptn — basilly of gay rights — but wh all due rpect, I humbly dissent, " Hathaway said durg her acceptance speech.
CHARL BARKLEY FENDS LGBTQIA+ MUNY, BUD LIGHT EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT: ‘IF YOU’RE GAY, GOD BLS YOU’
In 2011, the actor was also honored wh the Hero Award by the Trevor Project, a nonprof anizatn that supports sexual mory youth, 2011 for beg an spiratn to lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr teens. Prr to the Supreme Court's cisn to legalize gay marriage this June, Dunham and boyiend Jack Antonoff had also publicly ma known that they wouldn't be tyg the knot until same-sex marriage was legal all 50 stat. Before the natnwi legalizatn of gay marriage, the actor donated $100, 000 to the Human Rights Campaign 2012 to support the anizatn's same-sex marriage efforts.