From Anne Hathaway to Lena Dunham, we look at the celebri pavg the way advotg gay, bisexual and transgenr rights
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- 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)
- 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)
From Miley Cys to Anne Hathaway, the stars have all taken stris advotg for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr rights. * celebrities that support lgbt *
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.
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.
13 CELEBS WHO REALLY SAID "GAY RIGHTS" AND ACTUALLY BACKED IT UP
Durg her acceptance speech, Dunham lled the moment her younger sister me out as gay as a "huge turng pot for me my unrstandg of the issu facg LGBTQ people.
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. The pop sger lnched the Born This Way Foundatn, an anti-bullyg nonprof anizatn, 2012, the name of which plays off of her h sgle "Born This Way" which featur empowerg lyrics such as "No matter gay, straight, or bi / Lbian, transgenered life / I'm on the right track baby / I was born to survive.