We seriously don’t know what our lives would be like without Jim Parsons and The Big Bang Theory. He also starred alongside Andrew Rannells in the hit Broadway play The Boys in the Band. Though David Rose in Schitt’s Creek is pansexual, Dan Levy identifies as gay, and his parents are just as cool with it. Talking to Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohenin 2020, Dan said that his parents, fellow actor and costarEugene Levy and Deborah Divine, knew Dan was gay before he came out. “We knew for the longest time,” Eugene said. “We were waiting and then mom couldn’t wait any longer,” he added, noting that Dan’s mom just asked him one day and Dan nonchalantly said “yes.” We just love a supportive family! Though the 2019 music video for his song “Ease My Mind” was the first time Ben Platt went public about being gay, he said he wasn’t hiding it before. “I’ve always been out,” Platt told Out Magazine. “Anyone that I’ve ever worked with or been directed by or written with or acted with who’s known me for longer than five minutes knows full well who I am.” Second, I like being a bottom outdoors. Getting topped by a guy in a tent, wooded cabin or over a tree-stump is just fine by me. I’m not ashamed to admit that I like it when a guy tears apart my hole and uses his spit for personal lubricant. I thought I would be disappointing them if they knew I was gay. So I never did anything,” Manilow told People. That, however, couldn’t be further from the truth. “When they found out that Garry and I were together, they were so happy,” he recalled. “The reaction was so beautiful — strangers commenting, ‘Great for you!’ I’m just so grateful for it.”

My So Called Life alum Wilson Cruz was the first openly gay actor to play an openly gay teen on primetime TV, making history in 1994. He spoke of the experience with TODAY in 2021, saying, “I have great pride in being that person, but the freedom and the relief and the strength that people were able to garner, just from seeing him, and the feeling of validation they received by his existence — his very existence of being on a national television show about teenagers, that people like him felt seen, and included and were a part of the story.” Alongside Brown, fashion expert Tan France is another Queer Eye star. “The show has given me more than I’ll ever know, and not just financially or in terms of fame,” France told The Guardian. “It put me in a position to represent my community in a way that I had never seen. And, I’m not just talking about the gay community, I’m talking about the Asian community.” Following his appearance on ANTM, he started the Nyle DiMarco Fund, which aims to improve deaf people's lives. Wikipedia lists Rainer Andreesen as your partner. I wondered if that's something that's public, that you've confirmed," blogger Greg Hernandez said in 2013 during a press tour. Garber responded, "I don't really talk about it, but everybody knows. He's going to be out here with me for the SAG Awards." Many years later, he made history yet again as one of the incredible “fab five.”“We have to show up for each other, because there’s still young trans, nonbinary, gay, lesbian, pan, bisexual people who are artists that are not getting their opportunities,” he told Out Magazine. “I’m thankful that we’ve been given opportunities, but I know the five of us are always [trying] to continue to open the door for someone behind us or beside us. To honor those that we’re looking at coming up. There’s still work to be done.”

He’s happily married to David Burtka, and they have two children together. You can catch him as Count Olaf in the Netflix family-friendly series A Series of Unfortunate Events. Or you can bring him home with you — kind of — in the form of playing cards he created, sold in Target stores everywhere. OK, so maybe Jeff Lewis has a bit of a temper, as evidenced on Flipping Out. He's still pretty cute, though. Plus, he has his own podcast, Jeff Lewis Live, where he interviews plenty of reality TV stars. I have one day off from The White House and this dude is unironically watching cars go around and make left turns? Next thing you know, it’s been a couple months and we’re watching NASCAR every Sunday,” Penn, who worked in the Obama White House, shared of how he and his partner bonded, per People. I’m like, ‘What is happening?’ I wanted the reader to enjoy the love and the humor through all of those stories.” If you’ve never chomped down on bark while the guy behind you drives it inside you – I’m here to tell you it’s the next best thing to sliced bread.

Otterj has worked extensively with the queer party producer Honcho, whose underground queer sex-positive aesthetic fits well with Otterj's vision. In addition to photographing several of its parties, he has hosted several blowouts on his home turf in Denver. Kristian Nairn has always been out and proud, and in a 2014 interview, he even said: “I’ve never hidden my sexuality from anyone, my whole life in fact, and I’ve been waiting for someone to ask about it in an interview, cos it’s not something you just blurt out.”

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In 2017, he teamed up with Positively Fearless to educate the Lantino community about HIV. “I could’ve been a statistic and granted that when I was coming up, I sadly got the firsthand experience of people passing, so it was a different experience for me,” he told People at the time. Billy Eichner is all over TV, too — whether you catch him in Difficult People as Billy Epstein or as the voice of Mr. Ambrose in Bob’s Burgers. But the role we love the most? He was the voice of Timon in the remake of The Lion King! We don’t know if it’s his dashing good looks or dreamy British accent, but Rupert Everett is just so darn sexy. Colman Domingo has been openly gay for pretty much his whole life, and even met his husband of nearly a decade Raul Domingo on Craigslist. He credits his supportive family for his confidence, telling Advocate, “It was a nurturing environment, and I was loved by my mom and stepdad, and my sister and brothers. The neighborhood was community-centric. We were all there to support each other. I couldn’t have done all the things I’ve done in my life without all that love and support I had when I was growing up.” I wish it wouldn’t have happened the way it did,” he added, both of his own coming out and his relationship with Randolph. “I wish that I would have been courageous enough to fix myself before I broke anybody else.”

We loved him as Dr. George O’ Malley on Grey’s Anatomy (ABC), and he played Jordan on The Good Wife (CBS). So, let’s take a moment to shine a spotlight on the men of Hollywood who are out and proud — and gorgeous. We swooned at the Hobbit star’s portrayal of the muscly Gaston in the live-action Beauty and the Beast. But it was his role in The Alienist that truly garnered attention and acclaim. This delicious man is on his way to becoming one of Hollywood’s hottest actors. In fact, you may have seen him in Netflix hit Grace and Frankie as Oliver, or alongside his brother in the rom-com film Before We Goas the concierge.

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In the interview, John also shared some advice to LGBTQ+ youth who struggle at home with their identity. “Don’t let anybody torture you for being gay or for your sexuality,” he said, “If you’re unhappy at home, leave.” Sure did work out for him! John is happily married to filmmaker David Furnish since 2005, they share two kids together. Lance Bass is quite outspoken and active. Not only is he an ambassador for Vanderpump Dogs and an EMA member, but he has also spoken out in support of National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month.

The Queer Eye cast, for example, is the perfect example of owning their queerness and spreading their joy and love to others around them. “I’m thankful that we’ve been given opportunities, but I know the five of us are always [trying] to continue to open the door for someone behind us or beside us,” Karamo Brown, the show’s culture expert, told Out Magazine. “There’s still work to be done.” Adorable and funny, Andrew Rannells broke out from Broadway stardom and into the Hollywood spotlight as Bryan in NBC’s The New Normal,but he’s unforgettable on Girlsas Elijah. Bottoms come in a variety of shapes, colors and sizes. Our interest varies too. Not all of us fit the stereotypes some people assign to us. We came to know and love Gilman as the 11-year-old country singing phenom, but he’s officially grown into hottie status. But he’s done plenty of things since, including short drama film Raceland and crime comedy Easy Does It.

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Andrew Scott, known for his role as the “hot priest” in Fleabag, is another smoking hot Hollywood gay celeb. In a conversation with GQ, Scott rejected the label that he’s an “openly gay” celeb. “It implies a defiance I don’t feel,” he said, before noting that playing a straight or queer character is all the same to him. “You believe the relationship. That’s my job,” he explained. I’ve ran from myself for a long time and I’ve hated myself for a long time, and I’m gay,” Underwood told GMA‘s Robin Roberts. “I came to terms with that that earlier this year and have been processing it.” Aside from his iconic role in Mean Girls, Franzese has had a few TV appearances here and there, including GLOW on Netflix, S.W.A.T., Besties and Falling for Angels. Coitus magazine founder and photographer Pantelis created the magazine a few years ago. It has the most streamlined of formats: simply an introduction to new talent in the male modeling pool. There is a juicy Calendar and loads of online content to make your eyes scream with delight. Relax and enjoy this. No models were harmed in the creation of these images.