Take, for instance, after Niecy Nash Betts. After announcing her marriage to Jessica Betts in August 2020, Nash Betts perfectly described how—for her and many other people who identify as LGBTQIA+—love and attraction are about so much more than gender identity.
"[My marriage] has absolutely nothing to do with gender and it has everything to do with her soul," the Claws actress, who was previously married to Don Nash and Jay Tucker, told People at the time. "She is the most beautiful soul I have ever met in my life."
"I was not suppressing my sexuality my whole life," she added. "I love who I love. At one point in my life, I married twice and I love those people. And today I love this person. I've done everything I wanted to do on my own terms and my own way. So, my choice now in a partner has nothing to do with who I've always been. It's a matter of who I am in this moment."
Keep reading to celebrate 36 famous LGBTQIA+ couples this Valentine's Day.
<p>David Burtka & Neil Patrick Harris</p>
<p>Jessica Betts & Niecy Nash-Betts</p>
<p>Sarah Paulson & Holland Taylor</p>
<p>Lance Bass & Michael Turchin</p>
<p>Georges LeBar & RuPaul</p>
<p>Dylan Meyer & Kristen Stewart</p>
<p>Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi</p>
<p>Todd Spiewak & Jim Parsons</p>
<p>David Furnish & Elton John</p>
<p>Ben Platt & Noah Galvin</p>
<p>Jodie Foster & Alexandra Hedison</p>
<p>Ariana DeBose & Sue Makkoo</p>
<p>Amber Laign & Robin Roberts</p>
<p>Megan Rapinoe & Sue Bird</p>
<p>070 Shake & Lily-Rose Depp</p>
<p>Gigi Gorgeous & Nats Getty</p>
<p>Simon Halls & Matt Bomer</p>
<p>Abby Wambach & Glennon Doyle</p>
<p>Jane Wagner & Lily Tomlin</p>
<p>Nico Santos & Zeke Smith</p>
<p>Rebel Wilson & Ramona Agruma</p>
<p>Alex Niedbalski & Wanda Sykes</p>
<p>Beanie Feldstein & Bonnie Chance Roberts</p>
<p>Rob France & Tan France</p>
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