Fall In Love With Hollywood's Most Inspiring LGBTQIA+ Couples
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Originally appeared on E! Online
Love is love—just ask famous queer couples.
In honor of Valentine's Day, we're celebrating Hollywood's most endearing LGBTQIA+ love stories. From longtime pairs like Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka and Elton John and David Furnish, to newer romances like the ones that blossomed between Kristen Stewart and Dylan Meyer and Ben Platt and Noah Galvin, it's obvious these stars have found their soulmates.
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."
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"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>
Harris and Burtka married in 2014 in Italy and have been together for a whopping 20 years. The longtime couple share 13-year-old twins Harper and Gideon.
<p>Jessica Betts & Niecy Nash-Betts</p>
The Reno 911 actress and musician met after Betts landed a small role on Nash's TNT comedy Claws. After keeping their romance private for several years, the couple announced they were married in August 2020.
They've gone on to share countless adorable date nights on the red carpet and even posed topless together for Essence, making them the first same-sex couple to grace the cover of the magazine.
<p>Sarah Paulson & Holland Taylor</p>
The actors' romantic relationship began in 2015, but they didn't go public with their romance until the following year. Now, they are award show mainstays always supporting each other in their professional endeavors.
<p>Lance Bass & Michael Turchin</p>
Bass and Turchin have been 'N SYNC since they got together in 2011. The couple wed in 2014 in Los Angeles and celebrated a decade together by welcoming twins Violet and Alexander in 2021.
<p>Georges LeBar & RuPaul</p>
This couple proves opposites really do attract. Together since the '90s, LeBar runs a Wyoming ranch while RuPaul is busy winning Emmys as the longtime host of his reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race. The pair secretly wed in 2017.
<p>Dylan Meyer & Kristen Stewart</p>
The Oscar-nominated actress announced in 2021 that she and her screenwriter partner got engaged after two years of dating.
"We're marrying, we're totally gonna do it," Stewart said on The Howard Stern Show. "I wanted to be proposed to, so I think I very distinctly carved out what I wanted and she nailed it. We're marrying, it's happening."
<p>Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi</p>
The comedian and actress met at an award show in 2004 and the rest is history. The lovebirds tied the knot in 2008.
<p>Todd Spiewak & Jim Parsons</p>
The Big Bang Theory actor and graphic designer have been together for over two decades. Parsons first went public with their relationship in 2012 and the two married five years later at the Rainbow Room in New York City.
<p>David Furnish & Elton John</p>
After first meeting in 1993, the EGOT winner and filmmaker tied the knot in 2014 after eight years in a British civil partnership. The couple of over three decades shares sons Zachary, 13, and Elijah, 11.
<p>Ben Platt & Noah Galvin</p>
The actors, who both starred in the titular role in Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway, started dating in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic. Fast forward two years, Ben popped the question in November 2022.
As he announced on Instagram at the time, "He agreed to hang out forever."
<p>Jodie Foster & Alexandra Hedison</p>
The Oscar winner and photographer have maintained a very private relationship since they wed in April 2014 after dating for almost a year.
<p>Ariana DeBose & Sue Makkoo</p>
DeBose and Makkoo both worked on Broadway's Summer: The Donna Summer Musical in 2018 with the Oscar winner playing Disco Donna and the fashion designer working as the show's costume associate. The lovebirds took their relationship public during the 2022 award season where DeBose picked up countless awards for her role in West Side Story.
<p>Amber Laign & Robin Roberts</p>
Roberts and Laign first met on a blind date in 2005 and were together for nearly two decades before marrying in 2023.
<p>Megan Rapinoe & Sue Bird</p>
These two are definitely couple goals—and we're not talking about the sports kind.
The soccer star and former WNBA champ began dating in 2016 and got engaged in 2020.
In 2018, Bird and Rapinoe became the first same-sex couple on the cover of ESPN's The Body Issue.
<p>070 Shake & Lily-Rose Depp</p>
In January 2024, The Idol actress and rapper celebrated their first anniversary with Depp sharing to Instagram, "1 <3 My dani my forever."
<p>Gigi Gorgeous & Nats Getty</p>
The YouTube star and oil heir began their whirlwind romance after meeting in an airport in 2016. Three years later, they said "I do" during an opulent wedding ceremony at the Rosewood Miramar Beach hotel in Montecito, Calif.
<p>Simon Halls & Matt Bomer</p>
This longtime couple turned business into pleasure when they fell in love while the famed Hollywood publicist was working for the Magic Mike actor. (Bomer later found a new P.R. team.)
They eventually married in 2011 and now share three sons: Kit, born in 2005, and twins Henry and Walker, born in 2008.
<p>Abby Wambach & Glennon Doyle</p>
The Olympic soccer player and writer have the ultimate meet-cute story. Believe it or not, they actually met at a librarian convention in 2016. The couple made it official one year later by marrying in 2017.
<p>Jane Wagner & Lily Tomlin</p>
Wagner and Tomlin have been together for—wait for it—five decades! The actress and writer/director finally tied the knot on New Year's Eve 2013, after 42 years together.
"It was sweet," Tomlin said at the time. "We didn't have any rings, so I went into our jewelry and was digging out rings."
<p>Nico Santos & Zeke Smith</p>
The Superstore alum and two-time Survivor contestant said "I do" in November 2023 after six years together. When it came to their epic engagement, Smith, who is on GLAAD's Board of Directors, popped the question onstage at the LGBTQIA+ rights organization's 2022 GLAAD Media Awards.
<p>Rebel Wilson & Ramona Agruma</p>
In February 2023, the Pitch Perfect star revealed she pulled off an aca-amazing proposal when she asked the clothing company founder to marry her.
<p>Alex Niedbalski & Wanda Sykes</p>
For Niedbalski and Sykes, it was love at first sight. The couple met and married in 2008 and have since been outspoken advocates for equality.
<p>Beanie Feldstein & Bonnie Chance Roberts</p>
The Funny Girl star and producer wed in May 2023 in upstate New York after being together for four years. They first met while working on the 2019 film How to Build a Girl.
<p>Rob France & Tan France</p>
The couple of over a decade walked down the aisle in 2007 then welcomed son Ismail in 2021 and second child Isaac in 2023.
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