13 Power Gay Couples And The People You Totally Forgot They Dated Before

1.Sarah Paulson has been with Holland Taylor since about 2015.

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But before Holland, Sarah dated Cherry Jones

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They broke up in 2009.

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2.Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef have been married since 2017.

Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef
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But before Jwan, Ricky dated Carlos Gonzalez Abella.

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They broke up in early 2014.

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3.Kristen Stewart has been with Dylan Meyer since 2019.

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But before Dylan, Kristen dated Stella Maxwell.

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The two were on and off dating from 2017–2018, and allegedly broke up at the end of 2018.

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4.Antoni Porowski has been with his fiancé Kevin Harrington since 2019.

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But before Kevin, Antoni was with Joey Krietemeyer.

Antoni Porowski and Joey Krietemeyer
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They broke up after seven years of dating in 2018.

Antoni Porowski and Joey Krietemeyer
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5.Jane Lynch has been married to Jennifer Cheyne since 2021.

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But before Jennifer, Jane was married to Lara Embry.

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They divorced in 2014.

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6.BD Wong has been married to Richert Schnorr since 2019.

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But before Richert, BD was with Richie Jackson.

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They broke up in 2004.

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7.Ross Mathews got married earlier this year to Wellinthon García.

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But before Wellinthon, Ross was with Salvador Camarena.

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People said they were together for 10 years, and broke up in 2018.

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8.Ireland Baldwin just had a baby with André Allen Anjos.

Before André, Ireland briefly dated Angel Haze.

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They broke up in 2015.

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9.Lance Bass married Michael Turchin in 2022.

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But before Michael, Lance dated Reichen Lehmkuhl.

Lance Bass and Reichen Lehmkuhl
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They broke up in 2006.

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10.Ellen DeGeneres has been married to Portia de Rossi since 2008.

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But before Portia, Ellen was with Anne Heche.

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They broke up in 2000.

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11.And after Anne Heche, Ellen dated Alexandra Hedison.

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They broke up in 2004.

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12.Cynthia Nixon has been married to Christine Marinoni since 2012.

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But before Christine, Cynthia was with Danny Mozes for 15 years.

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13.And last but not least, Lindsay Lohan is married to Bader Shammas.

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But before Bader, Lindsay dated Samantha Ronson.

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It appears they started dating in 2008.

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And they broke up in 2009.

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