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PHOTOS: 20 LGBTQ+ celebrities who you didn’t know once dated or were married

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LGBTQ+ celebrity couples… they’re just like us, except, well, they don’t date us; they date each other. We can’t blame them–our net worth could never! 

Still, you might be surprised by some famous faces who became an item and others who exchanged wedding rings. And in that sense, they really are ordinary humans. God knows you can’t force a love that terminated its course or stay in a marriage that no longer brings you peace.

But that doesn’t mean fading the good times into oblivion. So we’re appreciating once upon a time in gay Hollywood by looking back at 20 of the most fabulous queer celebrity couples you might not know dated or were once married in the past millennium. 

Gus Kenworthy and Matt Wilkas

Olympic freeskier Gus Kenworthy slid into actor Matt Wilkas DMs in 2015, and they rapidly became one of our favorite gay couples to keep up with, PDA and all. But they broke up in 2019 after four years together. We don’t want to cause drama (we rather save it for viewership), but it’s interesting Kenworthy kept Wilkas on his Instagram feed while the latter archived (or deleted) any content of them together.

Love is a battlefield

These moments of love lost remind us that even our favorite LGBTQ+ celebs, who have broken barriers and inspired countless individuals, can stumble and falter in the romance department.

As they navigate the complexities of relationships, they too face the same challenges as everyone else – from miscommunication and trust issues to evolving priorities and personal growth.

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4 Comments*

  • Fahd

    Geez, this was painful for me, imagine if the people included here see themselves in a compilation of couples who´ve broken up. Anyone who´s gone through a breakup can empathize.

    Queerty is using the slideshow feature alot lately, I guess either the staff have discovered it or they have been encouraged to use it. Many of the cumpilations have been interesting, but, for me, this particular story constituted an abuse of the slide show feature. Let bygones be bygones.

    • Kangol2

      Maybe they’re trying to become the gay Buzzfeed. Either way, they really should skip going down that route. It’s tiresome and passé.

  • Cam

    A lot of the couples we “Didn’t know about” were actually famous and on TV. Ellen and Ann Heache??

  • Kangol2

    “Still, you might be surprised by some famous faces who became an item and others who exchanged wedding rings.” Is the person writing this 19 years old? Most of the readers on here who follow pop culture at all are aware of these couplings. Ellen DeGeneres and Ann Heche alone made huge headlines, and Heche said homophobic responses to it helped tank her acting career! Also, you guys do realize that non-White celebs can be gay and have been in relationships too, don’t you?

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