{"id":3696,"date":"2016-10-25T05:16:42","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T05:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/?p=3696"},"modified":"2016-10-25T05:16:42","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T05:16:42","slug":"gay-celebrities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/top-tens\/lifestyle\/gay-celebrities","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Openly Gay Celebrities In Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In recent years there has been a massive outcrop of famous gay celebrities and other newer celebrities who don\u2019t \u2018need\u2019 to come out because they aren\u2019t ever in the closet to begin with. And they can do so while retaining their jobs, getting new contracts and still maintaining their status as sex symbols or whatever else. This is hugely indicative of a vast cultural shift from a time about a decade ago when the show <em>Ellen<\/em> was cancelled after Ellen DeGeneres famously came out in its final season, or when <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ugly_Betty\"><em>Ugly Betty<\/em><\/a> was cut short because of an on screen gay kiss.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the younger generation of celebrities that are gay don\u2019t ever feel the need to be in the closet or to dodge bullets about sexuality at all, such as Sam Smith or <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Troye_Sivan\">Troye Sivan<\/a>. This is quite the positive cultural phenomenon which surely rubs off really well against their millions of fans.<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Table of Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Top-10-Openly-Gay-Celebrities-in-Hollywood\">Top 10 Openly Gay Celebrities in Hollywood<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#1-Wentworth-Miller-8211American-actor\">#1.\u00a0 Wentworth Miller &#8211;\u00a0American actor<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2-Sam-Smith-8211-English-Singer-London\">#2.\u00a0 Sam Smith &#8211; English Singer [London]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#3-Neil-Patrick-Harris-8211American-actor\">#3.\u00a0 Neil Patrick Harris &#8211;\u00a0American actor<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#4-Jim-Parsons-8211-American-actor\">#4.\u00a0 Jim Parsons &#8211; American actor<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#5-Zachary-Quinto-8211-American-actor\">#5.\u00a0 Zachary Quinto &#8211; American actor<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#6-Jodie-Foster-8211American-actress-director\">#6.\u00a0 Jodie Foster &#8211;\u00a0American actress, director<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#7-Ellen-Page-8211-Canadian-actress\">#7.\u00a0 Ellen Page &#8211; Canadian actress<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#8-Cara-Delevingne-8211English-fashion-model-England\">#8.\u00a0 Cara Delevingne &#8211;\u00a0English fashion model [England]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#9-Ian-McKellen-8211English-actor-England\">#9.\u00a0 Ian McKellen &#8211;\u00a0English actor [England]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#10-Ellen-DeGeneres-8211American-television-host\">#10. Ellen DeGeneres &#8211;\u00a0American television host<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Top-10-Openly-Gay-Celebrities-in-Hollywood\">Top 10 Openly Gay Celebrities in Hollywood<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>So these are a couple of openly gay celebrities in Hollywood, that you may or may not have been aware about.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"1-Wentworth-Miller-8211American-actor\"><strong>#1.\u00a0 Wentworth Miller &#8211;\u00a0American actor<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3699 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wentworth-Miller-1024x546.jpg\" alt=\"Gay Celebrities -Wentworth Miller\" width=\"800\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wentworth-Miller-1024x546.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wentworth-Miller-300x160.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wentworth-Miller-1000x533.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wentworth-Miller-400x213@2x.jpg 800w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wentworth-Miller-300x160@2x.jpg 600w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wentworth-Miller-400x213.jpg 400w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wentworth-Miller.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Wentworth-Miller-600x320@2x.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You might know him from a coterie of really famous TV Shows, such as <em>Prison Break<\/em> which earned him his massive fan following, followed by his guest role in <em>Flash<\/em> as Captain Cold, a role which eventually found him a favorable lead in the other CW Superhero show <em>Legends of Tomorrow<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2010 he was not only judged for being homosexual, but also for having gained a lot of weight. This was during a period of sustained stint with clinical depression, and he recently broke his silence on that to pen a thoughtful piece about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/top-tens\/entertainment\/celebs\/celebrities-with-schizophrenia\">mental illness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"2-Sam-Smith-8211-English-Singer-London\"><strong>#2.\u00a0 Sam Smith &#8211; English Singer [London]<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3700 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sam-Smith.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Smith-celebrities that are gay\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sam-Smith.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sam-Smith-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sam-Smith-150x150@2x.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sam-Smith-400x400@2x.jpg 800w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sam-Smith-300x300@2x.jpg 600w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sam-Smith-400x400.jpg 400w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sam-Smith-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sam-Smith-100x100@2x.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This 24 year old multi-grammy winning Singer shot into the spotlight early on in 2014 with his phenomenally successful album <em>In the Lonely Hour<\/em>. The buzz for that album just doesn\u2019t seem to die down, and it eventually culminated in him recently writing the title track <em>Writings on the Wall<\/em> for the new James Bond movie <em>Specter<\/em>. He went on to consecutively win the Oscars for it, beating Lady Gaga while at it.<\/p>\n<p>He was never in the closet to begin with, however initially he was somewhat averse to speaking out <em>for <\/em>the LGBT community because he couldn\u2019t necessarily identify with their struggles, having been somewhat sheltered from it himself. However, he has since then more openly accepted his role as a spokesperson for gay people.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"3-Neil-Patrick-Harris-8211American-actor\"><strong>#3.\u00a0 Neil Patrick Harris &#8211;\u00a0American actor<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3701 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Neil-Patrick-Harris-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Neil Patrick Harris- celebrities that are gay\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Neil-Patrick-Harris-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Neil-Patrick-Harris-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Neil-Patrick-Harris-300x400@2x.jpg 600w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Neil-Patrick-Harris-225x300@2x.jpg 450w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Neil-Patrick-Harris-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Neil-Patrick-Harris.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Neil-Patrick-Harris-600x800@2x.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Neil-Patrick-Harris-450x600@2x.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>His most iconic role is the legen-waitforit-dary! Barney Stinson on <em>How I met your Mother<\/em>, in which he plays an unapologetic man-whore who\u2019d go to just about any lengths at all to get laid.\u00a0 Back in 2010 he was named one of Time magazine\u2019s 20 most Influential people in the World.<\/p>\n<p>However, as \u2018straight\u2019 as his most iconic role may be, Harris is anything but, and is married to David Burtka and raise two adorable children. They often document their family time on Instagram so you can follow him and go awe over their backyard pics. He, in our opinion, is on of the most popular gay celebrities!<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"4-Jim-Parsons-8211-American-actor\"><strong>#4.\u00a0 Jim Parsons &#8211; American actor<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3702 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Jim-Parsons-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Parsons- famous gay actors\" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Jim-Parsons-678x1024.jpg 678w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Jim-Parsons-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Jim-Parsons-265x400@2x.jpg 530w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Jim-Parsons-397x600.jpg 397w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Jim-Parsons-265x400.jpg 265w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Jim-Parsons.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Jim-Parsons-199x300@2x.jpg 398w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Jim-Parsons-397x600@2x.jpg 794w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Currently the most highly paid actor on all of TV, he is mostly famous for his role of Sheldon in <em>The Big Bang Theory<\/em>. He recently appeared in the critically acclaimed TV movie directed by Ryan Murphy and starring Mark Ruffalo and Julia Roberts \u2014 <em>The Normal Heart<\/em> \u2014 about the initial months of the AIDS crisis.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s currently in a loving relationship with Art-Director Todd Spiewak, and are going to adopt a child soon. He is again another famous gay actors who is loved my masses.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"5-Zachary-Quinto-8211-American-actor\"><strong>#5.\u00a0 Zachary Quinto &#8211; American actor<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3705 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Zachary-Quinto-2-e1476985318508-779x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Zachary Quinto - famous gay actors\" width=\"779\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Zachary-Quinto-2-e1476985318508-779x1024.jpg 779w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Zachary-Quinto-2-e1476985318508-228x300.jpg 228w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Zachary-Quinto-2-e1476985318508-609x800.jpg 609w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Zachary-Quinto-2-e1476985318508-456x600.jpg 456w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Zachary-Quinto-2-e1476985318508-304x400.jpg 304w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Zachary-Quinto-2-e1476985318508.jpg 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You might know him as Spock from the Star Trek franchise, and for the more Horror inclined of you, you might recognize him as \u2018Bloody Man\u2019 from <em>American Horror Story: Asylum<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Although he knew he was gay since the age of 9, and although he was always confident himself, he made his public coming out on 2011, in response to the spice of teenager Jamey Rodemeyer. Since then he has been an active proponent of LGBT causes.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"6-Jodie-Foster-8211American-actress-director\"><strong>#6.\u00a0 Jodie Foster &#8211;\u00a0American actress, director<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3706 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Jodie-Foster-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Jodie Foster -famous gay actors\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Jodie-Foster-819x1024.jpg 819w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Jodie-Foster-240x300.jpg 240w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Jodie-Foster-320x400@2x.jpg 640w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Jodie-Foster-240x300@2x.jpg 480w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Jodie-Foster-320x400.jpg 320w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Jodie-Foster-819x1024@2x.jpg 1638w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Jodie-Foster-640x800@2x.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Jodie-Foster-480x600@2x.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You might recognize this famous actor\/director\/producer from great classics such as <em>Panic Room, Flight Plan <\/em>or <em>Silence of the Lambs<\/em>. Her role in <em>Taxi Driver<\/em>\u00a0was\u00a0critically acclaimed and she was even nominated for the Academy Award for\u00a0the same.<\/p>\n<p>She began her acting career as a 3 year old, has two sons, and made a public coming out speech in 2013 at the Golden Globes. Her spouse is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexandra_Hedison\">Alexandra Hedison<\/a> who is an\u00a0American photographer, director and actress herself.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"7-Ellen-Page-8211-Canadian-actress\"><strong>#7.\u00a0 Ellen Page &#8211; Canadian actress<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3707 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ellen-Page-1024x640.jpeg\" alt=\"Ellen Page - celebrities that are gay\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ellen-Page-1024x640.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ellen-Page-300x188.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ellen-Page-1000x625.jpeg 1000w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ellen-Page-400x250@2x.jpeg 800w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ellen-Page-300x188@2x.jpeg 600w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ellen-Page-400x250.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ellen-Page.jpeg 1920w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ellen-Page-800x500@2x.jpeg 1600w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ellen-Page-600x375@2x.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This brilliant young actress shot to fame after the success of the indie flick <em>Juno<\/em>, in which she plays a pregnant teenager opposite Michael Cera. She came out as gay publicly in 2014 at the \u2018Time to Thrive\u2019 Human Rights Campaign, delivering a speech which quickly went viral.<\/p>\n<p>Since then she has been a massive supporter of LGBT causes, acted opposite Julianna Moore in the recent LGBT-themed movie <em>Freeheld<\/em>, and currently she is going around the world documenting LGBT cultures from different countries in a Documentary series called <em>Gaycation<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"8-Cara-Delevingne-8211English-fashion-model-England\"><strong>#8.\u00a0 Cara Delevingne &#8211;\u00a0English fashion model [England]<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3708 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cara-Delevigne-770x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Cara Delevigne - Lesbian celebrity\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cara-Delevigne-770x1024.jpg 770w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cara-Delevigne-226x300.jpg 226w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cara-Delevigne-301x400@2x.jpg 602w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cara-Delevigne-451x600.jpg 451w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cara-Delevigne-301x400.jpg 301w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cara-Delevigne.jpg 775w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cara-Delevigne-226x300@2x.jpg 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You might know her as Enchantress from the recent <em>Suicide Squad <\/em>movie. This supermodel turned actress has always proudly claimed her Bisexuality, and even had a great put down for James Corden and Dave Franco recently on <em>Lip Sync Battle<\/em> wherein she said she\u2019s probably step with more beautiful women than the two of them combined! Ouch!<\/p>\n<p>She is currently dating Annie Clarke, aka, St. Vincent, who is quite the notable musician in her own rights.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"9-Ian-McKellen-8211English-actor-England\"><strong>#9.\u00a0 Ian McKellen &#8211;\u00a0English actor [England]<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3711 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ian-McKellen-2-828x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ian McKellen - gay male celebrities\" width=\"800\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ian-McKellen-2-828x1024.jpg 828w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ian-McKellen-2-243x300.jpg 243w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ian-McKellen-2-647x800.jpg 647w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ian-McKellen-2-485x600.jpg 485w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ian-McKellen-2-324x400.jpg 324w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ian-McKellen-2.jpg 936w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ian-McKellen-2-243x300@2x.jpg 486w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ian-McKellen-2-324x400@2x.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You might know him as Gandalf the Grey or as Magneto depending on whether you\u2019re a <em>Lord of the Rings <\/em>fan or an <em>X-Men <\/em>fan.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s won two academy awards, and came out way back in 1988, which was far before public consensus ruled in its favor, especially considering it smack right during the AIDS crisis. He continues to speak out and be an active voice in the LGBT community.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"10-Ellen-DeGeneres-8211American-television-host\"><strong>#10. Ellen DeGeneres &#8211;\u00a0American television host<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3714 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicktoptens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ellen-DeGeneres-2-e1477370861730-908x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ellen - gayest celebrities\" width=\"800\" height=\"902\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ellen-DeGeneres-2-e1477370861730-908x1024.jpg 908w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ellen-DeGeneres-2-e1477370861730-266x300.jpg 266w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ellen-DeGeneres-2-e1477370861730-710x800.jpg 710w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ellen-DeGeneres-2-e1477370861730-532x600.jpg 532w, http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Ellen-DeGeneres-2-e1477370861730-355x400.jpg 355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And of course, no list of celebrities that are gay is complete without Ellen! She came out publicly earlier last decade and as a result her hit series <em>Ellen <\/em>was cancelled. However, that didn\u2019t stop her she went on to become the host of one of the most popular and beloved Talk Shows out there and can actually rival Oprah as the queen of talk shows.<\/p>\n<p>She is married to Portia DeRossi, who is another great actress who\u2019s most notable role is that of Lindsay Bluth in <em>Arrested Development.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>These are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to all the great and successful out and proud gay celebrities in Hollywood right now, and we can only hope that their confidence and charm rubs off on all the young people out there who feel alone or ashamed as a result of their Sexuality. So do let us know down in the comments if any of these gay celebrities have particularly inspired you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent years there has been a massive outcrop of famous gay celebrities and other newer celebrities who don\u2019t \u2018need\u2019 to come out because they aren\u2019t ever in the closet to begin with. And they can do so while retaining their jobs, getting new contracts and still maintaining their status as sex symbols or whatever [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3696","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lifestyle"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3696"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3771,"href":"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3696\/revisions\/3771"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wp68.hostgator.com\/~wadobs0ab4ty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}