More and more public figures, whether they are singers, actors or politicians, are choosing to talk openly about their sexual orientation to make the LGBT community visible , as well as paving the way for others to come out of the closet without hindrance.
Would you like to know who are some of the famous homosexuals with the most influence, both inside and outside our country? In this article we tell you about it.
Homosexual celebrities
Some of them decided to come out publicly in order to grant visibility and normality to the gay community.
one. Elena Anaya
Among the famous homosexuals on the national scene, actress Elena Anayakept her sexual orientation a secret for a long time .
She recently made her wish to be a mother come true with her current partner, Tina Afugu, and is so reserved when it comes to dealing with personal issues that she did not mention anything publicly about her own pregnancy until it was revealed. made it obvious enough to continue hiding it.
2. Marta Fernández Herraiz
Fortunately, there are those who take advantage of their position and influence to give visibility to the group they represent, and that is the case of Marta Fernández Herraiz, activist and consultant at LesWorking, a social network for connecting lesbian professional women with each other, where close to a thousand have become members of the community.
3. Wentworth Miller
Nobody thought when the protagonist of Prison Break burst onto the screen with the start of the series that one day his name could become part of an article about famous homosexuals. And it is that during the summer of 2013 he was not invited to attend the International Film Festival in St. Petersburg,he did not pronounce himself in relation to his homosexuality
Miller simply declined the invitation via Twitter to justify his absence, because (as he argued) it would be contradictory to participate in a celebration of a country where the right to live is systematically denied and to openly love homosexuals.
The way he did it served both to publicize his sexual condition and to point out theunfortunate reality in Russia regarding the oppression of the gay community .
4. Miguel Poveda
Returning to our country, the Catalan flamenco singer Miguel Poveda, is known in addition to his profession for being a public figure who has acknowledged his homosexuality and is also a father single All the more merit is the breaking of the mold that came out of the closet when the first shock regarding his acceptance took place with his own family.
5. Victor Garber
Thomas Andrews, who for many will always be the designer of the Titanic in the mythical film, brought to light in 2013 his hitherto hidden homosexuality , although when making it public he claimed that everyone knew.
And the fact is that one of the most international famous homosexuals was “forced” to do so when he married his partner for more than 10 years, an artist named Rainer Andreesen.
6. Patricia Yurena
The well-known Tenerife model born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, after being named Miss Spain and making the leap to an international level to establish herself as Miss Universe, she regained media attention when came public.
The way it happened was by posting a photo that went viral in which she posed with her partner Vanessa Klein, a well-known DJ, under the title “Romeo and Julliet”
7. Sara Gilbert
The television producer and actress who plays Leslie Winkle in the series The Big Bang Theory, Sara Gilbert, who has also participated in other projects such as Bad Teacher and Roseanne, explained that it was Johnny Galecki Your great support to publicly acknowledge your homosexualityHe is currently happily married to Linda Perry.
8. Jon Kortajarena
On this occasion, among the famous national homosexuals we have one of the most international of our country Jon Kortajarena is one of the models with more recognition outside our borders and has never hidden being gay, as he has been seen accompanied by his partner during numerous events around the world.
9. Daniel Newman
The actor who participated in series such as Heroes, One Tree Hill and The Vampire Diaries is mainly known for his role in The Walking Dead. And how can it be otherwise, it was also through the screen, specifically in a video, the way in which finally acknowledged his homosexuality in 2017, defending that silencing sexual orientation harmed millions of people.
10. Sandra Barneda
This presenter and journalist born in Barcelona is one of the most influential famous homosexuals in our country. They awarded her an award for her support in giving visibility to her LGBT community, with which she could not help but be moved as she considered it something very valuable personally for her. Her coming out of her closet was highly publicized when shein a program with a large audience recognized her homosexuality in front of the cameras
eleven. Jessica Clark
Who played the role of Chantal, in the series Chemistry to later make the leap to the series True Blood, made a first and personal nod to her own sexual orientationwith the film A perfect ending, which addressed the issue of lesbianism.
But it has been in his role as a model where he has had the opportunity to echo the need for tolerance that exists in society when dealing with freedom of have one or another sexual orientation.