WANDA SYKES AND ALEX SYKES
Comedian Wanda Sykes dated her now-wife Alex Niedbalski in 2006. For most of their relationship, they kept things between them private and quiet. In 2008, the two finally got married and things have been going great for the couple.
A year after the ceremony, Alex soon gave birth to the couple’s first kids – twins Lucas Claude and Olivia Lou Sykes. They have been inseparable ever since as Alex was always spotted alongside Wanda in most award shows and parties. While Alex and Wanda have always been quiet about how they work on their relationship and money management, we’re certain their journey has been nothing short of beautiful.
MICHAEL KORS AND LANCE LEPERE
Fashion power couple Michael Kors and Lance Lepere were reportedly in a hurry to get married as soon as New York’s new law permitting gay marriage came out. They exchanged vows in 2011 in a beach wedding at Dune Beach in Long Island, New York. They must have felt relieved that they didn’t need an attorney to defend their relationship anymore. The couple first met when Lepere joined Kors’ company as an intern. Despite the glaring 12-year age difference, the two immediately liked each other and started dating not long after and eventually tied the knot. The rest, as they say, is history.
JIM PARSONS AND TODD SPIEWAK
Four-time Emmy Award-winning actor Jim Parsons never thought that his wedding with Todd Spiewak would be much more meaningful for him than he imagined it to be. After all, they have been together as a couple for more than 14 years before deciding to finally tie the knot because, as the star of The Big Bang Theory shared his honest opinion that they don’t care about the act of it that much. Now that they are married and probably looking at investment planning, Parsons feels that his legal union with talk show host Spiewak is “sort of close to eternal”.
LILY TOMLIN AND JANE WAGNER
In this age of gadgets, credit cards and frappuccinos, where everything seems to be fleeting, finding a relationship that withstood 42 years of sunshine and storm somehow restores our trust in the power of love. Such is the case with talented couple Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner, and they were honored with a joint star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in 2012. The pair wrote several acclaimed pieces together including The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Moment By Moment, Modern Scream, and The Incredible Shrinking Woman, to name a few. They finally got married in 2013.
MELISSA ETHERIDGE AND LINDA WALLEM
Melissa Etheridge and Linda Wallem were longtime friends when they fell in love with each other while jointly taking care of Etheridge’s children, Bailey Jean Cypher, Johnnie Rose Etheridge, Miller Steven Etheridge, and Beckett Cypher. When Melissa realized that she and Linda were growing fond of each other, she thought to herself, “We were like a married couple without the benefits, so why not have the benefits!?” The couple started dating in 2010, got engaged in 2013, and finally exchanged vows in 2014. Now they share everything from taking care of plumbing services to discussing Linda’s opinion about her work.
ELLEN PAGE AND SAMANTHA THOMAS
During a red carpet event for her movie with Julianne Moore, Freeheld, actress Ellen Page came out to the public about her relationship with artist Samantha Thomas. The timing of their coming out couldn’t have been more perfect, as the movie tackled a lesbian couple’s struggle to fight for their legal rights, with a lawyer on board. Since then, Page has been very vocal about her deep love for her girlfriend, Thomas and about her staunch support for the LGBT community as well. During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, she said: “To be shooting the movie so soon after coming out was some of the most joy I’ve ever felt on a film set.”
MILEY CYRUS AND KAITLYNN CARTER
Announcing separation from their respective husbands in the same month of August, Miley Cyrus and Kaitlynn Carter appeared to have found solace in each other’s company. Very shortly after the break-ups, Cyrus and Carter were reportedly spotted locking lips and making out in Italy. This sparked rumors of an intimate liaison between the two, followed by subsequent public sightings of them holding hands, and getting cozy on different occasions. They were even said to have moved in together. However, in the same whirlwind turn of events, the rumored relationship was cut short when a source allegedly revealed to some publications that the two have split. Thankfully, not even these rumors can bring their careers to bankruptcy.
CHELY WRIGHT AND LAUREN BLITZER
As one of the first major American country artists to come out gay publicly in 2010, Chely Wright was not free from the usual challenges and struggles of an LGBTQ community member. In fact, even though she knew at age eight that she was a lesbian, she hid it in fear of rejection and contempt, believing then that her sexual orientation was immoral to some degree. It was between 2004 and 2006 when she started coming out to her family and close friends. In April 2011, Wright announced her engagement to Lauren Blitzer, an LGBT rights advocate. They got married shortly after the announcement.
SAM SMITH AND BRANDON FLYNN
Singer Sam Smith considers his whirlwind romance with 13 Reasons Why star Brandon Flynn as his most significant relationship, as disclosed by a source close to Smith. Talks about their affair sparked when they were spotted kissing and walking arm-in-arm. Many people thought that the couple looked cute together. We believe that even their credit score increased because of this partnership. Sam gushed to V Magazine in January 2018 that he is “in a relationship right now and for the first time, I think I deserve to be happy.” He feels that he’s going to start writing some happy love songs soon.