You Might Be Surprised to Learn That These Celebrities Are Queer

Neil Patrick Harris

Year They Came Out of the Closet: 2006

Neil Patrick Harris had a brief relationship with actress Christine Taylor from 1997 to 1998, which, as he later shared in a 2008 Howard Stern Show interview, played a significant role in helping him understand his true sexuality. In 2004, Harris began dating actor David Burtka, a relationship he openly discussed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

On June 24, 2011, following the passage of New York’s Marriage Equality Act, Harris and Burtka announced their engagement on Twitter. The couple revealed they had actually proposed to each other five years earlier but had kept it private until same-sex marriage became legal. They welcomed twins—Gideon Scott and Harper Grace—via surrogate on October 12, 2010.