We Bet You Didn’t Know That These Celebrities Were Queer

In 2020, she shone in the hit Netflix drama Ratched, boosting her fame and career even further. Beyond acting, Cynthia Nixon has been a passionate advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, especially same-sex marriage, as she identifies as lesbian.

Nixon met Christine Marinoni, her future wife, at a lesbian rights rally in 2002. Their engagement was announced during a 2009 same-sex marriage march in New York. Nixon’s portrayal of Miranda in Sex and the City always suggested that romantic preferences are fluid, not strictly defined.