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Mandy Moore - After the 'This Is Us' actress's parents split up when she was 23, she found out that her mom was interested in women.
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Mandy Moore - The actress divulged on 'The Howard Stern Show' that she found out about her mother's sexuality after reading an email in which her mother told her father that she was leaving him for a woman.
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Jay Z - The rapper sang about his mother's sexuality in his 2017 album '4:44.'
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Jay Z - His mom, Gloria Carter, collaborated with him on one of the tracks in which they talk about her identifying as lesbian for years but having to remain in the closet.
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50 Cent - The rapper confirmed in an interview that his mother was a lesbian. She died when he was eight years old, after which he went to live with his grandmother.
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50 Cent - He added in the interview that his grandmother explained his mother's relationships with other women when he was older.
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Amy Adams - After the actress's parents divorced when she was 11 years old, her mother moved in with her female partner.
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Amy Adams - Adams's father was granted sole custody of her and her siblings following the divorce.
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O. J. Simpson - O.J. Simpson's father lived as a drag queen in San Francisco, United States. He passed away from AIDS in 1986.
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O. J. Simpson - In the ESPN documentary 'O.J.: Made In America,' childhood friend of Simpson's, Calvin Tennyson, talks openly about Simpson's father's relationships with other men, according to Business Insider.
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Robert De Niro - The esteemed actor made a documentary about his late father, titled 'In Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr.'
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Robert De Niro - In the documentary, De Niro shares intimate stories from his father's journal about his lifetime struggle with his sexual orientation.
© Reuters
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Kendall and Kylie Jenner - Kendall and Kylie Jenner's dad, Caitlyn Jenner, came out as transgender in 2015. Biologically born male, after undergoing gender reassignment surgery, Caitlyn Jenner has now fully transitioned.
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Kendall and Kylie Jenner - In addition to the two girls, Caitlyn Jenner has four other children, Brody Jenner, Brandon Jenner, Cassandra Marino, and Burt Jenner.
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Daniela Sea - 'The L Word' actress has a gay father, who came out when she was three years old.
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Daniela Sea - Sea herself is also gay.
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Jena Malone - The Golden Globe-nominated actress, known for her role in 'The Hunger Games' trilogy, was raised by her lesbian mom and her mom's girlfriend, who she called her godmom.
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Jena Malone - LA Weekly quotes Malone in an interview on being raised by two women: "When I was younger, I didn’t know it was any different. They never really came out as gay. My godmom was more open about it than my mom."
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Jodie Foster - The actress, famous for her role in 'Silence of the Lambs,' was raised by her mother, Evelyn Foster, and her mother's partner.
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Jodie Foster - Foster herself later came out as gay at the 2013 Golden Globe Awards.
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Judy Garland - The talented actress and singer had a gay father.
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Judy Garland - According to Forbes, her mother and father's marriage ended after her father's homosexual infidelity was revealed. Ironically, Garland would follow in the footsteps of her mother and marry a closeted gay man.
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Liza Minnelli - The legendary film and stage actress lived a similar experience to her mother, Judy Garland.
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Liza Minnelli - Minnelli's father, Vincente Minnelli, was gay and allegedly had multiple affairs with men throughout his marriage to Garland.
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Kaitlin Colombo - The American comedian is the daughter of a gay man and a lesbian woman.
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Kaitlin Colombo - She references her parents in her work and is also an advocate for LGBTQ rights.
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Natasha Richardson - The late actress's father, Tony Richardson, was bisexual.
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Natasha Richardson - The film director passed away in 1991 from complications related to AIDS.
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Nicole Bobek - The American figure skater was raised by her mom and her mom's partner.
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Nicole Bobek - She never met her father.
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Rene Russo - After the actress's father left her mother, she was raised by her mom and her mom's lesbian friends.
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Rene Russo
- In a 2002 'Good Morning America' interview, Russo spoke of her mom: "I'd like to say that when I was born...my dad left, and it was women in my life that were gay that raised me and that helped me and nurtured me."
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Mandy Moore - After the 'This Is Us' actress's parents split up when she was 23, she found out that her mom was interested in women.
© Reuters
1 / 33 Fotos
Mandy Moore - The actress divulged on 'The Howard Stern Show' that she found out about her mother's sexuality after reading an email in which her mother told her father that she was leaving him for a woman.
© NL Beeld
2 / 33 Fotos
Jay Z - The rapper sang about his mother's sexuality in his 2017 album '4:44.'
© Reuters
3 / 33 Fotos
Jay Z - His mom, Gloria Carter, collaborated with him on one of the tracks in which they talk about her identifying as lesbian for years but having to remain in the closet.
© Reuters
4 / 33 Fotos
50 Cent - The rapper confirmed in an interview that his mother was a lesbian. She died when he was eight years old, after which he went to live with his grandmother.
© Reuters
5 / 33 Fotos
50 Cent - He added in the interview that his grandmother explained his mother's relationships with other women when he was older.
© Reuters
6 / 33 Fotos
Amy Adams - After the actress's parents divorced when she was 11 years old, her mother moved in with her female partner.
© Reuters
7 / 33 Fotos
Amy Adams - Adams's father was granted sole custody of her and her siblings following the divorce.
© Reuters
8 / 33 Fotos
O. J. Simpson - O.J. Simpson's father lived as a drag queen in San Francisco, United States. He passed away from AIDS in 1986.
© Getty Images
9 / 33 Fotos
O. J. Simpson - In the ESPN documentary 'O.J.: Made In America,' childhood friend of Simpson's, Calvin Tennyson, talks openly about Simpson's father's relationships with other men, according to Business Insider.
© Getty Images
10 / 33 Fotos
Robert De Niro - The esteemed actor made a documentary about his late father, titled 'In Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr.'
© Reuters
11 / 33 Fotos
Robert De Niro - In the documentary, De Niro shares intimate stories from his father's journal about his lifetime struggle with his sexual orientation.
© Reuters
12 / 33 Fotos
Kendall and Kylie Jenner - Kendall and Kylie Jenner's dad, Caitlyn Jenner, came out as transgender in 2015. Biologically born male, after undergoing gender reassignment surgery, Caitlyn Jenner has now fully transitioned.
© Reuters
13 / 33 Fotos
Kendall and Kylie Jenner - In addition to the two girls, Caitlyn Jenner has four other children, Brody Jenner, Brandon Jenner, Cassandra Marino, and Burt Jenner.
© Reuters
14 / 33 Fotos
Daniela Sea - 'The L Word' actress has a gay father, who came out when she was three years old.
© NL Beeld
15 / 33 Fotos
Daniela Sea - Sea herself is also gay.
© NL Beeld
16 / 33 Fotos
Jena Malone - The Golden Globe-nominated actress, known for her role in 'The Hunger Games' trilogy, was raised by her lesbian mom and her mom's girlfriend, who she called her godmom.
© Reuters
17 / 33 Fotos
Jena Malone - LA Weekly quotes Malone in an interview on being raised by two women: "When I was younger, I didn’t know it was any different. They never really came out as gay. My godmom was more open about it than my mom."
© Reuters
18 / 33 Fotos
Jodie Foster - The actress, famous for her role in 'Silence of the Lambs,' was raised by her mother, Evelyn Foster, and her mother's partner.
© Getty Images
19 / 33 Fotos
Jodie Foster - Foster herself later came out as gay at the 2013 Golden Globe Awards.
© Reuters
20 / 33 Fotos
Judy Garland - The talented actress and singer had a gay father.
© NL Beeld
21 / 33 Fotos
Judy Garland - According to Forbes, her mother and father's marriage ended after her father's homosexual infidelity was revealed. Ironically, Garland would follow in the footsteps of her mother and marry a closeted gay man.
© NL Beeld
22 / 33 Fotos
Liza Minnelli - The legendary film and stage actress lived a similar experience to her mother, Judy Garland.
© NL Beeld
23 / 33 Fotos
Liza Minnelli - Minnelli's father, Vincente Minnelli, was gay and allegedly had multiple affairs with men throughout his marriage to Garland.
© Reuters
24 / 33 Fotos
Kaitlin Colombo - The American comedian is the daughter of a gay man and a lesbian woman.
© Reuters
25 / 33 Fotos
Kaitlin Colombo - She references her parents in her work and is also an advocate for LGBTQ rights.
© NL Beeld
26 / 33 Fotos
Natasha Richardson - The late actress's father, Tony Richardson, was bisexual.
© Reuters
27 / 33 Fotos
Natasha Richardson - The film director passed away in 1991 from complications related to AIDS.
© Reuters
28 / 33 Fotos
Nicole Bobek - The American figure skater was raised by her mom and her mom's partner.
© Reuters
29 / 33 Fotos
Nicole Bobek - She never met her father.
© Reuters
30 / 33 Fotos
Rene Russo - After the actress's father left her mother, she was raised by her mom and her mom's lesbian friends.
© Reuters
31 / 33 Fotos
Rene Russo
- In a 2002 'Good Morning America' interview, Russo spoke of her mom: "I'd like to say that when I was born...my dad left, and it was women in my life that were gay that raised me and that helped me and nurtured me."
© Reuters
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Famous people with parents who identify as LGBTQ
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