Famous Celebrities in Same Sex Relationship in Modern History

Famous Celebrities in Same Sex Relationship in Modern History

Hadrian and Antoninus, Achilles and Patroclus, Alexander the Great and Hephaestion were among the most controversial same sex relationships in history. Today, such relationship is slowly accepted by people. As a matter of fact, same sex marriage is already practice in some European and North American countries.

1. Elton John – one of the most famous and most successful British singers in history. He is in a same sex relationship with David Furnish, a former advertising executive and now filmmaker. John and Furnish entered a civil partnership in 2005 and have two kids through a surrogate mother.

2. Ellen DeGeneres – is the host of the popular American TV show Helen. She is currently married to Portia de Rossi

3. Ann Heche - she had a same-sex relationship with Ellen DeGeneres for 3 years from 1997 to 2000.

4. Martina Navratilova – she is well-remembered as one of the woman to ever play tennis in the history of the sports. Years ago, she publicly admitted that she is a lesbian. She was involved with author Rita Mae Brown from 1984 to 1991. She had a long-term relationship with partner Judy Nelson.

5. George Michael – is one of the handsomest and most successful singers in history. At first, he tried to hide that he is gay but later took the courage to announce publicly that he is gay. Michael established a relationship with Anselmo Feleppa, a male Brazilian dress-designer, whom he had met in 1991. He also had a long-term relationship with Kenny Goss, a former flight attendant and cheerleader coach.

6. Samantha Fox – an English pop singer and actress is currently living with Myra Stratton, her manager.

7. Janis Ian - Ian met Patricia Snyder in 1989 and they got married in Toronto in 2003.

8. Charice Pempengco – a Filipino singer, is the latest celebrity superstar who publicly revealed to the world that she is lesbian. This singing sensation revealed that she had past relationships with other girls in the industry.

9. Aiza Seguerra – a very popular child star and a celebrated Filipino singer was in a same sex relationship for several years with a non-showbiz personality and the two decided recently to get married in the U.S.

10. Billie Jean King – an American tennis superstar who admitted publicly that she is a lesbian while still married to Larry King. She had an intimate relationship with her secretary, Marilyn Barnett and is currently living with his life partner Llana Kloss.

Handsomely Famous Homosexuals and Their Controversies

Here are some handsome celebrities and historic legendary figures but are gays.

1.) James Dean

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James Byron Dean was a very popular actor in the 1950s. This American actor is well remembered for the film Rebel Without a Cause. His premature death in a car crash in 1955 cemented his legendary status. Most of his relationships were with same sex.

2.) Elton John

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Sir Elton Hercules John is popular singer and one of the most successful artists of all times. He came out as bisexual in a 1976 interview with Rolling Stones but after his divorce from Blauel in 1988 he told the magazine that he was "comfortable" being gay. He is in a relationship with David Furnish.

3.) David Bowie

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David Bowie is an English musician and actor. He is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s, and is known for his distinctive voice and the originality of his work. One of his most famous songs is Space Oddity.

4.) Andy Warhol

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Andy Warhol was born Andrew Warhola. He was an American painter, printmaker and filmmaker.The highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting is US$100 million for a 1963 canvas titled Eight Elvises. It is thought that Warhol was homosexual, and quite likely a virgin.

5.) William Tilden

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William Tatem Tilden II, also known as "Big Bill," is often regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. This American tennis player was the World No. 1 player for seven years. He won 14 Majors including ten Grand Slams and four Pro Slams. He was arrested in 1946 on Sunset Boulevard by the Beverly Hills police and charged with a misdemeanor for soliciting an underage male, a 14-year-old boy with whom he was having sex in a moving vehicle. Tilden was arrested again in 1949, after picking up a 16-year-old hitchhiker.

6.) Yves Saint Lawrent

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Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent, known as Yves Saint Laurent was a French fashion designer who died in 2008. He is one of the greatest names in fashion history. He was romantically involved to his partner Pierre Berge, an industrialist. They split romantically in 1976 but remained business partners.

7.) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer who wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty. The composer's closest relationships were with persons of the same sex. His brother Modest was also a homosexual.

8.) Lord Byron

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George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was an English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic Movement. His most popular works include She Was in Beauty, When We Two Parted and others. Lord Byron is regarded as one of the greatest British poets and remains widely read and influential. He was renowned for his personal beauty, which he enhanced by wearing curl-papers in his hair at night. He was athletic, being a competent boxer and horse-rider and an excellent swimmer.

9.) Emperor Hadrian

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Emperor Hadrian was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. He is best known for building Hadrian’s Wall, which marked the northern limit of Roman territory in Britain. He was romantically and sexually involved with Antinous, a handsome and young Bithynian Greek.

10.) Caligula

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Caligula, also known as Gaius, was the Roman emperor from 37 to 41 CE. His complete name is Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus.

11.) Casanova

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Giacomo Girolamo Casanova de Seingalt is one of the most famous womanizers in the world. His name is synonymous with the art of seduction. This Italian adventurer and writer is bisexual. He was born on April 2, 1725 and died on June 4, 1798.

12.) Leonardo Da Vinci

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The ever famous Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci is regarded as homosexual. He never got married and had no children. He was romantically involved with two of his pupils – Salai and Melzi.

13.) Michelangelo

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Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer. Michelangelo's art such as "David" and others clearly manifested his love of male beauty and have attracted him both aesthetically and emotionally.

14.) Freddie Mercury

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Freddie Mercury, born Farrokh Bulsara, was a popular British rock star and best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Some of the most famous songs that he wrote were Bohemian Rhapsody, Somebody to Love, We Are the Champions and others. In 1985, he began a long-term relationship with a hairdresser named Jim Hutton. Hutton, who himself was tested HIV-positive in 1990, lived with Mercury for the last six years of his life, nursed him during his illness and was present at his bedside when he died.

15.) Ricky Martin

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One of the most sensational and controversial singers of the new generation is Ricky Martin. Born Enrique Martín Morales, this handsome celebrity shocked the whole world on March 29, 2010 when he publicly acknowledged his homosexuality. He said, "I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am."

16.) Johnny Mathis

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John Royce "Johnny" Mathis is an American singer is one of the most successful artists in the world having been sold 350 million records worldwide. In a 1982 Us Magazine article, Mathis was quoted as having said, "Homosexuality is a way of life that I've grown accustomed to." Us Magazine later retracted the statement. After more than 20 years of silence on the subject, Mathis revealed in an interview, in 2006, that his silence was due to death threats he received as a result of that 1982 article.

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Controversial and Famous Same SexRelationships in World History

Controversial and Famous Same Sex Relationships in World History

You may not believe it but there are some historical figures that were known as homosexuals. They’ve been romantically and sexually involved to same sex.

Here are some of the most famous and controversial homosexuals in history and literature.

Alexander the Great and Hephaeston

Alexander the Great

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One of the most popular figures in history is Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 – 10/11 June 323 BC). He is more popularly known as Alexander the Great. He have had a few relationship with the opposite sex but the greatest emotional relationship of Alexander’s life was with his friend, general and bodyguard Hephaestion, the son of a Macedonian noble.

Hephaeston

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Hephaestion had been brought up with Alexander and shared all his secrets. This friendship lasted their whole lives. His death devastated Alexander, sending him into a six month period of grieving.  Upon the death of Hephaestion, Alexander sacked a nearby town, and put all of its inhabitants to the sword, as a ‘sacrifice’ to Hephaestion’s ghost.

Hadrian and Antinous

Hadrian

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Hadrian or Publius Aelius Trajanus Hadrianus Augustus (24 January 76 – 10 July 138), was Roman Emperor from 117 to 138. He is best known for building Hadrian’s Wall. Hadrian had a close relationship with a Bithynian Greek youth, Antinous, which was most likely sexual. When Antinous died in 130 CE during a journey on the Nile, Hadrian wept like a woman.

Antinous

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Antinous, born on November 27, 111 CE, was deified after his death. The grief of the emperor knew no bounds, causing the most extravagant veneration to be paid to his memory. Cities were founded in his name, medals struck with his likeness, and cities throughout the east commissioned godlike images of the dead youth for their shrines and sanctuaries. Hadrian had Antinous proclaimed a god.

Elton John and David Furnish

Elton John

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Sir Elton Hercules John, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947, is an English singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor, is one of the most successful artists of all time having been sold more than 250 million records. Elton John entered into a civil partnership with David Furnish on December 21, 2005 and continues to be a champion for LGBT social movement. Their son, Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John, was born to a surrogate mother on December 25, 2010 in California, USA.

David James Furnish

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David James Furnish was born on October 25, 1962. He is a Canadian/British filmmaker, former advertising executive.

Helen De Generes and Portia Lee James

Helen De Generes

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Ellen Lee DeGeneres, born January 26, 1958, is an American stand-up comedian, television host and actress. She hosts the talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She was also a judge on American Idol for one year, having joined the show in its 19^th season. She came out publicly as a lesbian in 1997. She is currently married to Portia de Rossi.

Portia Lee James DeGeneres

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Portia Lee James DeGeneres was born Amanda Lee Rogers on January 31 1973. She is known professionally as Portia de Rossi. This Australian-American actress, best known for her roles as lawyer Nelle Porter on the television series Ally McBeal, is openly gay.

Achilles and Patroclus

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The relationship between Achilles and Patroclus, the two heroes of the Trojan War, had a deep and extremely meaningful friendship. Achilles is tender towards Patroclus, while he is callous and arrogant towards others. These "war buddies" are often said as an egalitarian homosexual couples. In Iliad, Homer described clearly the strong connection of Achilles and Patroclus.

Achilles

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Achilles is the central character and the greatest warrion of Homer’s Iliad. He was named the most handsome of the heroes assembled against Troy by Plato. He was invulnerable in all of his body except for his heel. Like Alexander the Great, Achilles have had sexual relationships with women.

Patroclus

Patroclus was the beloved comrade and brother-in-arms of Achilles. Patroclus is cremated on a funeral pyre, and his bones are collected into a golden urn in two layers of fat. When Achilles died, his bones were mingled with those of Patroclus so that the two would be companions in death as in life and the remains were transferred to Leuke, an island in the Black Sea.

Hercules and Iolaus

Heracles

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Heracles was a divine hero in Greek Mythology. He is known as Hercules in Roman Mythology. Heracles was the son of Zeus and Alcmene. He was the foster son of Amphitryon and great-grandson (and half-brother) of Perseus. He was the greatest of the Greek heroes, a paragon of masculinity. His extraordinary strength, courage, ingenuity, and sexual prowess with both males and females were among Heracles notable characteristic. As symbol of masculinity and warriorship, Heracles also had a number of male lovers. Notable male lovers of Heracles were Hylas, Elacatas, Abderus, Sostratus and many others.

Iolaus

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Iolaus is one of the most controversial lovers of Heracles. He was a Theban divine hero in Greek mythology. He was the son of Iphicles, Heracles’ brother, and Automedusa. Iolaus was a nephew of Heracles. He often acted as Heracles' charioteer and companion. He was popularly regarded as Heracles' lover, and the shrine to him in Thebes was a place where male couples worshiped and made vows.

Orestes and Pylades

Pylades

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Pylades is the son of King Strophius of Phocis and Anaxibia, daughter of Atreus and sister of Agamemnon and Menelaus in Greek mythology. Pylades is mostly known for his strong friendship or homosexual relationship with his cousin Orestes, son of Agamemnon.

Orestes

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Orestes was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. He is the cousin and lover of Pylades.

Theseus and Pirithus

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Theseus was the mythical founder-king of Athens, son of Aethra, and fathered by Aegeus and Poseidon, both of whom Aethra had slept with in one night. 

His best friend was Pirithous, prince of the Lapiths. These great heroes, the strongest men on earth were allegedly lovers.

Castor and Pollox

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Castor and Pollux were the Gemini/Dioscuri or twin brothers in Roman mythology, taken from Greek Mythology. Their mother was Leda but they had different fathers, Sparta's King Tyndareus and the god Zeus, respectively. They were brothers to Clytemnestra and Helen of Troy, and the half-brothers of Hercules, Phoebe, Timandra and Philonoe. The pair were regarded as the patrons of sailors, to whom they appeared as St. Elmo’s fire.

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