Come With Me As We Reflect On The Queer Celebrity Couples Who Are Still In Love And Ones Who Called It Quits

Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor can never break up. I won't allow it!

As a card-carrying WLW member and pop culture fanatic, I loveeee to keep up with the messy love drama within our community. It's a great reminder that, straight, queer, or anything in-between, we all have to go through the ups and downs with this wild phenomenon call "love."

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So, in honor of absolute love of this topic, let's take a look at the queer couples we still get to stan and those we lost along the way:

1. Still together: Kal Penn and his fiancé, Josh.

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The couple has been together for 11 years! Kal decided to highlight his relationship in his new book You Can't Be Serious and told People that he's "really excited to share our relationship with readers," although Josh "[doesn't] love attention and [shies] away from the limelight."

2. Broken up: Grimes and Chelsea Manning.

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They dated for four months after Grimes split from Elon Musk. The two were even reportedly living together before sources said they had been "broken up for a while.”

3. Still together: Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni.

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The couple has been together for 18 years and share an adorable son named Max.

4. Broken up: Braunwyn Windham-Burke and Victoria Brito.

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They dated for less than a year, and though sources said the breakup was "mutual," Braunwyn "fell hard, fell fast, and loved Vic with her whole heart."

5. Still together: Andrew Rannells and Tuc Watkins.

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They've been together for three years! The two fell in love while performing in the hit play The Boys in the Band, with Andrew telling the Daily Beast, "I remember standing next to Tuc and not knowing him super well, but looking at him and thinking, ‘Ah, fuck. This is going to happen, isn’t it?’"

6. Broken up: Josh Flagg and Bobby Boyd.

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They were married for five years before filing for divorce. However, the message echoed in both of their public statements was that the decision was "not a lack of love but rather the two of us growing in different directions and wanting very different things for ourselves."

7. Still together: Madison Bailey and Mariah Linney.

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They've been dating for two years and adorably met through TikTok, where they're both now featured heavily on one another's accounts.

8. Broken up: Tommy Dorfman and Peter Zurkuhlen.

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The couple was married for five years before divorcing after Tommy transitioned and explained to her ex-husband that she wanted to date women. However, Tommy has since explained that the two are "better off as friends."

9. Still together: Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli.

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They've been together for eight years! The couple met on the set of Orange Is the New Black, and though Lauren was married to a man at the time, she saw Samira's audition tape and "immediately had a crush on her." 

10. Broken up: Elliot Page and Emma Portner.

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They were married for three years before Elliot went through his transition. However, Emma has been nothing but supportive during Elliot's journey, and the two have remained "close friends."

11. Still together: Alexandra Hedison and Jodie Foster.

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They've been married for eight years! Though the couple is very private about their relationship, the two do show their support for one another during special occasions, like when Alexandra gave Jodie a shoutout in February 2021 when the Golden Globe nominations were announced. "Every day I’m a proud wife but today you get a special shout out," she wrote on Instagram. "I’ll have to show you my phone for you to see this but still."

12. Broken up: Luke Evans and Rafael Olarra.

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They dated for less than a year, after which Luke explained their breakup to the Times as "it is what it is."

13. Still together: Noah Galvin and Ben Platt.

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They've been dating for two years! Ben adorably gushed over Noah, telling People that his boyfriend helped him overcome the "fear and apprehension" he had about starring in Dear Evan Hansen.

14. Broken up: Brad Walsh and Christian Siriano.

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They were together for 11 years before divorcing. The designer said of the split, "It's nobody's business, and I don't want to discuss, but that's what's up."

15. Still together: Alex and Wanda Sykes.

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They've been together for 12 years and got married in matching wedding dresses in 2008.

16. Broken up: Sara Gilbert and Linda Perry.

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They were married for six years before sadly divorcing due to "irreconcilable differences."

17. Still together: Beanie Feldstein and Bonnie Chance Roberts.

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They've been dating for four years and just recently got engaged after Bonnie proposed!

18. Broken up: Lena Waithe and Alana Mayo.

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They were married for two years before divorcing, but have said that they have "nothing but support for one another." 

19. Still together: Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita.

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They've been together for 10 years and are expecting their second baby soon!

20. Broken up: Troye Sivan and Jacob Bixenman.

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They were together for four years before quietly splitting up as the singer flew to Australia to self-isolate with his family during the pandemic while Jacob stayed in Los Angeles.

21. Still together: Robin Roberts and Amber Laign.

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They've been together for 16 years! The couple just celebrated Amber completing radiation treatment for her breast cancer this past July. "Proud of her and all fellow Thrivers for your grit and grace during a challenging time. This is indeed my #mondaymotivation🙏🏾," Robin wrote on Instagram.

22. Broken up: Taryn Manning and Anne Cline.

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They were engaged for two months. Sadly, sources told Us Weekly that Taryn "only said 'yes' because her ex, Anne, put her on the spot."

23. Still together: Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor.

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They've been together for seven years! Sarah has described Holland as the "love of my life. The one. The only one."

24. Broken up: JoJo Siwa and Kylie Prew.

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The couple dated for less than six months. They first broke up in 2021 as JoJo explained that the relationship ended due to a case of “right person, wrong time.” However, they did reconcile for a bit in May of this year before Kylie confirmed their breakup months later. “I don’t like drama, and it makes me really, really anxious, so I don’t really wanna talk about it for a while,” Kylie explained during an Instagram Live. "It’s not deep, I promise. Everything’s fine. Not everything has to be messy and gross because it’s not, and I just want to clear the air.”

25. And finally, still together: Kristen Stewart and Dylan Meyer.

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They've been dating for three years! The couple adorably met back in 2013 on a movie set before reconnecting six years later at a friend's birthday party. Kristen explained that, the day after they reconnected, it was "like all bets were off."