Out and Proud in Hollywood

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Rosie O'Donnell

Actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell is undeniably one of the most famous LGBT rights activists. O'Donnell came out in 2002 during the last year of her talk show and has been very outspoken about supporting gay adoption rights and founded the LGBT family vacation company R Family Vacations. In 2004, O'Donnell famously married Kelli Carpenter in San Francisco, just two weeks after marriage licenses to same-sex couples were granted there. O'Donnell and Carpenter have since split but co-parent four children.