11 famous celebrities with lesbian and trans moms

While Republicans like to make it seem like LGBTQ+ moms are a brand new invention, there have always been lesbian and trans moms raising kids, and these celebs are proof.

From rappers to actresses, these famous stars were lovingly raised by sapphic women, some of whom came out before they were born, and others who had to wait until later in life. And despite being in the public eye, these famous “kids” are proud of their queer heritage.

Mandy Moore

In 2016, This Is Us star Mandy Moore revealed that her mother had left her father for a woman. Moore has been incredibly supportive of her mother since she came out and her two brothers, who are also gay.

“Nobody is hiding who they are. There are no secrets in our lives. I love and support my mom and my brothers with my whole heart,” Moore told People. “And nothing makes me happier than seeing anybody live their authentic self, and to choose love. If anyone can find love, I support it, I salute you, and I celebrate that.”

Jay-Z

Jay-Z, rapper and husband to Beyoncé, was raised by openly gay mother Gloria Carter. Jay-Z wrote about his mother’s coming out in his song “Smile,” which contains the lyrics, “Mama had four kids, but she’s a lesbian. Had to pretend so long that she’s a thespian.”

Carter came out to her son later in life and opened up about the experience on the D’USSE Friday podcast. “Besides your mother, this is the person that I am,” she said, according to Billboard. “This is the life that I live. So my son started actually tearing. ‘Cause he’s like, ‘That had to be a horrible life, Ma’. I was like, ‘My life was never horrible. It was just different.’ So that made him want to do a song about it.”

Kendall and Kylie Jenner

Reality TV stars Kendall and Kylie Jenner are the daughters of Caitlyn Jenner, who came out as transgender in 2015 in an in-depth interview with Diane Sawyer. The Trump-supporting former Olympian, went on to star in the reality show I Am Cait, which chronicles her experiences after coming out as a trans woman.

50 cent

Rapper 50 Cent is a child of a lesbian mom. His mother passed away when the hip-hop superstar was only eight years old, and while it wasn’t always clear to him as a kid that his mom was gay, his grandmother helped him to understand. “My mom was a lesbian. Yeah, she liked women. My whole childhood was like that,” 50 Cent told Perez Hilton in 2012.

Amy Adams

Amy Adams may have grown up in the famously conservative Mormon religion, but her parents ended up getting a divorce in the '80s, and her mother Kathryn began building a new life with a woman. Adams is very supportive of her mom and in 2020 posted a Mother’s Day message on Instagram, writing, “You are unique, creative, and crazy fearless in the best way. Thank you for always encouraging me to face my fears. Love you!”

Ally Sheedy

Brat Pack member Ally Sheedy was raised by her gay mother, Charlotte, who divorced The Breakfast Club star’s father in 1971. "My mom's been such a champion," Sheedy said to the Windy City Times in 2011. "She's always been really politically conscious and active. That's what I remember growing up. I mean, I remember growing up during the women's liberation movement when people were gay, they were straight, they were this, they were that...there were no stereotypes ... so, I never had a moment where people were straight and then they were suddenly gay. It was my world.”

Sheedy is also the supportive mom to trans son Beckett Lansbury.

Dave Bautista

Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista has been open about his proud he is of his lesbian mother, Donna Raye, for years. He has been making heartwarming social media posts about his queer mom since 2019, once writing on Instagram, “I was always proud of who my mom was because she was always proud of who she was,” he wrote. “In your face, ‘F*ck you if you don’t like it,’ unapologetically loud and proud. And her son [paid] attention. BE LOUD, BE PROUD, BE YOU.”

Jena Malone

Love Lies Bleeding star Jena Malone was raised by two moms, and remembers childhood fondly. "I was raised by two mums who were lovers," Malone toldThe Independent in 2008. "When I was younger it wasn't anything that was abnormal. I had two mums and for me that was really exciting because when I was younger most people seemed to like their mum more than their dad so I'd be like, 'Ha, I've got two of them!' And I feel I got a lot of love, respect and acceptance from them. I had a really healthy normal relationship with my parents."

Jodie Foster

Oscar winner Jodie Foster was raised by her gay mother, Evelyn "Brandy" Foster, who carted the Nyad actress around to acting gigs starting when she was a little kid.

"Evelyn was without a doubt the strongest person her family has ever met, a champion, a fighter, full of fire and love,” Foster wrote in her mother’s obituary after she passed away in 2019. "No one could beat her style, all five feet tall with naturally 'cork screw' hair. Her family will remember those dimple smiles and big hugs and well-placed four-letter words. No one messed with Nana, an original like no other. May she live in all of us forever."

Joe Valentine

Major League Baseball star Joe Valentine was raised by his lesbian mother Deb Valentine, and her partner, Doreen Price. The former Cincinnati Reds player opened up about his mom’s sexuality back in 2005 and expected to get a lot of backlash, but luckily, the hate never came.

“It’s no different than having a mother and father,” Valentine said at the time. “These are the two women who raised me, and they are wonderful people. It’s just not a big deal to me. Why should it be?”

Dorothy Dandridge

Actress Dorthy Dandridge’s mother, Ruby, was bisexual and entered into a long-term relationship with a woman named Geneva Williams not long after divorcing Dandridge’s father.