Pride Month: 10 times LGBTQ stars made history (10 images)

Ian McKellen tips his hat as he rides along the parade route at the NYC Gay Pride March in New York City on June 28, 2015. McKellen is the first openly gay actor nominated for an Oscar for his role in 1999's "Gods and Monsters." Photo by Dennis Van Tine/UPI

Laverne Cox arrives for the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on January 10, 2023. Cox is the first openly transgender person nominated for a Primetime Emmy for her role in "Orange is the New Black" and is the first transgender person to grace the cover of Time. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Ellen DeGeneres (R) and her spouse Portia de Rossi attend the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on January 5, 2020. DeGeneres has won 20 People's Choice Awards, the most wins in history. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Billy Porter, recipient of the Isabelle Stevenson Award, poses in the press room at the Tony Awards in New York City on June 16, 2024. Porter was the first gay Black man to be nominated and also win in any lead acting category at the Emmys for "Pose." He has also won one Tony, one Grammy and more. Photo by Peter Foley/UPI