Jennifer Lopez

You might remember that J.Lo appeared on groundbreaking sitcom Will & Grace in the '90s, and she's been all about supporting LGBTQ+ visibility and representation in Hollywood ever since. She's raised money for HIV/AIDS research, and also jumped to help those who were victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando in 2016.

She helped make The Fosters into a TV sensation by taking the show under the wing of her production company, Nuyorican Productions. The show depicts two lesbian mothers raising a blended family, and also incorporates themes of gender identity and includes transgender characters.

The show was instrumental in helping J.Lo win a GLAAD Award in 2014.

In her acceptance speech, the pop star said her LGBTQ+ fans are always "in my heart," and said, "If I do anything that makes one child out there feel empowered... my dream has come true."

It's not a commonly known fact that Jennifer's aunt is gay. In 2014, she addressed this in her GLAAD speech.

"[Aunt Marisa] grew up gay in a time when it mean life could be very difficult and that her struggles were mostly kept to herself," she said. "It wasn't until I got older that I really began to know and appreciate all the difficulties she dealt with and the struggles of her community. I also realized the quiet lessons I learned from my family about love, tolerance, and acceptance. We loved her. That was all because of her. So I wanted to do this because I felt that she would be so proud of me. I thought about that a lot when I was doing this. And as I do now I always think, I bet she would love this. And I know she is proud of me and everybody here. She's proud of all of us."

She's also been a pillar of support for Brendan, her sister’s child, and uses gender-neutral pronouns to refer to them, as they've asked.

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