Women In Hollywood Stars Who Came Out Later In Life

Meredith Baxter Last year, at the age of 62, Family Ties star Meredith Baxter announced that she now identifies as a lesbian. The admission came as a surprise, considering the former Mrs. Keaton has been married three times and has five children. She explained to Matt Lauer, I am a lesbian and it was a later-in-life recognition. Some people would say, well, youre living a lie and, you know, the truth is -- not at all. This has only been for the past seven years.Meredith believes she previously chose men with whom she clashed, so that the eventual demise of the relationships could be pinned on them, instead of thinking the problem might lie with her. Life started to make sense, however, when she met Nancy Locke. I got involved with someone I never expected to get involved with, and it was that kind of awakening, she said. I never fought it because it was like, oh, I understand why I had the issues I had early in life.Now out and proud, Meredith said, The support from my family and anyone close to me has been so immediate and unqualified. Ive really been blessed.

Kelly McGillis Top Gun bombshell Kelly McGillis is now 53-years-old and recently entered into a civil union with her partner, Melanie Leis. The ceremony came after two failed marriages -- and less than two years after coming out as a lesbian. At 51, Kelly publicly admitted for the first time that she is "done with the man thing," explaining that realizing her sexuality had been an ongoing struggle since the age of 12, primarily due to religious reasons. McGillis spent most of her young life believing that God was punishing her for being gay, and admitted that it took years to accept and finally be true to herself. She said that "life is a freaking journey, and it's about growing and changing, and coming to terms with who and what you are, and loving who and what you are."

Cynthia Nixon For years, Cynthia Nixon represented the single straight girl, searching for the love of a perfect man. In her real life, the Sex and the City star seemed to have already found him -- Danny Mozes, with whom she'd been for 15 years and together raised two children.That's why she rocked headlines in 2004 after announcing she had split from Danny and was now in a relationship with Christine Marinoni. Afterwards, Cynthia has explained that the partnership isn't about a woman loving a woman loving a woman -- it's about Cynthia and Christine. She said, "Im in love with her because shes her; its hard to know if Id be in love with her if she were a man. If she were a man, would she still be this intuitive? Would she still be this devoted? Would she still be so on to me, and know what I need? I dont know."See what others have to say about this story below or leave a comment of your own.