Actor and producer Jim Parsons has revealed how meeting his husband, Todd Spiewak, in 2003 led to him coming out to his family.
The Big Bang Theory star told Variety that he "immediately knew" the relationship would be significant.
“No offence to the lovely men I dated before Todd, but somewhere deep inside, I immediately knew that there was no choice left but to deal with this [by coming out to my family], because to not let them in on this person I had met was to officially start putting up these lifelong barriers," he said.
“Once it was out in the public, I was like, ‘Well, f*ck you! If you still have a problem with gay people, you directly have a problem with me.'"
Speaking about overcoming his previous aversion to Pride parades, Parsons added: "Being a full-fledged member of it and claiming it, there was just an elation there, and there still is! I still feel it. It’s a huge relief, and it’s also really nice to sometimes be able to feel righteous anger.”
Parsons and Spiewak married in 2017.
