GEORGE TAKEI & BRAD ALTMAN

Many may not know that George Takei and Brad Altman have been together for decades, starting in the 1980s. They first laid eyes on each other back then, meeting at a running club for LGBTQ. The two used to hide their relationship—a total of 20 years—in fear that the actor may lose his career over his sexuality. They were already living together back then, but they could not tell the world about their romance.

However, everything changed when the American actor bravely came out to Frontiers magazine in 2005. After three years, they officially announced their relationship and tied the knot. They also set themselves free, walking the red carpet together in 2009 for the 81st Academy Awards. In 2011, Altman legally changed his last name to Takei, thanks to the help of their lawyers. The two never had kids, but Takei admitted he now wished they had one.