LOS ANGELES -- In honor of Pride Month, On The Red Carpet asked the stars what celebrating pride meant to them. Actor and model Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman told us, "Honey, I celebrate pride every day, just like this. Right now.
Just by being us. All of us here celebrating together in a safe space? This is pride." Long-time ally and advocate, Lisa Rinna beamed at the question.
"I love my gays so much. I just love everybody. I love my trans friends and my gay friends and my drag friends, and I mean, that's my circle! That's my family," she said.
As LGBTQ+ representation in the media has developed, so has the breadth of stories that has been told. Joel Kim Booster, who recently appeared on Freeform's "Chrissy & Dave Dine Out" alongside Chrissy Teigen and David Chang , mentioned that LGBTQ+ representation is important for people that may not know a LGBTQ+ individual. "That person on a television show might be their only frame of reference," he explained.
On the show, his warm demeanor encouraged guests to open up and spill some juicy details. Booster teased, "As a professional gay person, pride has been a gauntlet for me for the last several years." He went on to say, "Pride has now become finding the little moments where I can actually sit down and rest and reflect.
" Ronen Rubinstein, who stars in "9-1-1 Lone Star," publicly came out as bisexual in 2021. He commented on his character, TK, an openly gay firefighter. "Specifically for Pride Month, I think playing a queer character on .
