Amber Ruffin is ready to live her most authentic life.
And she has a whole group of supporters ready to do it with her. In fact, after the former late night host came out as queer, she was inundated with loving messages from friends and fellow celebrities.
“In what will come as a shock to exactly zero people,” Amber—who was previously married to Jan Schiltmeijer until their 2023 split—began a June 30 Instagram post, “I’m using the last day of PRIDE to come out! Be proud of who you are, little babies! I know I am!”
And the comedian couldn’t help but quip, “I can’t wait to be discriminated against for a new reason!!”
Amber’s carousel of photos and videos began with a picture of herself smiling in a tank top with the word “Queer” in a rainbow, followed by a clip from a Pride parade and photos with a number of friends.
Following the 45-year-old’s news, the comment section of her post was soon filled with love.
Sophia Bush—who began dating soccer star Ashlyn Harris earlier this year—wrote, “Welcome home Amber!! Our team just keeps getting hotter and smarter!! Happy Pride, dear one,” while Queer Eye’s Tan France added, “Yay!! Happy Pride, love!! I hope you feel so loved and supported!”
Amber also received a wickedly sweet message from Cynthia Erivo.
“Welcome baby love!!” the Wicked star added. “Bathrooms are to the left, refreshments to the right, grab a chair. The DJ takes requests.”
But Amber isn’t the only celebrity to take advantage of Pride Month to share their truest identities with the world.
Earlier in June, Maren Morris shared her pride by coming out as bisexual while celebrating the latest stop on her ongoing RSVP: Redux Tour.
"PHOENIX, AZ," the 34-year-old captioned her June 9 post alongside a series of photos, including one of her holding a Pride flag. "happy to be the B in LGBTQ+. happy pride."
And for more celebrities showing off their Pride in June, keep reading.
Sophia Bush & Ashlyn Harris
The two celebrated their first Pride Month as a couple.
Maren Morris
"The Middle" artist celebrated Pride Month by coming out as bisexual.
"Happy to be the B in LGBTQ+," she wrote in a June 9 Instagram post. "happy pride."
Galyna Saltkovska, Nikki Valentine, DJ Eliad Cohen, Erin Lichy & Meredith Marks
The ladies joined Cohen at his Mezcalum NYC Pride kickoff at Dimes in the Gansevoort Hotel in NYV. Also in attendance at the event: Margaret Josephs and Rachel Fuda.
Margaret Josephs, Rachel Fuda & Lexi Barbuto
The Real Housewives of New Jersey stars and Margaret's creative director/assistant were all smiles at the Mezcalum NYC Pride kickoff.
Tinashe
All hands were on deck when the "Nasty" singer deejayed at Levi’s Pride Month celebration June 8.
Billy Porter
The Pose star served as the grand marshal of Capital Pride in Washington, D.C.
Meagan Good & Sara Foster
The D.E.B.S. costars reunite at a Cinespia screening of their 2004 film in Hollywood.
Adam Lambert
The singer celebrated the launch of Jean Paul Gaultier's exclusive edition 2024 Pride bottle in LA. The party continued at Sunset at EDITION where guests enjoyed cocktails from Tequila Don Julio Blanco.
Wayne Brady
The actor and comedian gets into Marg Mode with Hornitos tequila at Out Magazine and The Advocate’s 2024 Cover Party: “Pride of Broadway'' to celebrate the LGBTQ+, allied theater community.
Katy Perry
The "Roar" singer shared an edited version of Harrison Butker's controversial commencement speech—during which he appeared to make disparaging remarks about the LGBTQ+ community and denounced Pride month—splicing his words together to make it sound as though the athlete praised the graduates over their future careers, promotes "diversity, equity and inclusion" and wished people a happy Pride Month.
As Katy captioned her post, "Fixed this for my girls, my graduates, and my gays — you can do anything. Congratulations and happy pride."
Jessica Madsen
The Bridgerton star celebrated the beginning of June with a social media shoutout to a special someone in her life.
"In Love with a woman,” she captioned her June 1 post, “loud about it and proud about it!"
Sophia Bush & Ashlyn Harris
The One Tree Hill alum shared a moving message of hope to her June 2 Instagram Story under a quote about pride.
"You are perfect," she wrote. "No matter how long it might take, you'll find your people. And they will help you find more and more of yourself. It's worth it. You're worth it."
Meanwhile, Ashlyn shared a reel of her and Sophia enjoying time in Paris, which Sophia reshared to her Story writing, "Mine. PROUD."
Taylor Swift
During her June 2 show in Lyon, France, the "You Need To Calm Down" singer yelled to the crowd, "Happy Pride Month, Lyon," while performing the 2019 anthem.
Ava Philippe
Reese Witherspoon's daughter marked the start of Pride by reflecting on her comments about her sexuality in 2022.
"Once upon a time, some gal on the internet said ‘gender is whatever' in reference to her own sexuality," Ava wrote in a June 2 post. "Many took her words out of context, but she knew what she meant. Anyways, this is her posting for the first day of pride month 2024."
Jessica Betts & Niecy Nash Betts
The songwriter and the Reno 911! star kicked off Pride Month on June 1 at the launch of Gurus magazine's #30voices30days program at Godfrey Hotel Hollywood.
Lizzo
The "Good as Hell" artist attened a pride parade in Los Angeles' West Hollywood neighborhood.
"WEHO PRIDE TODAY," she captioned her June 2 post. "SO MUCH LOVE & HUGS. IF I SEEN YA I LOVE YA."