Fashion Designer Santino Rice rumored to be a Gay man and Dating someone; He is a big supporter of the LGBT community

Fashion Designer Santino Rice is rumored to be a Gay man and Dating someone; He is a big supporter of the LGBT community

Today's world is full of people who are more open to the LGBT community than before. After Barack Obama legalized same-sex marriage, it created a huge buzz worldwide.

But due to the openness related to the community, several tabloids have started claiming that a particular actor is gay just by looking at his or her personal life.

Big-time fashion designer Santino Rice is also a victim of such claims. Even though it's open these days to be gay, being branded as gay without you yourself saying anything regarding your own sexual orientation can sometimes be distressing. 

In this section, let's know if he is gay or straight.

Is Santino Rice Gay or Straight?

Santino is one of those celebrities who has been actively involved in the fight for the LGBT community. He attends many shows regarding the community and shows his full support for them.

Many sources even state how Santino is also rumored to be a gay man. The actor himself said he is attracted to both the sex, male and female. 

In an interview, he divulged how he likes both the sex and does consider himself gay and as well as a straight man who wants attractive women.

He said,

 "You can just call me gay but I like men and I am attracted to beautiful women. I didn't like the negativity that was attached to being gay growing up so that is why I have problems with the label."

The fashion designer is yet to get spotted with his boyfriend if he is dating. It's in the hands of the celeb himself if he wants the world they know about their real sexual orientation or not.

2012 was an excellent year for him when Obama legalized same-sex marriage. He even tweeted about how happy he is after knowing the legislation passed the bill for LGBT marriage.

GOOD NEWS! Obama declares support for gay marriage~ http://t.co/HL9gOfYG #LetLoveRule RT

— Santino Rice (@SANTINORICE) May 9, 2012

The fashion designer raised his voice when there was a massive crisis for gay men in Russia. He also supported the cause and made many contributions to the people stuck there.

For many years, he was silent about the fact if he was gay or not. And his fans had to wait until the activist himself said something. However, as of 2023, it's confirmed that Santino Rice is an openly gay man. After keeping his sexuality truth behind the shadow for a long, Rice finally learned to accept his sexual orientation as it is.

Rice isn't also shy to embrace his homosexuality on social media publicly. And aside from being apologetic himself, Rice also enjoys doing yoga and meditation to keep himself spiritually uplifted. 

Quick facts about Santino Rice

• Born on August 20, 1974, in St. Charles, Missouri, U.S.
• He belongs to a Multiracial background.
• His ancestry includes African-American, Italian, Jewish, and Native American.
• He earned a scholarship at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles.
• After attending school, he started working as a voice actor and costume designer.
• He also participated in the show Project Runway.
• From 2009 to 2014, he was the judge on RuPaul's Drag Race.
• He also played a role in the movie L.A. Zombie.
• His net worth is $500,000.
• Rice often uses the term Aham Bramasmi!
• Rice openly came out as an anti-vaxer and claimed that the Covid-19 vaccines were deadly to health.

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