'Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' Author Taylor Jenkins Reid Comes Out as Bisexual
- Author Taylor Jenkins Reid publicly came out as bisexual in a May 2025 interview with Time magazine.
- Reid explained her bisexuality by recalling her teenage experiences facing questions about gender expression and the late 1990s lack of bisexual discourse.
- Her 2017 book about the romantic relationship between two actresses in Hollywood helped boost her popularity during the pandemic, particularly within the BookTok community.
- Reid said, "My attraction to women is a room in the house that is my identity," and noted that her husband Alex Jenkins Reid supported her expressing this side in her upcoming book Atmosphere.
- Reid's coming out highlights ongoing challenges bisexual individuals face, as she has been dismissed as straight despite identifying clearly and expects further discussion with Atmosphere's June 2025 release.
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Taylor Jenkins Reid, Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Author, Comes Out as Bisexual
Taylor Jenkins Reid is sharing her own story. The author of best-selling books like Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones & the Six and Malibu Rising recently came out as bisexual. "I am very...
'Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' author Taylor Jenkins Reid comes out as bisexual
Taylor Jenkins Reid, the author of several bestselling novels including "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo," "Daisy Jones & The Six" and "Malibu Rising," came out as bisexual in an interview with Time magazine.
'Evelyn Hugo' author Taylor Jenkins Reid comes out as bisexual
Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of the 2017 novel The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, has come out as bisexual. The novelist, who is married to a man, also discussed how often she is "[dismissed] as a straight woman." Sign up for the Out Newsletter to keep up with what's new in LGBTQ+ culture and entertainment — delivered three times a week straight (well…) to your inbox! Reid opened up about her sexuality in a recent interview that chronicled the…
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo author Taylor Jenkins Reid publicly comes out as bisexual
Taylor Jenkins Reid, the author of iconic novels such as The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (2017) and Daisy Jones & the Six (2019), has publicly come out as bisexual. In a recent interview with Time, Reid discussed the upcoming release of her ninth novel Atmosphere, an 80s sci-fi thriller following astrophysics professor Joan Goodwin as she trains to be an astronaut. At Houston’s Johnson Space Center, she meets “an exceptional group of fellow ca…
Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo author comes out as bisexual
Taylor Jenkins Reid, the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, has come out publicly as bisexual. Reid surged in popularity during the pandemic when BookTok – the book side of TikTok – picked up on her queer romance novel, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. The book, published in 2017, focuses on the love story of two Hollywood actresses despite the titular character’s seven husbands. In an interview with Time as she appeared on the cover…
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