Whether you love or loathe her, or claim to be completely disinterested in her (really?), you can’t deny that Kim Kardashian wields incomprehensible influence. But is TV’s GOAT an LGBTQ+ ally? We try to keep up…
November 2017
Ellen DeGeneres makes a cosmetics-loving Welsh schoolboy’s dreams come true after arranging a meet-and-greet between him and his idol on her show. The then-12-year-old Reuben de Maid “almost faints” when Kim walks in on him filming a makeup tutorial; we just rewatched the clip and genuinely struggled not to get emotional.
August 2018 When model Tyson Beckford criticises her body on social media (“sorry, I don’t care for it personally [….] she is not real, doctor f*cked up on her right hip”), Kim claps back, saying: “Sis, we all know why you don’t care for it.” Backlash ensues as some interpret the remark as an insinuation that Tyson is gay. Defending herself, Kim employs a cringe-inducing old adage, saying: “I’m sorry, I’m the least… all my best friends are gay. I support the community, I love the community, they love me. That has nothing to do with this.”
October 2019 Caitlyn Jenner was Kim’s stepparent for two decades, but their relationship has been famously volatile since Caitlyn and Kim’s momager, Kris, divorced in 2015.
They’ve publicly disagreed on everything from politics to the facts surrounding the demise of Kris and Cait’s marriage, and we’ve lost track of whether they’re currently speaking, but Kim’s tribute to Caitlyn on her 70th birthday (“I love you forever”) arguably proves her fundamental support for the world’s most famous trans woman.
November 2019 Kim’s makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic comes out publicly as gay on stage while accepting a gong at the American Influencer Awards. Kim fights back tears as she introduces “one of my best friends”, thanking him for “inspiring me every day”. He, in turn, calls “Kimberley” his “muse”
