Celebrity Children We Didn’t Know Were LGBTQ

Birdie Silverstein was born on August 13, 2008, to actress Busy Philipps and screenwriter Marc Silverstein. Birdie grew up with a younger sister, Cricket, while Busy balanced acting, writing, podcasting, and social media. Because Busy often discussed parenting publicly, Birdie sometimes appeared in family stories, though still as a minor.

Busy shared in 2020 that Birdie was gay and used they/them pronouns, saying Birdie had given permission to discuss it on her podcast. She later said Birdie had first told her at age 10. Busy framed the disclosure as part of a broader family conversation about listening to children and using their chosen pronouns.