White Collar star Matt Bomer officially came out as gay on Saturday when he publicly thanked his partner Simon Halls and their three children while accepting an award.
The star of USA's hit series attended the Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards this weekend, and received the New Generation Arts and Activism Award for his efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
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“I'd really especially like to thank my beautiful family: Simon, Kit, Walker, Henry," he said onstage. "Thank you for teaching me what unconditional love is. You will always be my proudest accomplishment."
Bomer’s partner Hall is a publicist with Slate PR. He represents Ryan Murphy, Neil Patrick Harris and such production companies as Working Title.
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Bomer, 34, has previously declined to comment when asked about his love life. In the January 2010 issue, Details magazine asked the actor if he cared about the rumors questioning if he was gay. He responded: “I don't care about that at all. I'm completely happy and fulfilled in my personal life."
He added: "I have a network and a show riding on my shoulders. I would say a big difference between my character and me is that I can be too trusting. And I've realized in this business, that's not necessarily the smartest thing to be. I definitely have a thing or two to learn from the con artists."
Bomer will guest star in an April episode of Glee as Blaine's (Darren Criss) older brother. Bomer has also joined Glee creator Ryan Murphy's next feature, the big-screen adaptation of the Tony-winning drama The Normal Heart. Additionally, he's star in Magic Mike, the male stripper movie based loosely on Channing Tatum's own experience and set for release in June.
Watch Bomer’s acceptance speech below:
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