'Survivor' winner Parvati Shallow comes out as queer

Just in time to ring in 2024!

Survivor winner Parvati Shallow has come out as queer in an Instagram post shared on Saturday, December 30. The reality TV legend shared pictures of herself kissing comedian Mae Martin, thus hard-launching their relationship to the public.

Shallow wrote in the caption: “We’re here. We’re queer. Happy new year.”

See on Instagram

Besides winning Survivor Micronesia – Fans vs. Favorites, Shallow also competed on Survivor: Cook Islands, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, Survivor: Cagayan, and Survivor: Winners at War. She is currently set to star in the second season of The Traitors on Peacock.

Between 2017 and 2021, Shallow was married to fellow Survivor alum John Fincher, with whom she has a daughter.

Nonbinary writer, actor, and comedian Martin is best known for the Netflix series Feel Good, for which they won a BAFTA in 2021. Martin is currently one of the cohosts of the Handsome podcast alongside Tig Notaro and Fortune Feimster.

Congratulations to the new couple!

Site Navigation

'Survivor' winner Parvati Shallow comes out as queer and is dating Mae Martin

The reality show star came out right before the 2024.

The Latest

Defiant Don Lemon says ‘the process is the punishment’ after lawyers reveal feds took his phone

“I will fight these baseless charges, and I will not be silenced,” the gay journalist said.

Don Lemon faces judge who rejected DOJ’s previous attempt to charge him with a crime

The Trump Justice Department is testing whether courts will find that journalism is a crime.

Gay ice dancer Guillaume Cizeron's gold medal is questioned as judging scandal heats up

Guillaume Cizeron and his ice dancing partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry have been mired in controversy since the start of the Milano Cortina Olympics.

NBC apologizes for misgendering trailblazing trans Olympian Elis Lundholm

"We apologize to Elis and our viewers," NBC Sports said in a statement.

The Top 5

The 50 Biggest Homophobes of the Last 50 Years

Trump excludes the only gay man and Black governors from White House dinner

This trans street medic was among 67 protesters arrested at Minneapolis hotel hosting ICE agents

New Yorkers rally in solidarity with LGBTQ+ community after Trump ordered Stonewall Pride flag removed

Discover more

More For You

MS NOW hosts leak their group chat conversation about politics & culture in new ‘Clock It’ podcast

LGBTQ+ Olympians receive death threats after speaking out against the Trump admin.

Texas A&M fired a professor for teaching about gender identity. Now, she's suing

This transgender Space Force veteran’s service didn’t end when Trump’s military pushed her out

Catherine O'Hara's five most iconic roles

Most Popular

Canadian school shooting sparks anti-trans uproar after shooter identified

Authorities have identified the shooter that killed eight people as an 18-year-old local resident.

Former State Dept officials warn that racist Trump nominee could dismantle human rights protections at the UN

Jeremy Carl has promoted the "great replacement" theory and claims transgender children don't exist, the former senior officials told The Advocate.

Was 'Boots' canceled over politics? 'Absolutely not,' Netflix CEO says

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has broken his silence on the cancelation of Boots, a gay TV series set in the U.S. Marine Corps.

I watched the Kid Rock Turning Point USA halftime show so you don't have to

Opinion: "I have no problem with lip syncing, but you'd think the side that hates drag queens so much would have a little more shame about it," writes Ryan Adamczeski.

10 of the sexiest music videos that gagged everyone in 2025

These celebrities brought the sex appeal in their steamy videos this year.