Sophia Bush

Sophia Bush is a queer actress and activist who came out publicly in April 2024 in a Glamour cover story, discussing her relationship with U.S. women's soccer star Ashlyn Harris. "I am queer," she told the magazine directly, describing the coming-out process as one that took time, therapy, and a willingness to examine long-held assumptions about herself. She described the experience of finally living authentically as "the most whole I've ever felt." Bush has spoken about the gradual nature of her self-understanding — not a sudden revelation but a slow arrival at truth — and about the specific difficulty of coming out as a well-known actress with a public persona built over two decades. She is best known for playing Brooke Davis in The CW's "One Tree Hill" (2003–2012) and Detective Erin Lindsay in "Chicago P.D." (2014–2017 and 2021). An activist throughout her career on issues of reproductive rights, voting access, and now LGBTQ+ visibility, Bush has integrated her queerness into her advocacy work and has spoken about the relationship between personal liberation and political commitment.