Meredith Baxter
Last year, at the age of 62, Family Ties star Meredith Baxter announced that she now identifies as a lesbian. The admission came as a surprise, considering the former Mrs. Keaton has been married three times and has five children.
She explained to Matt Lauer, “I am a lesbian and it was a later-in-life recognition. Some people would say, well, you’re living a lie and, you know, the truth is -- not at all. This has only been for the past seven years.”
Meredith believes she previously chose men with whom she clashed, so that the eventual demise of the relationships could be pinned on them, instead of thinking the problem might lie with her. Life started to make sense, however, when she met Nancy Locke. “I got involved with someone I never expected to get involved with, and it was that kind of awakening,” she said. “I never fought it because it was like, oh, I understand why I had the issues I had early in life.”
Now out and proud, Meredith said, “The support from my family and anyone close to me has been so immediate and unqualified. I’ve really been blessed.”
