Actor Anthony Rapp and his partner Ken welcome first child!!! #PinkInOurLives #PinkPress

Gay Star Trek actor Anthony Rapp and his partner Ken Ithiphol have celebrated the birth of their first child, a baby boy.

The 51-year-old Star Trek: Discovery and Rent actor and his partner announced the happy news on social media.

The couple shared that son Rai arrived on December 2 with the help of an โ€œincredibly generousโ€ surrogate mum. The pair shared the first photo of themselves with the newborn.

โ€œKen & I are thrilled to share that our family has grown!โ€ Rapp wrote.

โ€œOur son, Rai Larson Ithiphol, was brought into the world on Friday, December 2, 2022, by an incredibly generous surrogate, to whom weโ€™re eternally grateful.

He clarified that Rai โ€œis pronounced like โ€˜ryeโ€™ or โ€˜chai’โ€ and added, โ€œWe love him very much.โ€

โ€œThere have been far too many messages from folks offering congratulations & loving kindness in the wake of yesterdayโ€™s announcement for me to be able to respond to everyone. But thank you!!! Itโ€™s already been an incredible journey, & itโ€™s only the very beginning,โ€ Rapp added.

Anthony Rapp is known for roles on Broadway and on sci-fi series Star Trek: Discovery. He also originated the role of Mark Cohen in the first productions of iconic musical Rent. The two men started dating in 2016, after Ithipol saw Rapp perform on a Los Angeles stage. In 2019, Rapp proposed to his partner, before Ithipol proposed to Rapp again, sharing the stunning photo to social media.

โ€œSo this happened. Yes, we are already engaged, but I had proposed to Ken,โ€ Rapp wrote at the time. โ€œThis time, in the most incredible setting imaginable โ€” Boynton Canyon in Sedona โ€” he proposed to me. I was blown away and of course I said yes. I feel so lucky.โ€

The gay couple havenโ€™t shared if theyโ€™ve tied the knot just yet.

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