Personal Life
Aucoin's parents eventually became accepting of his homosexuality and started a chapter of P-FLAG in Lafayette.
In 1999 he received an honorary degree from the Harvey Milk School for his support.
Aucoin lived with his partner, Jeremy Antunes, whom he married in an unofficial ceremony in Hawaii in 2000 and thereafter referred to as his husband. He had also previously been romantically involved with Eric Sakas, who remained a close friend after their breakup and became president and creative director of Kevyn Aucoin Beauty.
Aucoin also obtained legal guardianship of his niece Samantha, then 15, who was living with Aucoin and Antunes.
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