 Polis is one of the few people to be openly gay when first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first gay parent in Congress.Polis and his partner, Marlon Reis, have a son and a daughter, born in 2011 and 2014, respectively.In June 2019, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, an event widely considered a watershed moment in the modern LGBTQ rights movement, "Queerty" named him one of the "Pride50" "trailblazing individuals who actively ensure society remains moving towards equality, acceptance and dignity for all queer people".