ɔnðə jˈʌŋ tˈɜːks ˈɑːnlaɪn ʃˈoʊ "ˈoʊld skˈuːl" dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈɛn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, wɪð kˈoʊhˈoʊsts sˈɛŋk ˈaɪɡɚ ænd bˈɛn mˈæŋkjuːˌɪkz, ʌndʒˈɜː dɪsklˈoʊzd pˈʌblɪkli fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ðæt hiː ɪz ɡˈeɪ, ænd mˈæɹid tə fˈɔːɹmɚ tʃˈaɪld ˈæktɚ nˈɪkələs fˈɪlɪps.
On The Young Turks'' online show "Old School" (July 10, 2023, with co-hosts Cenk Uygur and Ben Mankiewicz), Unger disclosed publicly for the first time that he is gay, and married to former child actor Nicholas Phillips.