Hollywood actors who are secretly gay
The Secret Gay Life of Hollywood
Flashback! The Hollywood production industry has always had a high percentage of gay and lesbian employees, drawn to the theatre as a world of creativity, open mindedness and experimentation. Yet the hypocrisy is that as gay as Hollywood was (and is), actors have had to pretend that it isn’t.
Hollywood has a history where it welcomes and nurtures gay and female homosexual lifestyle behind the scenes but has often gone to excellent pains to keep its gender non-conforming little secret from the heterosexual viewing public.
It all started during the early days of motion pictures. During the sexual revolution of s there was ambivalence around gender roles and this was reflected in popular movies with icons like Valentino and Marlene Dietrich. But eventually the media started to make joy of these gender-bending characters.
The very handsome Valentino (pictured below) held a number of public boxing matches to affirm his masculinity after the media named him the “pink powder puff”. Sadly it was wounds from one of these fights that ultimately lead to his death at only years-old. At the
Old Hollywood Stars You Didn't Know Were Gay
Let's state the obvious: Being a gay celebrity during the days of Antique Hollywood was no stroll in the park. Behind Tinseltown's glitzy facade loomed the specter of Hollywood's "sexual gestapo," a designation coined by Matt Tyrnauer, director of the documentary Scotty and the Confidential History of Hollywood (via NPR). "It was very difficult," he said, "for people to contain authentic lives." And Tyrnauer should know: His production profiled L.A. personality Scotty Bowers, who reportedly acted as a "confidante, comrade, and pimp for Hollywood's closeted movie stars."
The threat of exposure was actual and ever-present for these entertainers. Per Tyrnauer, studio contracts contained so-called "moral clauses" that could instantly vaporize a lucrative career. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Police Department's vice squad were all too willing to bust celebrities, often working in cahoots with the press in their quest to hobble reputations.
Definitively name-checking these stars is impossible, as they were all in the closet through
Top 20 Famous Homosexual Actors of Hollywood [LGBTQ+ Icons]
Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen is an acclaimed actor famous for his versatile performances on stage and screen. Beyond his acting prowess, McKellen is also recognized for his activism, particularly in LGBTQIA+ rights. His career did not suffer post-coming out. Instead, it flourished, with McKellen taking on a range of more emotionally resonant roles that resonated with audiences worldwide. McKellen came out during a BBC radio air in as an act of object against Section 28, a proposed rule in the UK that sought to prohibit the "promotion of homosexuality." His spontaneous revelation was a bold relocate during a day when gay rights faced significant legal and societal challenges. Reflecting on the impact of his coming out, McKellen noted that it changed his existence "for the better," enhancing his relationships, personal satisfaction, and even his approach to acting, allowing him to embody characters with greater authenticity.
Ian McKellen's contributions to LGBTQIA+ identity and history prolong far beyond
Has anyone truthfully ever hooked up with a celebrated person closeted gay man?!
I know this is going to get unrestrained but why not divide on.
| by Anonymous | reply | June 1, PM |
"famous"? no.
but i did hook up with a guy who won a dove award, contemporary christian music's highest honor!
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | February 10, AM |
I was once taken brutally from behind as Hugh Downs played on the television. His good eye was a beacon. It helped me focus.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | February 10, AM |
Yeah, John Travolta fucked me in a gas station toilet once. He shouted Xenu when he shot his load.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | February 10, AM |
My friend’s cousin said his neighbor’s son fucked Andy Cohen in his terrible eye when they were younger.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | February 10, AM |
R4 He has a good eye?
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | February 10, AM |
Telly Savalas ravaged my hole with his lollipop at a PA rest stop back in the mids.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | February 10, AM |
No, never. Not once.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | February 10, AM |
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