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Are ANY Of The Actors ACTUALLY Gay?

posted 10 years ago by bergneil
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I'm normally not very interested in sexual preferences, but I couldn't help thinking about this. Are there not enough great gay actors, or would a Tv-movie with real life gay men not be accepted in Usa?

Strange questions, I know. But humor me!

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[–] sissl89 10 years ago

Correct me if i'm wrong, but i do believe Jim Parsons and Matt Bomer are openly gay. Don't know about the rest of the cast.

[–] bergneil 10 years ago

And thank you too, sissel89 :-)

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[–] bergneil 10 years ago

Ok, thankyou for your answers! :-) Your'e correct, I made a false conclusion based on Ruffalos being in the movie, that it lacked gay actors. Ruffalo is really a fantastic actor, and I know my gay brother thinks the same.

Halleliejah!

[–] Soodinum 10 years ago

Mark isn't gay and he also isn't a super hero. You DO know what actors do, right?

[–] puirt-a-beul 10 years ago

Ruffalo is really a fantastic actor

Yes I agree, and most to the point in this context is that he looked and sounded a lot like Larry Kramer. The character of Ned Weeks tells the story of Kramer in real life.

What I loved about Ruffalo in this was that there wasn't a moment of the self-conscious "I'm a straight actor being brave about playing a gay man" that usually accompanies such roles. It was a genuine and passionate performance.

You might very well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.

[–] explorer801 8 years ago

Jonathan Groff is openly gay and actually had a relationship with Zachary Quinto.

[–] rascal67 8 years ago

Many of the actors could be closet homosexual, because they wouldn't be seen as credible if "openly" gay. Those that are, are being true to themselves and perhaps the "gayness" about them isn't so easy to hide. There is still plenty of scorn for homosexuality in society, even if it is veiled.

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[–] Fairy_snuff (389) 8 years ago

I agree, there are a couple of gay actors in this, Jim Parsons being the one I am aware of however this is a wider issue than just this particular film.. how many openly gay movie stars can you think of? Statistically there must be some but they just keep it quiet. Zachary Quinto, Ian McKellen, George Takei, Jim Parsons and Wentworth Miller are the only openly gay men I can think of and I think that's sad, there must be more.

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[–] Jade_The_Messenger 8 years ago

Finn is not gay. He's married to a woman.

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[–] ShallowAl69 8 years ago

B.D. Wong and Stephen Spinella are both openly gay. (Buzzy and Sanford)

[–] beans1030 8 years ago

Joe Mantello (Mickey) and Denis O'Hare (Hiram) are gay also.

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