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waichingliu81

05-15-2008, 04:25 PM

My guess is that it was someone who put him there as a gag, he was in fact devoted to his 3rd wife Carol Lombard (Who died in a plane crash during WW2) and after her death, was married twice more, and had several affairs with his female co-stars. << Yes some gay actors mary to hide what they are, but, I cant see them marrying 5 times!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Gable

i went on his page and this what it says as you scroll down the page:

David Bret's book Clark Gable: Tormented Star (2007) claims that Gable had relationships with openly homosexual men and was "gay for pay" in his early career. It claims that Gable was branded a "sissy" by his father as a child, prompting him to adopt a macho image and denounce homosexuality.[34]

and so perhaps, it might be true after all. what do you think?

Mikado

05-15-2008, 04:28 PM

Well, he may have been unsure about his sexuality....either way, many "gay" prostitutes are NOT gay, only doing it for the money.....at the most, it sounds as if he might have been bisexual; but, there is NO doubt that he also loved women. (Not to mention that a book written 45 years after someone's death, can pretty much claim anything; if there's no one left to refute it)

MikeLutton

05-15-2008, 04:30 PM

what about roz and daphine lol that is one sad family

Mikado

05-15-2008, 04:34 PM

far as I know, those actresses are not lesbians

waichingliu81

05-15-2008, 04:48 PM

can anyone confirm if sherman hemsley aka george jefferson (the jeffersons) is indeed gay- or was this just a rumour?

MikeLutton

05-15-2008, 05:08 PM

n what about the father on family matters reginald vel johnson

Mikado

05-15-2008, 05:11 PM

can anyone confirm if sherman hemsley aka george jefferson (the jeffersons) is indeed gay- or was this just a rumour?
As far as i know, he's never publicly declared it, however, every source I've read, claims that he is, but prefers not to discuss his private life.
(which is certainly his perogative)

megamanj2004

05-15-2008, 05:50 PM

The ones that stick out to me are:

Raymond Burr - he was gay after the death of his wife.

Robert Reed - was married in the '50s to his only wife and came out gay.

Tom Villard - actor/comedian and also GS player in the '80s and was also one of the subjects of people in the '80s and early '90s who died in the on-going wave of AIDS in the late '80s/early '90s.

Dick Sargent

Danny Pintauro - Who's the Boss?; confessed he was gay in 1997.

Ellen DeGeneres

Ann Heche - also had a brief relationship w/ Ellen DeGeneres and is also a bisexual.

Rosie O'Donnell

Chastity "Chas" Bono - daughter of Sonny & Cher

Paul Lynde

Neil Patrick Harris - Doogie Howser MD and How I Met Your Mother

Sarah Gilbert

TV Characters that are/were gay:

Jodie Dallas - Soap; he was the first openly gay character on TV.

Nell Carter gay?!?! :eek:

I doubt that one

David Hyde Pierce? - Something told me he was a g-a-y.

Zoneboy

05-15-2008, 06:40 PM

Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
Michael Stipe (REM)
Pet Shop Boys (Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe)
George Michael
Elton John
Lesley Gore
Little Richard
K.D. Lang
Sinead O'Connor
Barry Manilow

Info here (http://www.gaycityusa.com/celebrities.htm)

dawsongirl

05-15-2008, 08:32 PM

Lesley Gore? No way. Guess it was really Johnny's turn to cry.

lol...the ad at the bottom of the page right now is for a gay fitness community. :lol:

coffield3

05-15-2008, 08:34 PM

Lesley Gore? No way. Guess it was really Johnny's turn to cry.

lol...the ad at the bottom of the page right now is for a gay fitness community. :lol:
:lol: :lol:

coffield3

05-15-2008, 08:38 PM

MikeLutton

05-15-2008, 09:06 PM

that is not surprising

comedyfreak

05-16-2008, 04:02 AM

(Not to mention that a book written 45 years after someone's death, can pretty much claim anything; if there's no one left to refute it)

That's why I hate hearing about stuff after someone is dead, no one is left to refute it so I tend not to believe those kinds of stories with nothing to back them up.

waichingliu81

05-16-2008, 05:45 AM

doesn't anyone here find it coincidental that just because someone- be it a male/female celeb- is reported or is known in the media to be single or is not settled in a (hetrosexual) relationship, people assume they might be gay/lesbian? why do they make such a big deal in finding out about this? frankly who they sleep with is their choice and their business- straight or not

waichingliu81

05-16-2008, 05:48 AM

Mikado

05-16-2008, 02:24 PM

Quote
megamanj2004
Raymond Burr - he was gay after the death of his wife.

Actually, he was always gay, his marriage was a scam to hide his true sexuality.......No one could have been openly gay in Hollywood back at that time.

angel676

05-16-2008, 08:32 PM

Is it true that Daniel Davis from "The Nanny" is gay or is that a rumor? I've read this at another site but nothing has been confirmed. Anyone know???

coffield3

05-16-2008, 08:40 PM

that is not surprising

Yes but I have never heard or read that he was...come on haven't you heard his song called Mandy :lol: ;)

Zoneboy

05-16-2008, 08:47 PM

i don't think chris lowe was gay- he looked straight to me.

I never said he was gay and you can't always go by looks.

MikeLutton

05-16-2008, 10:06 PM

Yes but I have never heard or read that he was...come on haven't you heard his song called Mandy :lol: ;) nope i freaking hate manilow il never listen to his music at all.

bencasey

05-20-2008, 11:17 AM

Dom DeLuise
Kelly McGillis
Whitney Houston
Connie Stevens
Nancy Kulp (Jane on Beverly Hillbillies)
Sheila James (Zelda on Dobie Gillis)
John Travolta
Earl Holliman (Police Woman)
George Nader (Shannon)
Sal Mineo
George Maharis (Route 66)
Sandy Dennis
Richard Deacon
Roger C. Carmel
Kaye Ballard

Half of Hollywood is gay. We could add to this list indefinitely.

Zoneboy

05-20-2008, 11:32 AM

Dom DeLuise
Kelly McGillis
Whitney Houston
Connie Stevens
John Travolta
Earl Holliman (Police Woman)
George Nader (Shannon)
Sal Mineo
George Maharis (Route 66)
Sandy Dennis
Roger C. Carmel
Kaye Ballard

Do you have any proof that these people are/were gay? I knew about Nancy Kulp, Sheila James and Richard Deacon but I've never heard anything about the others on your list. Some of these people may have been rumoured to be gay but that doesn't make it so. I'll admit that there are a few on that list that wouldn't surprise me though, Earl Holliman is the main one I'm having trouble believing.

BarneyFife

05-20-2008, 11:34 AM

I've read on another sitcom site that Ralph Carter, who played michael Evans on Good Times was gay and he had AIDs. Anyone else heard this?

D-Dey

05-20-2008, 11:50 AM

Dom DeLuise
Kelly McGillis
Whitney Houston
Connie Stevens
Nancy Kulp (Jane on Beverly Hillbillies)
Sheila James (Zelda on Dobie Gillis)
John Travolta
Earl Holliman (Police Woman)
George Nader (Shannon)
Sal Mineo
George Maharis (Route 66)
Sandy Dennis
Richard Deacon
Roger C. Carmel
Kaye Ballard

Dom DeLuise and Kaye Ballard? I know Sandy Dennis was bisexual. Either way there's a few other people on your list I'm not 100% sure about.

dawsongirl

05-20-2008, 07:27 PM

Whitney Houston
George Maharis (Route 66)

Yeah...I'm not buying those two.

70s show watcher

05-20-2008, 08:06 PM

Yeah...I'm not buying those two.george maharis has been open about being gay for years

dawsongirl

05-20-2008, 09:14 PM

george maharis has been open about being gay for years
Seriously? Wow...I am seriously shocked. Gotta give him credit for playing straight quite well then.

heh...learn something new everyday.

MikeLutton

05-21-2008, 01:38 AM

travolta cant be true at all

comedyfreak

05-21-2008, 05:05 AM

I've read on another sitcom site that Ralph Carter, who played michael Evans on Good Times was gay and he had AIDs. Anyone else heard this?
Yes it's true, I've read it on the Good Times board on this site.

coffield3

05-21-2008, 11:07 AM

Did someone say Whitney Houston? yeah right i'm not buying that :lol:

treky

05-21-2008, 04:16 PM

I don't know if she was gay; but Amanda Blake from "GUNSMOKE" died from what they said was lung cancer, but a later examination of hospital records showed that she died from aids.

Hayden Rourke from "I DREAM OF JEANNIE" was gay and he lived with a guy not far from where "IDOJ" was filmed.

Raymond Burr from "PERRY MASON" & "IRONSIDE" was gay, and he covered it up, by saying that he was married, but his wife had died of cancer.

Zoneboy

05-21-2008, 04:20 PM

I don't know if she was gay; but Amanda Blake from "GUNSMOKE" died from what they said was lung cancer, but a later examination of hospital records showed that she died from aids

Amanda wasn't gay, She contracted aids from her husband who didn't tell her he was infected with the HIV virus.

AYBS_Wiz

05-24-2008, 12:38 PM

Wow - how could people forget John Inman? He was out and proud for nearly 30-ish years before he died.
Australian actor Tim Campbell is gay
If stage actors count, Anthony Callea

Characters
Possibly Mr. Humphries from Are You Being Served?
Christopher Fletcher from Australian soap Home & Away
Maxxie Oliver from Skins

Dr. Thong

05-24-2008, 12:44 PM

Barry Manilow? :eek:

I don't believe that Manilow has officially acknowledged it. I think he is, but it's just speculation on my part.

bencasey

05-25-2008, 12:02 PM

I don't believe that Manilow has officially acknowledged it. I think he is, but it's just speculation on my part.

I'm not sure the earth is round but that's as much speculation as Manilow being gay.

Dr. Thong

05-25-2008, 01:57 PM

I'm not sure the earth is round but that's as much speculation as Manilow being gay.

I remember there being stories about a girlfriend he had named Linda. She would accompany him to premieres, industry events, etc. Later, I found out that she was and is a good friend. I think he brought her just to appear to be like everybody else. He sang all those love songs and had to appeal to females.

ComedyGuy

05-25-2008, 10:41 PM

Zoneboy

05-25-2008, 10:53 PM

70s show watcher

05-26-2008, 01:10 AM

I find it hard to believe the following are gay, these names are taken from all the posts in this thread

Sarah Gilbert
Raymond Burr
Fannie Flagg
David Hyde Pierce
Lily Tomlin
John Mahoney
nell carter
clark gable
Lesley Gore
Barry Manilow
Dom DeLuise
Whitney Houston
Connie Stevens
John Travolta
Earl Holliman (Police Woman)
Sandy Dennis
Richard Deacon
Kaye Ballardsarah gilbert fannie flagg and david hyde perce have all come out publicly

MikeLutton

05-26-2008, 02:25 AM

whos connie stevens i dont know half the people on there travolta yeah right

Zoneboy

05-26-2008, 03:17 AM

whos connie stevens

Connie's been around for years, I'm surprised you've never heard of her. You might be more familiar with her daughter, Joely Fisher who costars with Brad Garrett in Til Death

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0828328/

waichingliu81

05-26-2008, 06:28 AM

I find it hard to believe the following are gay, these names are taken from all the posts in this thread

Sarah Gilbert
Raymond Burr
Fannie Flagg
David Hyde Pierce
Lily Tomlin
John Mahoney
nell carter
clark gable
Lesley Gore
Barry Manilow
Dom DeLuise
Whitney Houston
Connie Stevens
John Travolta
Earl Holliman (Police Woman)
Sandy Dennis
Richard Deacon
Kaye Ballard

dom deluise, john travolta, whitney houston? yeah right:rolleyes: . travolta has been and is still married to kelly preston to this day. he is definitely straight

Dr. Thong

05-26-2008, 10:22 AM

I don't believe that Richard Simmons has officially come out of the closet. On the other hand, how more obvious could he be?

Heather987

05-26-2008, 11:58 PM

Well if we are basing it on rumors like John Travolta, Whitney Houston etc... then you might as well go as far as saying:

Tom Cruise since there have been many many reports of him being gay
Marlon Brando (Bi-sexual)
James Dean
Anna Nicole
Marilyn Monroe (Bi-Sexual)
Lindsey Lohan (or at there is a rumor about her friend being her lover)
Melissa Ethridge
Sophie B Hawkins (Song - Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover -80's)
Sara McLaughlin (sp?)
Sandra Bernhardt (and her character on Roseanne)
Madonna (Bi-Sexual)

ethelmaepotter

05-27-2008, 12:27 AM

I came across this thread and had to reply. I work in Hollywood in the entertainment industry and have for 18 years now. I won't list names here because I see no benefit to disclose people's private lives unless they have given me expressed permission to do so. But, you must understand, Hollywood has been a largely gay/bisexual community since its inception. I venture to say 80% of this town - from actors, actresses, writers, producers, directors - are either gay or bisexual or engage in such behavior for whatever reason or benefits. There are many people in this industry who have lived successful heterosexual public lives while secretly living with their same-sex partners for years. You think that everything that happens in this town is for public eyes and ears but I can tell you Hollywood is a tight-knit and tight-lipped community. There are many carefully guarded secrets and little information leaks without the proper approval. So, I hope this helps. :)

phoebe7165

05-27-2008, 12:36 AM

what about roz and daphine lol that is one sad family

Neither Peri Gilpin or Jane Leeves are lesbians. They are both married. Yeah, I know that doesn't matter these days, but I don't even think neither of them is bi-sexual.

dawsongirl

05-27-2008, 12:37 AM

phoebe7165

05-27-2008, 12:39 AM

I remember there being stories about a girlfriend he had named Linda. She would accompany him to premieres, industry events, etc. Later, I found out that she was and is a good friend. I think he brought her just to appear to be like everybody else. He sang all those love songs and had to appeal to females.

Barry was also married at one time. After that marriage ended, he said he would never get married again.

waichingliu81

05-27-2008, 04:27 PM

Dr. Thong

05-27-2008, 06:08 PM

Barry was also married at one time. After that marriage ended, he said he would never get married again.

I forgot about that. I just remember seeing pictures of Barry and Linda at the height of his fame in the late '70s. After that, I don't recall ever seeing pictures of him with a girl. Then again, Barry's popularity wasn't so big in the '80s and '90s, so I guess that doesn't mean much.

megamanj2004

05-28-2008, 01:28 AM

Link (http://www.gaycityusa.com/celebrities3.htm)

Anderson Cooper
Billie Jean King
Greg Louganis
Johnny Mathis
Paula Poundstone
Fred Schneider (B-52's)
Richard Simmons
Rip Taylor
Bruce Vilanch
Rufus Wainwright

Zoneboy, 7 of those names that you listed from that site are true.

And I just checked out that site you posted and it said Kristy McNichol from "Empty Nest" was a lesbo?!?! :eek:

I knew she's bi-polar but that one I really have to dig deeper to investigate that one! WHOAAAAAAAA!!!

Zoneboy

05-28-2008, 01:37 AM

Zoneboy, 7 of those names that you listed from that site are true.

Which ones do you have doubts about? The only 2 I'm not certain of are Anderson Cooper & Johnny Mathis.

megamanj2004

05-29-2008, 12:56 PM

You took the words out of my mouth w/ Anderson Cooper and Johnny Mathis.

But some of the others, well...

bencasey

06-05-2008, 03:00 AM

You took the words out of my mouth w/ Anderson Cooper and Johnny Mathis.

But some of the others, well...

They both are gay but how are they actors? The thread isn't about naming every gay person in the world.

Zoneboy

06-05-2008, 03:21 AM

They both are gay but how are they actors? The thread isn't about naming every gay person in the world.

The person who started the thread hasn't complained. I don't see the harm in naming people that aren't actors or actresses. The thread title could simply be changed to celebrities who are gay and it would cover all areas of show business.

06-05-2008, 10:46 AM

Which ones do you have doubts about? The only 2 I'm not certain of are Anderson Cooper & Johnny Mathis.
Johnny Mathis came out in 1982 and even acknowledged a relationship, but he kept quiet about it in the press for over 20 years because he received death threats.

Zoneboy

06-05-2008, 12:17 PM

Johnny Mathis came out in 1982 and even acknowledged a relationship, but he kept quiet about it in the press for over 20 years because he received death threats.

I wasn't aware of that. Thanks, JT.

D-Dey

06-05-2008, 07:24 PM

waichingliu81

06-06-2008, 06:05 AM

Most of your post seemed plausible until you claimed that 80% of Hollywood was gay or bisexual. I'm sorry, but 80% is too much of an exaggeration.

good point. i was wondering about that too. it cannot be 80%- it's less than that. besides, i think this person came up with this statement without any legitmate evidence that backs up this argument. therefore, you're right, its bogus

bencasey

06-07-2008, 10:45 PM

Maybe 80% is high but it's at least 50% for sure. So take any two celebrities you know and flip a coin, you've got a 50-50 chance of being right.

ThomasE

06-08-2008, 06:18 PM

Whitney is not gay. That was just a rumor. Sean Hayes from Will and Grace is a married man with a seven year old son.

Back in 1991, it was rumored that Bugs Bunny was gay. The reasoning behind it was that he was always kissing other male characters on the show, wearing dresses and he never had a girlfriend. LOL. Besides, Bugs was always eyeing the females on the cartoon so the rumors are false. Bugs says that the kissing scenes and dress wearing were strictly for acting and entertainment purposes and the he takes his craft seriously and is comfortable in his sexuality.

The actress that played Lassie was really a dude that had some issues that he was working out. The episode when Lassie's pups existent show that Lassie did have kids but the love scene was not permitted because two male dogs on tv in the late 50's was stritcly forbidden even though he was playing a female.

TRIVIA: Benji auditioned for the role of Lassie but the casting director told Benji's agent that he would never make it with his looks Hollywood.

Piglet the pig know for his emmy nominated roles on "Welcome to Pooh Corner", "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" and the Winnie the Pooh movies was outted as being in the closet. However, the rumors are false. He has been happily married for the past 65 years to his lovely wife and is a deacon at the P.M.E. Church. (Porker Episcopal Church)

He is also an active advocate for other pigs for oinker rights. He helps them to get their start in Hollywood such as "Babe" and pig from Charlotte's web. He is also working on a pilot for a new reality show entitled "piglet in the blanket" which centers around him and his wife new baby pig and trial of raising pigs in a bacon infested world.

Smithers, Mr. Burns' assistant on "The Simpsons" outted himself because of the discovered "pictures".

Joey Stivic's dog on the TV series "Gloria" starring Sally Struthers was a black gay dog named "Archie". There's irony for you.

bencasey

06-10-2008, 02:13 AM

Whitney is not gay.

Hate to break it to you but, yeah, she is.

ThomasE

06-11-2008, 01:38 PM

How do you know this for sure? There have been tabloids in the past that have said this. How do we know this for sure? If this is true, then I'm disappointed.

Whitney? Come on now! You and me I mean, "didn't we almost have it all"? Ben Casey has to give me all this heartbreaking news about you "all at once". "How will I know" if this is true or not. "I get so emotional baby" when I think of you in this light. "You give good love" so this can't be real. "I'll have nothing if I don't have you". "If I told you that" what I heard about you is not true, what would you say?

Ireneparalegal

06-15-2008, 11:46 PM

LuLu Rogers

06-16-2008, 12:58 AM

Yeah, I'm not buying these:

Jim Nabors
Whitney Huston
John Travolta
Barry Manilow

Sorry, no way.

Zoneboy

06-16-2008, 02:33 AM

Jim Nabors
Sorry, no way.

Jim Nabors has been rumoured to be gay for years but most of that was from the tabloids. His co-star on Gomer Pyle USMC (Roy Stuart) was gay but there's a strong lack of evidence where Jim is concerned.

BarneyFife

06-16-2008, 02:36 AM

Yeah, I'm not buying these:

Jim Nabors
Whitney Huston
John Travolta
Barry Manilow

Sorry, no way.
Jim Nabors is definately gay, Barry Manilow is probably,but the other 2 i have no idea.

Zoneboy

06-16-2008, 02:52 AM

Jim Nabors is definately gay.

You don't know whether he's gay or not just like I don't. Rumours are one thing, Proving them to be fact is another matter entirely. It would not surprise me though but until Nabors comes out or someone can offer proof other than the tabloids IMDb or wikipedia then there's room for doubt where he's concerned.

treky

06-16-2008, 03:45 AM

the rumor about Jim Nabors started in the mid-80s, when Rock Hudson (who WAS gay) died of AIDS (and "thrust it into the spotlight") Since Jim Nabors was his good friend, some sick person started the rumor that him and Rock were "lovers".

MikeLutton

06-16-2008, 06:10 AM

i know people who run ion and tv land n nick at nite r all gay lol

Zoneboy

06-16-2008, 06:32 AM

Zoneboy

07-08-2008, 10:45 PM

Well if we are basing it on rumors like John Travolta, Whitney Houston etc... then you might as well go as far as saying:

Lindsey Lohan (or at there is a rumor about her friend being her lover)

This one doesn't appear to be a rumour any longer.

Link (http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,23986368-7484,00.html)

LuLu Rogers

07-08-2008, 11:29 PM

This one doesn't appear to be a rumour any longer.

Link (http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,23986368-7484,00.html)

I saw that a few days ago, interesting.

dawsongirl

07-08-2008, 11:30 PM

This one doesn't appear to be a rumour any longer.

Link (http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,23986368-7484,00.html)
All the guys probably see her coming and run screaming anyway.

treky

07-09-2008, 01:45 AM

interesting

megamanj2004

07-11-2008, 03:09 PM

This one doesn't appear to be a rumour any longer.

Link (http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,23986368-7484,00.html)

I knew from the moment she laid eyes on her.

catlover79

01-10-2009, 07:35 PM

deceased-

nell carter
clark gable

alive-

margaret cho (all american girl)
alan cumming
edward hibbert (gil in frasier)
nathan lane
rosie o'donnell
gok wan- (presenter of UK show how to look good naked)
Margaret Cho is bisexual, I think. At least two of her All-American Girl co-stars are openly gay: B.D. Wong and Judy Gold.

factsoflife

01-10-2009, 09:17 PM

actors/actresses

queen latifah (?)

i do not believe for one second that Queen Latifah is a lesbian. she has never once ever confirmed that rumor, nor should she have to but i still do not believe it for one moment.

factsoflife

01-10-2009, 09:17 PM

Margaret Cho is bisexual, I think. At least two of her All-American Girl co-stars are openly gay: B.D. Wong and Judy Gold.

Margaret Cho is also married i believe.

catlover79

01-10-2009, 09:18 PM

Margaret Cho is also married i believe.
Yes, she married a man named Al something-or-other. They've actually been married for a few years. I think she has said a couple of times that she is bisexual, but I could be wrong.

factsoflife

01-10-2009, 09:19 PM

deceased-

nell carter
clark gable

alive-

margaret cho (all american girl)
alan cumming
edward hibbert (gil in frasier)
nathan lane
rosie o'donnell
gok wan- (presenter of UK show how to look good naked)

Nell Carter? from "Gimme A Break!" i never knew that!

catlover79

01-10-2009, 09:22 PM

Nell Carter? from "Gimme A Break!" i never knew that!
Yes, it was revealed after she passed that she'd had a woman companion the last few years of her life.

factsoflife

01-10-2009, 09:23 PM

Tammy Lynn Michaels

catlover79

01-10-2009, 09:45 PM

Has Wanda Sykes been mentioned here yet? I didn't feel like looking it up. :lol:

Mikado

01-11-2009, 01:20 AM

I find it hard to believe the following are gay, these names are taken from all the posts in this thread

Sarah Gilbert
Raymond Burr
Fannie Flagg
David Hyde Pierce
Lily Tomlin
John Mahoney
nell carter
clark gable
Lesley Gore
Barry Manilow
Dom DeLuise
Whitney Houston
Connie Stevens
John Travolta
Earl Holliman (Police Woman)
Sandy Dennis
Richard Deacon
Kaye Ballard

Sarah Gilbert
Raymond Burr
Fannie Flagg
David Hyde Pierce
Lily Tomlin
John Mahoney
nell carter
Lesley Gore
and Richard Deacon all came out publicly....the others on this list, i cant say for sure either way

factsoflife

01-11-2009, 01:21 PM

Actually yes, she has confirmed it. This is her and her partner, they're engaged.

http://images.hollywoodgrind.com:9000/images/2007/12/jeanette-jenkins-queen-latifah.jpg

i just did a google search for the terms Queen Latifah, Lesbian and found a bunch of articles speculating about her sexuality but no actual confirmation anywhere about it. Most of the articles have Latifah refusing to talk about her love life period. The only source that claims to know for sure is the National Enquirer and they aren't exactly a reliable source.

But i guess it's possible. not that i believe she would announce it if she was.

factsoflife

01-11-2009, 01:21 PM

Has Wanda Sykes been mentioned here yet? I didn't feel like looking it up. :lol:

I don't know but i know that she definetly has come out recently.

TripperFan

01-11-2009, 04:26 PM

I don't know but i know that she definetly has come out recently.

Yah - Wanda confirmed it a couple of weeks ago.

bencasey

01-11-2009, 06:19 PM

MickeyMac

01-11-2009, 06:45 PM

Leslie Gore being a lesbian is a shock to me. I had no idea.

Also in the world of daytime TV

Chris Bernau
Louis Edmonds
Joel Crothers

coincidentally all of those actors at one time or another were on Dark Shadows.

catlover79

01-11-2009, 09:09 PM

^ Ironically, my dad is the exact same age as Lesley Gore and had a pretty big crush on her back in the day. He was very disappointed to learn about her orientation a few years back. :lol:

Mikado

01-11-2009, 10:33 PM

^ Ironically, my dad is the exact same age as Lesley Gore and had a pretty big crush on her back in the day. He was very disappointed to learn about her orientation a few yearsback. :lol:
This is nothing new, just think of all the women who had crushes on Rock Hudson and Liberace in the 50s :lol:

littlebelle

01-12-2009, 12:20 AM

Is Gina Gershon gay? I'm not totally sure but I recall hearing she was.

LuLu Rogers

01-12-2009, 01:15 AM

Is Gina Gershon gay? I'm not totally sure but I recall hearing she was.

No, Gina is straight :)

factsoflife

01-12-2009, 12:12 PM

Ya think? No ****. As for the people who need "confirmation", other than putting a camera in these people's bedrooms, what proof do you expect to get? And I do believe the 80% figure given by the previous poster who's in the industry. Why is that so shocking? It's been that way for a hundred years.

Well Queen Latifah has never once said she is a lesbian, in any interview and no legit source has said she is so unless she either admits it in an interview i won't believe it.

Other rumors:

though never confirmed by anyone, let alone her, Daytime Emmy-Winning actress Susan Flannery from "the Bold & The Beautiful" has been rumored to be a lesbian for years. Some rumors have even linked her as being Frannie Flagg's lesbian lover at one point or another.

Also, Phyliss Diller has been rumored for years to be a lesbian.

People have specualted that Anthony Geary of General Hospital and Christian Le Blanc of The Young & The Restless as being gay. but neither has been confirmed as of yet.

littlebelle

01-12-2009, 04:35 PM

No, Gina is straight :)

Ah, okay, thanks Lauren. Must had been a rumor.

LuLu Rogers

01-12-2009, 05:19 PM

Ah, okay, thanks Lauren. Must had been a rumor.

No problem :) Yeah, she's played a lesbian in a couple of movies, so people assumed she was, but in an interview she confirmed that she's in fact straight, LOL

Dr. Thong

01-12-2009, 06:49 PM

megamanj2004

01-15-2009, 04:04 PM

I watching the story on Robert Wagner on ET sometime last year and one of his earliest wives actress Babara Stanwyck, who was about 20 years his senior was alledgedly a lesbian I heard.

Race's Girl

02-02-2009, 01:25 PM

I also forgot about Stephen Fry

catlover79

02-02-2009, 02:19 PM

I watching the story on Robert Wagner on ET sometime last year and one of his earliest wives actress Babara Stanwyck, who was about 20 years his senior was alledgedly a lesbian I heard.
I've heard that, too. But Robert Wagner was never married to Barbara Stanwyck. His first (and third!) wife was Natalie Wood, second wife Marion Marshall, and current wife Jill St. John.

An 80s Guy

02-05-2009, 06:19 PM

Neil Patrick Harris hosted Saturday Night Live last weekend and in his monologue, he said that he almost hosted in 1990, back in his Doogie Howser M.D. days, but was passed over in favor of Fred Savage.

He said he watched the show at home, growing angrier and angrier. Finally, his girlfriend asked, "Why won't you kiss me?" Harris said he turned to her and said, "Shut up!"

It was a great laugh. His delivery was spot-on.
I know. I didn't know that NPH has that kind of comedic acting talent. He played a bunch of different characters and I've never seen him do any time of comedic monologue. He did great and I hope he hosts again.

70s show watcher

02-06-2009, 12:46 AM

I know. I didn't know that NPH has that kind of comedic acting talent. He played a bunch of different characters and I've never seen him do any time of comedic monologue. He did great and I hope he hosts again.me too

OOliver

02-09-2009, 01:17 PM

Also from BEWITCHED...

Diane Murphy (the fraternal twin of Erin Murphy, both played 'Tabitha' when the character was an infant; openly gay for the past twenty years or so)

Agnes Moorehead (though she claimed she was "a devout Christian woman" who disapproved of homosexuality, it had long been rumoured by many sources - including fellow cast member Paul Lynde - that she was indeed a lesbian)

George Tobias (neighbor 'Abner Kravitz')

Maurice Evans (played 'Maurice', Samantha's dad)

Also, Paul Lynde's character "Uncle Arthur" has been credited as being the first openly gay character on network TV. The writers tried to tone it down a bit with his 'occasional' girlfriends.

From pop music...

Dusty Springfield (Openly gay in her later years, before she passed away.)

Little Richard ("Good Golly Miss Molly")

Zoneboy

02-09-2009, 01:38 PM

Also from BEWITCHED...Agnes Moorehead (though she claimed she was "a devout Christian woman" who disapproved of homosexuality, it had long been rumoured by many sources - including fellow cast member Paul Lynde - that she was indeed a lesbian)

Rumours are one thing, proof is another. Would you care to name some of these alleged sources? although I don't normally trust them as a reliable source of information, Here's what Agnes' Wikipedia page has to say on her being a lesbian.

Moorehead married actor John Griffith Lee in 1930, and they divorced in 1952. Moorehead and Lee adopted an orphan named Sean in 1949, but it remains unclear whether the adoption was legal, although Moorehead did raise the child until he ran away from home. In 1954, she married actor Robert Gist, and they divorced in 1958. In the years since her death, rumors about Moorehead's being a lesbian have been widespread, most notoriously in the book Hollywood Lesbians by Boze Hadleigh, whose source for the allegation was Paul Lynde). However, Moorehead biographer Charles Tranberg (I Love the Illusion: The Life and Career of Agnes Moorehead, 2005) interviewed several of the actress's closest friends, including some who are openly gay, who all stated the rumor is untrue. Debbie Reynolds explicitly denied to film historian Robert Osborne that her "best friend" Moorehead was gay.

Moorehead was a devout Presbyterian (Reynolds described her as "terribly religious") and, in interviews, often spoke of her relationship with God. Erin Murphy stated that the actress would read Bible stories to the children affiliated with Bewitched. Shortly before her death, Moorehead, who embraced her Reformed Calvinist roots, sought conservative causes to benefit after her death through her estate. This angered some of her Hollywood colleagues and has been postulated as the reason for the rumors of lesbianism.

George Tobias (neighbor 'Abner Kravitz')

Maurice Evans (played 'Maurice', Samantha's dad)

I'm not certain about Maurice Evans but George Tobias was a life-long bachelor. This doesn't prove whether he was gay or not but I have my doubts

OOliver

02-09-2009, 01:57 PM

Zoneboy

02-09-2009, 02:18 PM

Both Paul Lynde as well as Dick Sargent (who publicly came out shortly before his death) claimed she was, and found it insulting that the "very religious" Moorehead chastised them for being in openly gay relationships while working on the show.

If I remember correctly, Tobias willed his estate to his 'longtime companion', whom he lived with until the time of his death (according to the book "Bewitched", 1992).

Wikipedia is not the most reliable of sources (IMO).

Just because Paul Lynde and Dick Sargeant said it was true doesn't mean it is. I would take the word of a life-long friend before I would that of a co-star. If Moorehead did indeed chastise them for being gay then it could've been their way of getting even.

George Tobias' longtime companion was actress Millicent Patrick. Unfortuantely though, My source of info is IMDb which like Wikipedia isn't always reliable.

Dr. Thong

02-09-2009, 05:21 PM

Also, Paul Lynde's character "Uncle Arthur" has been credited as being the first openly gay character on network TV. The writers tried to tone it down a bit with his 'occasional' girlfriends.

I saw a biography of Paul Lynde one time and someone said that Paul Lynde was basically ahead of his time. If he were alive today, he wouldn't have to have hidden his sexuality.

He could have been the star of his own show and not had to worry about a backlash.

OOliver

02-09-2009, 11:07 PM

He was the star of his own show ("The Paul Lynde Show"), which failed miserably on ABC. He was one of the few successful openly gay actors in Hollywood at the time (60s and 70s).

As for Lynde, Sargent and Moorehead - it could very well be they wanted her to be 'out' just as they were, and she chastised them for it. Her 'life-long friends' could be covering up for her, upon her request.

luv_ryan

08-02-2009, 07:35 AM

William Haines (1900-1973 Silent movie star,his lover is Jimmy Shields,his boss fired him because he dont wanna hiding this relationship)
Rock Hudson (1925┄1985 died of AIDS，his last boifriend is Marc Christian)
Ramon Novarro (1899-1968 Silent movie star)
Montgomery Clift (1920-1966 Elizabeth Taylor loved him,but he is gay)
James Dean (1931-1955 he has a relationship with director Rogers Brackett）
Marlon Brando （1924-2004 his partner is Wally Cox，they were buried together in a place called “Death Valley”）
Laurence Olivier （1907-1989 Vivien Leighs‘second husband，his boyfriend is Danny Kaye）
Cary Grant （1904-1986 his boyfriend is Randolph Scott，lived together over 11 years in san monica）
Richard Chamberlain （1934- live in Hawaii with his boyfriend Martin Rabbett）
Kerwin Mathews （1926-2007 his boyfriend Tom Nicoll is a manager，work in “Harvey Nichols.Co”,they live together 46 years）
George Nader (1921-2002 Mark Miller is hes lover and manager,they wrote a novel togeter called"The Perils of Paul",its talk about gay in hollywood)
Tab Hunter (1931- his exboyfriend is Anthony Perkins,but now is Allan Glaser,Anthony dead of AIDS)

"life was difficult for me, because I was living two lives at that time. A private life of my own, which I never discussed, never talked about to anyone. And then my Hollywood life, which was just trying to learn my craft and succeed..." by Tab Hunter

luv_ryan

08-02-2009, 08:28 AM

Ivor Novello (1893 -1951 openly gay,his lover is Bobby Andrews)
Roddy McDowall （1928-1998 he was a child actor）
Raymond Burr (1917-1993 his lover and business Partner-Robert Benevides)
Tommy Kirk (1941- he was a child star of Disney,but he has been fired because he was gay)
Laurence Harvey (1928-1973 His friend have written a book says he was gay n his real lover is his manager James Woolf)
Van Johnson (1916-2008 his wife was forced to marry him)
George Maharis (1928- he was arrestted in 1974 because he has sex with a male hairdressers in mens room)
Dirk Bogarde (1921-1999 his botfriend and manager--Anthony Forwood)
Sal Mineo (1939-1976 he said he love Jame dean and he has many gay sex partners)

Zoneboy

08-02-2009, 11:20 AM

Marlon Brando （1924-2004 his partner is Wally Cox，they were buried together in a place called “Death Valley”

Marlon Brando and Wally Cox were best friends since childhood and that's it. There has been no proof whatsoever that the two men were actually gay and their ashes were scattered in death valley, they're not buried there.

luv_ryan

08-02-2009, 01:13 PM

well...Ive no idea
google“marlon brando sucking”

Zoneboy

08-02-2009, 01:38 PM

well...Ive no idea
google“marlon brando sucking”

You google it all you want, I have better things to do.

vannystice

08-02-2009, 08:14 PM

Is Andy Samberg from SNL gay? He played a gay guy in I Love You, Man, and kissed a guy on SNL in The Fast and Bi-Curious.

BTW whoever said Little Richard is gay, he is a self-identified ex-gay.

visabell

08-10-2009, 12:05 PM

Actually, Brando publicly ADMITTED to being bi-sexual, and added that he was unashamed. His wives also indicate that he was VERY open about it, and practiced it while married.
The reason why gay people will not admit to being gay is because "straight" people cannot handle it. Ironically, this is due to the fact that "straight" people that cannot stand gay people, are in fact...GAY. Those that could give a &^% about gay people and accept them are STRAIGHT. Read about it, many studies about this.....

visabell

08-10-2009, 12:06 PM

Marlon Brando and Wally Cox were best friends since childhood and that's it. There has been no proof whatsoever that the two men were actually gay and their ashes were scattered in death valley, they're not buried there.
I think the proof is :
Brando outed himself
There is a picture of him with his "best friends" penis in his mouth.

JamesG

08-10-2009, 12:42 PM

David Ogden Stiers of M*A*S*H - he came out a few months ago.

One I've been curious about is Clea Duvall (Heroes, Carnivàle). I've heard rumors that she is lesbian or bi but I haven't heard anything concrete.

Jack Gomez

08-10-2009, 01:37 PM

Maia Brewton (Shelly on Parker Lewis Can't Lose)

megamanj2004

08-10-2009, 03:22 PM

Nell Carter:

Now that read about her having a partner before she died, I was just............shocked! :eek:

As for Lily Tomlin, when I read that she was the voice of Ms. Frizzell on "The Magic School Bus" in the '90s, I was flabbergasted. I never knew about her being a lezzy?! :eek:

Torgo

08-11-2009, 10:13 AM

Greta Garbo was bi-sexual(just watched the 'Biography' on her)

Zoneboy

08-11-2009, 12:43 PM

I think the proof is :
Brando outed himself
There is a picture of him with his "best friends" penis in his mouth.

You can make all the claims you want but until there is verifiable proof I will consider it a rumour only. As for the last part of your comment, I have serious doubts that any such photo exists and if it did, It's probably something created with photoshop.

08-11-2009, 11:52 PM

You can make all the claims you want but until there is verifiable proof I will consider it a rumour only. As for the last part of your comment, I have serious doubts that any such photo exists and if it did, It's probably something created with photoshop.
Brando's sexuality was pretty common knowledge in the world of Old Hollywood. He openly talked about it in an interview for a biography of him written in the 70s.

Zoneboy

08-12-2009, 12:33 AM

Brando's sexuality was pretty common knowledge in the world of Old Hollywood. He openly talked about it in an interview for a biography of him written in the 70s.

That may be true but I still have doubts about the photo.

oz615

12-03-2009, 03:09 AM

Meredith Baxter as of now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRfu_rotO_c

12-03-2009, 12:17 PM

Some daytime folks (though I think some were mentioned somewhere in the thread already):

Louis Edmonds (Roger Collins, DARK SHADOWS; Langley Wallingford, ALL MY CHILDREN: openly gay to friends/acquaintances throughout his career, but publicly came out in the late 1990s a few years before his death)

Joel Crothers (Joe Haskell, DARK SHADOWS; Ken Stevens, THE SECRET STORM; Julian Cannell, SOMERSET; Miles Cavanaugh, THE EDGE OF NIGHT: was out to a select few of his friends and co-workers, but never publicly came out; was engaged to be married to close friend and Somerset co-star Veleka Gray at the time of his death in 1985)

Christopher Bernau (Philip Todd, DARK SHADOWS; Alan Spaulding, GUIDING LIGHT: was out publicly for most of his career, everyone knew, including the press)

George Reinholt (Steve Frame, ANOTHER WORLD; Tony Lord, ONE LIFE TO LIVE: was gay to friends and co-stars in the 70s, and came out to fans through emails in the 90s and 00s)

Thom Bierdz (Phillip Chancellor III, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: came out in the 1990s)

Terry Lester (Jack Abbott, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: stayed in the closet but Bierdz claimed that he was also gay in an interview)

Michael Corbett (David Kimble, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: came out in the 2000s)

Clementine Ford (Mackenzie Browning, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: came out shortly after being hired by the show)

Scott Evans (Oliver Fish, ONE LIFE TO LIVE: out to friends and family since the age of 19, and came out publicly after brother Chris Evans mentioned a "gay brother" in an interview)

Antony Cotton (Sean Tully, the UK's CORONATION STREET: has been out publicly since beginning of his career)

These are several who are rumored to be gay, and for many, the rumors are very strong.

12-03-2009, 12:22 PM

Oh, and I don't think I saw James Dean mentioned in this thread. Yes, he was bisexual, and no, there's no way anyone can tell me that he wasn't.

JamesG

01-23-2010, 04:51 PM

From Glee, Jane Lynch and Chris Colfer.

factsoflife

01-23-2010, 08:31 PM

Pitooey

01-23-2010, 11:45 PM

Michael Nader is gay. He also played Joan Collins boyfriend on Dynasty.

Dr. Thong

01-24-2010, 10:28 AM

From Glee, Jane Lynch and Chris Colfer.

Has Jane Lynch ever come out publicly? I've never heard of her being a lesbian.

JamesG

01-24-2010, 12:24 PM

Has Jane Lynch ever come out publicly? I've never heard of her being a lesbian.

Yes, she's an open lesbian.
http://lesbianlife.about.com/od/lesbianactors/a/JaneLynch.htm

catlover79

01-24-2010, 02:49 PM

Among those heavily rumored are: Anthony Geary (Luke, General Hospital) , Christian Jules Le Blanc (Michael, The Young & The Restless), Tuc Watkins (David Vickers, One Life To Live) and Susan Flannery (Stephanie, The Young & The Restless).

Also confirmed out is Lea Delauria (Madam DelFina, One Life To Live).
Christian LeBlanc's on-screen brother, Greg Rikaart (Kevin) is also heavily rumored to be gay, but I have no idea if that's true or not.

HuntingtonM15

01-24-2010, 03:17 PM

Christian LeBlanc's on-screen brother, Greg Rikaart (Kevin) is also heavily rumored to be gay, but I have no idea if that's true or not.

There was once a rumor that they were dating. :lol: I wouldn't be shocked if either of them were gay, but I didn't really believe the dating one.

catlover79

01-24-2010, 03:24 PM

There was once a rumor that they were dating. :lol: I wouldn't be shocked if either of them were gay, but I didn't really believe the dating one.
I heard that rumor, too. I don't think they were/are dating each other, but it sort of brings a whole new meaning to "brotherly love", doesn't it? :crazy: :lol:

Heidi Dawn

01-24-2010, 07:37 PM

Dr. Thong

01-24-2010, 08:27 PM

Yes, she's an open lesbian.
http://lesbianlife.about.com/od/lesbianactors/a/JaneLynch.htm

Oh well, doesn't really matter to me much. I first noticed her in A Mighty Wind and I love her guest appearances as Charlie's shrink on Two And A Half Men.

She has great comic timing.

factsoflife

01-24-2010, 08:59 PM

I heard that rumor, too. I don't think they were/are dating each other, but it sort of brings a whole new meaning to "brotherly love", doesn't it? :crazy: :lol:

I've also heard rumors that Jacob Young (JR, All My Children) and Coltin Scott Martines (aka Stephen Martinez) (Ex-NiKolas #2, GH, Ex-Tony #2, Guiding Light) are gay (or bi-sexual) and were once madly in love. I don't know if it's true or not, but i've heard they were very heavily involved.

01-24-2010, 10:13 PM

I've also heard rumors that Jacob Young (JR, All My Children) and Coltin Scott Martines (aka Stephen Martinez) (Ex-NiKolas #2, GH, Ex-Tony #2, Guiding Light) are gay (or bi-sexual) and were once madly in love. I don't know if it's true or not, but i've heard they were very heavily involved.
I've heard this one lots of times as well.

My #1 favorite gay soap star rumor has to be the one where, supposedly, Marcy Walker left Billy Warlock because she found him in bed with another male soap star.

And of course, it's fairly common knowledge that Van Hansis is just as gay as his character.

catlover79

01-24-2010, 10:17 PM

A few from Dallas that I know were gay (I'm pretty sure I read on some Dallas website that they were gay).

Dack Rambo (Jack Ewing)
Tom Fuccello (Dave Culver)
Timothy Patrick Murphy (Mickey Trotter)

All of them passed away from AIDS related complications.

A lot of the ones mentioned already, I wasn't suprised that they were homosexual.
Yes, Dack Rambo had to leave his new gig on Another World (as the first Grant Harrison) when he became to ill to keep working. Mark Pinter, who took over the role in 1991 and kept it until the show ended in 1999, would wear a red AIDS ribbon in Mr. Rambo's honor on his suits.

HuntingtonM15

01-24-2010, 10:25 PM

I heard that rumor, too. I don't think they were/are dating each other, but it sort of brings a whole new meaning to "brotherly love", doesn't it? :crazy: :lol:

:rofl:

JamesG

04-26-2010, 12:07 PM

Bryan Batt of "Mad Men"

catlover79

04-26-2010, 12:55 PM

Broadway and TV actor Leonard Frey, who also died of AIDS in the late 80s. He played the "Birdman" in the Barney Miller episode "Escape Artist" from Season 1.

OOliver

04-27-2010, 06:10 PM

Brando's sexuality was pretty common knowledge in the world of Old Hollywood. He openly talked about it in an interview for a biography of him written in the 70s.

Also, it's been said when he agreed to do "Last Tango In Paris" (1972) he wanted his character to fall in love with a younger man, and wanted an actor who was willing to do sex scenes with Brando on-screen (no stand-ins or body doubles). The studio objected, saying it would keep audiences (especially his female fans) away in droves. His young lover was played by a female.

BTW, next week (May 5) a MAJOR celebrity is 'supposed' to come out publicly in People Magazine (they have the exclusive cover story). No one is saying who it is because they want everyone to be shocked, but it sounds like a 'he' (they are saying the person is an 'action hero' onscreen). The person is also slated to be on many talk shows that week, including 'The View'. We'll see...

factsoflife

04-27-2010, 06:16 PM

BTW, next week (May 5) a MAJOR celebrity is 'supposed' to come out publicly in People Magazine (they have the exclusive cover story). No one is saying who it is because they want everyone to be shocked, but it sounds like a 'he' (they are saying the person is an 'action hero' onscreen). The person is also slated to be on many talk shows that week, including 'The View'. We'll see...

My gut instinct tells me it's either Jake Gyllenhaal who has "The Prince Of Persia" coming up soon as an action film, or maybe it's Shia Le Beauf, that wouldn't surprise me at all.

catlover79

04-28-2010, 12:35 AM

My gut instinct tells me it's either Jake Gyllenhaal who has "The Prince Of Persia" coming up soon as an action film, or maybe it's Shia Le Beauf, that wouldn't surprise me at all.
Jake seemed genuinely in love with Reese Witherspoon, and they were together a long time. But who really knows? Does Shia Le Beauf have an action movie coming out (no pun intended)?

Not that I think that he's gay (I never got that vibe from him), but what if this rumored major star is Kiefer Sutherland? Now THAT would be a shocker, and he's a well-known action star from 24. Plus, with the TV series ending and the story continuing in a film currently in the works, that would be added publicity.

Who else? Nathan Fillion? Gerard Butler?

LuLu Rogers

04-28-2010, 04:06 AM

I just found out Charles Nelson Riley was gay! :eek:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x4QbaOSjS5E/RlriaEQM_EI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/W_anYMX7bvY/s400/Charles+nelson+Reilly+Brett+Somers.jpg

Ok, so I'm lying ;) It's 3am and I had to think of something funny to do! :D

Torgo

04-29-2010, 10:51 AM

Jake seemed genuinely in love with Reese Witherspoon, and they were together a long time. But who really knows? Does Shia Le Beauf have an action movie coming out (no pun intended)?

Not that I think that he's gay (I never got that vibe from him), but what if this rumored major star is Kiefer Sutherland? Now THAT would be a shocker, and he's a well-known action star from 24. Plus, with the TV series ending and the story continuing in a film currently in the works, that would be added publicity.

Who else? Nathan Fillion? Gerard Butler?

Shia was in the Transformers movies, and Eagle Eye...I guess those could qualify him as action star.

Others maybe- Jason Statham, Matt Damon...one people have been waiting for for years Tom Cruise :lol: ...of course this is how rumors get started.

OOliver

04-30-2010, 05:55 PM

Other boards are saying: Steven Sagall or Tom Cruise. "The National Enquirer" has a "Tom Cruise is Gay" type of coverstory for this week, so I'm not dismissing Cruise. TNE likes to jump other's exclusives (in this case, "People") to proudly say "Enquirering minds read it here first."

Tubehead

04-30-2010, 06:38 PM

i heard mathriend baxter who paly elesy kenton of family ties is gay. i heard
Ian McKellen who played magneto on x-men is gay.

JamesG

04-30-2010, 08:39 PM

TV_on_the_Porch

04-30-2010, 10:16 PM

"Hey, it's Fred!!..."

:lol:

HuntingtonM15

05-01-2010, 09:35 PM

factsoflife

05-02-2010, 12:19 AM

The latest guess of who it is:

http://www.queerty.com/country-singer-chely-wright-is-almost-certainly-may-5s-big-celebrity-coming-out-20100501/

I was Googling Chely since I just pre-ordered her CD and book the other night, and that article was the first thing to come up.

Am i the only one that's never heard of her before? i've heard it's a male celebirty coming out, but who knows at this point.

HuntingtonM15

05-02-2010, 12:29 AM

Am i the only one that's never heard of her before? i've heard it's a male celebirty coming out, but who knows at this point.

I don't know what type of music you like, but I'd be surprised if any non-country fan knows of her.

sandra42

05-02-2010, 12:44 AM

The only name that surprized me was Raymond Burr

catlover79

05-02-2010, 01:44 AM

Am i the only one that's never heard of her before? i've heard it's a male celebirty coming out, but who knows at this point.
I've heard of her before, but I'm not much of a country music person - at least the country music of today.

LuLu Rogers

05-02-2010, 03:14 AM

I've heard of her before, but I'm not much of a country music person - at least the country music of today.

Come live here for a few months, you'll hate anything and everything Country, LOL ;)

treky

05-02-2010, 04:16 AM

Am i the only one that's never heard of her before? i've heard it's a male celebirty coming out, but who knows at this point.
no you're not; I never heard of her either.

HuntingtonM15

05-02-2010, 04:20 AM

TMZ is also reporting that it's Chely.

OOliver

05-04-2010, 03:42 PM

And it officially is. What a major let-down as far a 'major Hollywood celebrity'.

catlover79

05-04-2010, 03:45 PM

Come live here for a few months, you'll hate anything and everything Country, LOL ;)
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Torgo

05-04-2010, 05:40 PM

I've heard of her before, but I'm not much of a country music person - at least the country music of today.

The closest I've come to liking country is the Dukes of Hazzard theme.

LuLu Rogers

05-04-2010, 09:11 PM

The closest I've come to liking country is the Dukes of Hazzard theme.

Oh God! You know how many times they play that at football games and events around here? There's even a guy who has a car just like the General Lee, including the way the horn sounds. :crazy: It's SCARY! :eek:

factsoflife

05-04-2010, 10:38 PM

I'm not much of a country music person either. The only country artists i listen too are Dolly Parton, Dixie Chicks, Reba McEntire, Leeann Rimes and very rarely Shania Twain, they are more pop anyway... I really am not into hardcore country...

catlover79

05-04-2010, 11:50 PM

Oh God! You know how many times they play that at football games and events around here? There's even a guy who has a car just like the General Lee, including the way the horn sounds. :crazy: It's SCARY! :eek:
:cool: :cool: :cool: :D :D :D

catlover79

05-04-2010, 11:51 PM

The closest I've come to liking country is the Dukes of Hazzard theme.
I LOVE that song. Just the good ol' boys - YEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAA!!! :cool: :D

Torgo

05-05-2010, 10:34 AM

catlover79

05-05-2010, 10:35 AM

There was a guy when I was a kid living in Vancouver, WA that had his own General Lee.:lol:
Cool - did you ever get to ride in it? Did he have the horn that played "Dixie"? :cool: :D

Torgo

05-05-2010, 10:50 AM

Cool - did you ever get to ride in it? Did he have the horn that played "Dixie"? :cool: :D

No, I just saw him around town....I don't recall hearing the horn. There was also someone that had a Ghostbusters ambulance.

LuLu Rogers

05-05-2010, 03:46 PM

Cool - did you ever get to ride in it? Did he have the horn that played "Dixie"? :cool: :D

The guy here has the horn and everything, yikes.

I wouldn't mind see the Ghostbusters Ecto1 or the Mystery Machine driving around ;)

ThomasE

05-06-2010, 11:09 PM

My God! This topic has spun off into a complety different subject.

megamanj2004

05-22-2010, 03:50 AM

catlover79

05-22-2010, 12:58 PM

Getting this thread back on topic....

I have a new candidate to this list:

Wesley Eure - best known from the original version of Land of the Lost from 1974-late '76, as Mike Horton on Days of Our Lives in the 1970s and very early 1980s and as host of Finder's Keepers.

It was reported that he dated actor Richard Chamberlain in the '70s.
Yes, I remember reading about that on the We Love Soaps website:

http://www.welovesoaps.net/2009/11/wesley-eure-interview-part-1.html

http://www.welovesoaps.net/2009/11/wesley-eure-interview-part-two.html

http://www.welovesoaps.net/2009/11/wesley-eure-interview-part-three.html

An 80s Guy

07-31-2010, 05:22 PM

Sara Gilbert of "Roseanne" officially came out as a lesbian a few days ago ( I thought she'd been out for years but apparently not).

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/30/roseannes-sara-gilbert-confirms-shes-a-lesbian/

An 80s Guy

07-31-2010, 07:18 PM

Jim Parsons-of The Big Bang Theory
Jonathan Groff-Jesse St. James of "Glee"

70s show watcher

07-31-2010, 07:32 PM

Jim Parsons-of The Big Bang Theory
Jonathan Groff-Jesse St. James of "Glee"did jim parsons come out?

An 80s Guy

07-31-2010, 07:37 PM

did jim parsons come out?
No, he's never been asked. He takes the same guy to all the awards shows and there is pics of them together all over the net though. The camera even zoomed in on Jim, his boyfriend, and Kaley Cuoco sitting together at the Emmys last year a few times.

joan davis fan

07-31-2010, 08:18 PM

Going through this thread I did find a few errors and added a few too...

*The rumor of the "wedding" between Jim Nabors & Rock Hudson..that didn't start in the 80's but rather way back in 1971 thanks to a "blind item" in the long long defunct magazine TV-Radio Mirror when they had published the wedding between two male stars "..one is like your NEIGHBOR and the other is built like a ROCK".

*Wally Cox-Marlon Brando-Brando was indeed bisexual while Cox was straight..however Wally's mother was a lesbian. This was confirmed in Peter Marshall's book on The hollywood Squares that had came out years ago.

*Anne Heche is bisexual "..just because I married a man doesn't mean that I am straight"..Anne told the USA Today this just after her marriage to Corey Lafoon (? on the spelling ). The reason she had made that statement was due to her mother who was/is still a big supporter of the "ex-gay" group Exodus International and other groups like Focus On The Family. At the time of that marriage, many in the so-called ex-gay community including her own mother were telling the press and such about how Anne "gave up being a lesbian and is now straight". Ann Heche had wanted to set the record straight ( sorry for the pun ) :lol: .

rumored...

Oprah Winfrey....the taboilds are trying to link her to Gayle King..but then again to rags like the National Enquier..two women seen having lunch together means a LESBIAN RELATIONSHIP !! Those types of magazines have always been that way..they aren't gonna change now.

CommonTater

08-11-2010, 03:06 PM

Queen Latifah
Jodie Foster
Lily Tomlin
Sara Gilbert
Chad Allen
Neil Patrick Harris
Nathan Lane
Michael Jeter (deceased)
Elijah Wood? Not sure
Bernhard, Sandra

Drew Barrymore admits she is bisexual

megamanj2004

08-21-2010, 04:17 AM

Paul Winfield, who played Julian Barlow on the final season of 227 was openly gay throughout most of his career.

catlover79

08-21-2010, 09:03 AM

Paul Winfield, who played Julian Barlow on the final season of 227 was openly gay throughout most of his career.
I remember him - he also played The Mirror in the short-lived sitcom The Charmings. He played the character so sarcastic and snarky - almost like a black Paul Lynde. :cool:

MikeLutton

08-21-2010, 01:06 PM

everyone that runs tv land and Nick at nite has got to be gay lol

JamesG

08-27-2010, 06:24 PM

Actor/Producer David Yost is gay. Mostly known as the original Blue Power Ranger 'Billy'.

megamanj2004

08-31-2010, 02:51 PM

Actor/Producer David Yost is gay. Mostly known as the original Blue Power Ranger 'Billy'.

I was just gonna say that, but you beat me to it.

That's sad that him and the producer of the time had THAT much beef with the backstage politics.

If the producer really was truely being a jerk and I were in Dave's shoes, I'd be issuing my complaints, too.

Cursiorandcursior

08-31-2010, 03:59 PM

I can't believe I have taken the time to read this whole thread but I did. I know that some of these people are gay because they have said so. That's as far as it should go. I don't have a clue whether Jim Nabors is gay or not but he and Rock Hudson were good friends. It is not mutually exclusive to be friends with someone who is gay and not to have a sexual relationship with them.

That there are a lot of gays in the entertainment business is not exactly news. But I can say from my own youth that gays were a distinct minority. It may have been that they were ashamed and didn't out themselves either privately or publicly. Out of a senior class of 150 from 1961 I can't truly identify a single person who was known to be gay although I suppose there might have been some.

I'm of the school that says anyone's sex life should be in the closet where it belongs. I don't give a hoot in hell what someone does in their bedroom. It is their business and not mine. That's the way it should be. Period.

JamesG

08-31-2010, 07:08 PM

I was just gonna say that, but you beat me to it.

That's sad that him and the producer of the time had THAT much beef with the backstage politics.

If the producer really was truely being a jerk and I were in Dave's shoes, I'd be issuing my complaints, too.

Yeah, I was surprised that Yost left the Rangers for that reason.

There were a lot of behind-the-scenes conflicts on the Rangers that went on that I didn't know about until years later; the contract issue with the Red, Yellow, and Black Rangers being one.

As a kid you have no clue about these things; at least I didn't.

I'm not too familiar with the "New Rangers" series so I don't know if anything happened after the original cast was all gone; with the exception of Jason David Frank who stuck around a lot.

JamesG

09-01-2010, 07:39 AM

Anna Paquin of "True Blood" is bisexual.
She recently married her "True Blood" co-star Stephen Moyer who says that he's not bothered by it and "supports her 100%."

An 80s Guy

09-01-2010, 11:12 AM

I'm of the school that says anyone's sex life should be in the closet where it belongs. I don't give a hoot in hell what someone does in their bedroom. It is their business and not mine. That's the way it should be. Period.
You do realize that gay people do more than have sex, right? They have relationships and get married too.

Should all straight people be quiet about their opposite-sex spouses because you "don't wanna hear about what they do in their bedroom"?

An 80s Guy

09-01-2010, 11:16 AM

That there are a lot of gays in the entertainment business is not exactly news. But I can say from my own youth that gays were a distinct minority. It may have been that they were ashamed and didn't out themselves either privately or publicly. Out of a senior class of 150 from 1961 I can't truly identify a single person who was known to be gay although I suppose there might have been some.

How old are you?

I remember knowing at least six gay people in my grade when I was a sophomore before I switched from a public school to home schooling.

And pretty much all of my sister's male friends she brought over were gay. And there was another gay troublemaker who rode my bus in middle school.

Robert 13

09-01-2010, 12:59 PM

You do realize that gay people do more than have sex, right? They have relationships and get married too.

Should all straight people be quiet about their opposite-sex spouses because you "don't wanna hear about what they do in their bedroom"?

Couldn't agree more 80s Guy.

For anyone who is still afraid/in denial/unaccepting/whatever of gay people or the fact that they exist, it's difficult to live in our ever-changing world and still try "not to hear" what people are doing their bedrooms. If you're waiting around for people to hide their sexuality, you're fighting a losing game because more and more people are coming out as gay than ever before. There is absolutely no way to avoid it.

robyrob

09-01-2010, 02:31 PM

Couldn't agree more 80s Guy.

For anyone who is still afraid/in denial/unaccepting/whatever of gay people or the fact that they exist, it's difficult to live in our ever-changing world and still try "not to hear" what people are doing their bedrooms. If you're waiting around for people to hide their sexuality, you're fighting a losing game because more and more people are coming out as gay than ever before. There is absolutely no way to avoid it.
there's quite a big difference between being "afraid/in denial/unaccepting/whatever" of gays and having NO issue with it and not caring what ANYONE does in their own personal lives.

i personally have more issue with people that like to make lists labeling people like this - does it really matter who's gay and who's not?

An 80s Guy

09-01-2010, 09:00 PM

i personally have more issue with people that like to make lists labeling people like this - does it really matter who's gay and who's not?
Does anything that we discuss on Sitcoms Online really matter? absolutely not.

People are interested in celebrities personal lives and they always will be. This is no different than discussing what celebrity is married to another celebrity or what celebrity is pregnant or adopting. It's for entertainment and the same reason people buy tabloid magazines or watch E! or TMZ.

retrofan05

09-01-2010, 09:27 PM

How old are you?

I remember knowing at least six gay people in my grade when I was a sophomore before I switched from a public school to home schooling.

And pretty much all of my sister's male friends she brought over were gay. And there was another gay troublemaker who rode my bus in middle school.

It's definitely a generational thing and as I'm coming to realize a geographical thing. I graduated high school in 2005 from a small mid-western town. There were a couple of guys and girls that were out and undoubtedly many more who were not. I feel this had more to do with the community I live in than anything. There was that fear of nonacceptance. Luckily, a lot has changed in the five years since I graduated. People, especially the younger generation are much more open to the idea of someone being gay. Really, it's a non issue. Cursiorandcursior said he graduated in 1961 and I'm amazed he even knew one gay person at his school. Being gay was still considered a disorder back then, so clearly hardly anyone would have been out. That doesn't mean they weren't there. They were simply scared and confused. Being gay myself, I am thrilled that people have become so comfortable with it. It is about time gay people were no longer ridiculed and hated on simply for being who they are. It is my hope that soon gay youth will grow up the same way straight youth do, talking about who they like or think is cute, going out on dates, and experiencing the joy of young love. So many generations of gay people, including myself, missed out on this important aspect of growing up and instead experienced sadness, anger, and confusion.

JamesG

09-01-2010, 10:04 PM

Horror Director / Writer / Artist / Actor Clive Barker is gay.

Mostly known for directing Hellraiser and has had many movies / comics / games based off of his work.

He lives in LA with his companion.

joan davis fan

09-02-2010, 09:13 AM

It's definitely a generational thing and as I'm coming to realize a geographical thing. I graduated high school in 2005 from a small mid-western town. There were a couple of guys and girls that were out and undoubtedly many more who were not. I feel this had more to do with the community I live in than anything. There was that fear of nonacceptance. Luckily, a lot has changed in the five years since I graduated. People, especially the younger generation are much more open to the idea of someone being gay. Really, it's a non issue. Cursiorandcursior said he graduated in 1961 and I'm amazed he even knew one gay person at his school. Being gay was still considered a disorder back then, so clearly hardly anyone would have been out. That doesn't mean they weren't there. They were simply scared and confused. Being gay myself, I am thrilled that people have become so comfortable with it. It is about time gay people were no longer ridiculed and hated on simply for being who they are. It is my hope that soon gay youth will grow up the same way straight youth do, talking about who they like or think is cute, going out on dates, and experiencing the joy of young love. So many generations of gay people, including myself, missed out on this important aspect of growing up and instead experienced sadness, anger, and confusion.

You are totally correct that this is a "generational thing", now as to being a "geographical thing", while you do have a point ( it can very well be ), this is actually a very touchy subject for many.

For example take teen AIDS victim Ryan White. The way some in Indiana treated that boy and his family was a disgrace and on top of that some lawmakers in that state at the time felt that the names of those with HIV & AIDS should be made public and that hospitals have the right to deny their treatment and tried to pass laws ( the laws never came to be ). Then you had local Indianapolis radio stations at the time making "jokes" about White ( one Indy broadcast I can remember had the dj calling White an "AIDS infected HOMO" ). Sick !!!!!

This was the early 90's..flash forward to 2010 and today the city of Indianapolis is trying to be very gay friendly ( so far its working ). While its not hard to go online and read about Ryan White and Indiana, the other things like those attempts to pass law against those with HIV/AIDS and those radio broadcasts, good luck trying to find any info about that. Bring up any of this stuff today online chances are you will find yourself in a "war" with those in Indiana. Reason? Well it goes down to two things..people do change and an even bigger reason..community pride!! Living in Virginia for so many years I can tell ya Virginia is NOT a gay-friendly state but if I would mention that online chances are I would get a ton of responses from those in Virginia saying such things like "...well my gay brother lives in Virginia Beach and he loves it there..blah blah blah blah..".

"The generation thing"..For the most part young people under 35 ( heck I would go as far as saying 45 )..really could give a rats behind who is gay and who isn't. Not saying ALL but most. But the older people..they are usually the most part ( again not ALL but a good many )..they are the ones who follow those "who is gay..who is not" lists that appears every so often in tabolids like the National Enquier. Star, The Globe..etc..who exactly reads such stuff? Some years back I seem to recall hearing an interview with the Enquier's Mike Walker..and even he had admitted that the average age of their readers...60 !!! Hardly a surprise !!!!

JamesG

09-05-2010, 08:51 PM

Luke Macfarlane is openly gay.

He plays a gay character 'Scotty' on "Brothers & Sisters", which is perhaps his most known role.

factsoflife

09-05-2010, 09:33 PM

retrofan05

09-05-2010, 10:14 PM

It definetly is a generational thing. I graduated high school in 2001 from a small-sized school in New England. We had 3-4 gay kids that were out; i am gay but was in the closet. Since i graduated there are now upwards of 11-15 gay kids who are happily out. It changes each year, but kids today are more accepting of gay people than had in the past.

I was also in the closet in high school and it sucked. I'm so glad that teens today can be out without being ridiculed for it. No one should have to be ashamed of who they are.

Zebra 3

09-13-2010, 06:16 PM

Steve Tracy was perhaps best remembered for his role as Nellie's husband, Percival Isaac Cohen Dalton in Little House on the Prairie (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=405). He was friends with his TV wife Alison Arngrim, but apparently was in the closet during the series.

09-13-2010, 07:43 PM

Speaking from experience, it's sometimes important for closeted LGBT people, especially younger ones, to know that there are popular actors, actresses, singers, etc, who are also LGBT because it gives them sort of a role model, someone to look up to in regards to dealing with such an oppressive part of one's self.

JamesG

09-24-2010, 12:57 AM

Kristen Vangsness of "Criminal Minds" and Melanie Goldstein of "24".

They mentioned that they want to go on a "gay marriage tour", going to every place where gay marriage is legal.

JamesG

10-15-2010, 02:03 PM

Actor Cheyenne Jackson of "Glee" and "30 Rock" is openly gay.

He secretly committed to his longtime partner of 10 years over the summer by registering as domestic partners.

He tells Out magazine:

"We wanted to get as married as we could. I think we were filling in some forms for wills or insurance, and I just thought, Let's just make this as legal as we can.

It was with a bunch of Russian mail-order brides, literally. And it was hilarious and it was romantic, just he and me, our little secret."

JamesG

12-06-2010, 04:02 PM

Actress Amber Heard has recently come out as a lesbian.

She came out at a GLAAD event with her girlfriend and mentioned they were together since 2008.

She made a statement to the press saying:

"I think GLAAD is one of the many reasons that I, as a 24 year old, can come out. I think that organisations like GLAAD make that possible because if it weren't for opinions being changed, people being influenced, people being engaged to do the right thing, then there would be no prerogative for anyone to come out.

Like I said, I can't be a part of the problem. I hate the idea of a label just as much as anyone else but I'm with who I'm with, I love who I love and I'm if not a better actress than I was yesterday and my personal life should have no effect on that...

I personally think that if you deny something or if you hide something you're inadvertently admitting it's wrong. I don't feel like I'm wrong. I don't feel like millions of people are wrong because they love who they love or they were born how they were born."

Amber Heard is known for her roles in Pineapple Express, Zombieland, and The Stepfather.

She also made #13 on MAXIM's HOT 100 list of 2010.

Heidi Dawn

12-23-2010, 01:08 PM

Linda Hunt is a lesbian. She stars on N.C.I.S. Los Angeles as Hetty.

cocytus

12-23-2010, 01:59 PM

factsoflife

12-23-2010, 07:59 PM

Let's see:

1) Tim Curry
2) Jeffrey Donovan (Burn Notice)
3) Drew Barrymore (is admittedly bisexual)
4) Oprah Winfrey (probably bisexual)
5) Cleavon Little
6) Felicia Pearson (Snoop on The Wire)
7) Larry B. Scott (Revenge of the Nerds)
8) Queen Latifah (Travels frequently w/ her companion)
9) Udo Kier
10) Tommy Kirk (Disney films)

Drew Barrymoore may have flirted with bi-sexuality during her drug fueled early teens and twenties in the 90's, but by all accounts she is by far and away totally straight.

Oprah is also clearly straight. She has never ever admitted to even the slightest homosexual tendancies, and Oprah is always honest about her life.

I didn't know about Jeffery Donovan, always though he was straight.

Queen Latifah has also never commented on her sexuality.

cocytus

12-23-2010, 08:28 PM

Drew Barrymoore may have flirted with bi-sexuality during her drug fueled early teens and twenties in the 90's, but by all accounts she is by far and away totally straight.

Oprah is also clearly straight. She has never ever admitted to even the slightest homosexual tendancies, and Oprah is always honest about her life.

I didn't know about Jeffery Donovan, always though he was straight.

Queen Latifah has also never commented on her sexuality.

Let see:

1) If you are bisexual...there's no "time limit."

2) How is Oprah "clearly straight?" She has had long-term relationship w/ a man that is clearly gay or bisexual;she's spent enormous amounts of time w/ her "friend" Gayle King to the point where that time led to the dissolution of King's marriage and other than Steadman (and recently the confirmed rumor of her affair w/ Jon Tesh) has no history of serious relationship w/ a man.

She also makes all of her employees sign non-disclosure agreements that specifically proscribe them from discussing their term of employment w/ Oprah and any aspect of her and friends personal lives. How "honest" is that?

3) Nope. Donovan lives w/ his companion.

4) Queen Latifah travels, and has been seen on multiple occasions w/, her current companion. To date, there has never been any evidence that Latifah has ever had a substantial relationship w/ am man.

factsoflife

12-24-2010, 03:38 PM

Let see:

1) If you are bisexual...there's no "time limit."

2) How is Oprah "clearly straight?" She has had long-term relationship w/ a man that is clearly gay or bisexual;she's spent enormous amounts of time w/ her "friend" Gayle King to the point where that time led to the dissolution of King's marriage and other than Steadman (and recently the confirmed rumor of her affair w/ Jon Tesh) has no history of serious relationship w/ a man.

She also makes all of her employees sign non-disclosure agreements that specifically proscribe them from discussing their term of employment w/ Oprah and any aspect of her and friends personal lives. How "honest" is that?

3) Nope. Donovan lives w/ his companion.

4) Queen Latifah travels, and has been seen on multiple occasions w/, her current companion. To date, there has never been any evidence that Latifah has ever had a substantial relationship w/ am man.

Oprah is protecting her right to live her personal life without fear that people will sell her out to the tabloids or try to profit from working with her. That doesn't mean she is hiding something.

Oprah has been in a serious, long-term relationship with Stedman for decades now; how does that mean she's bi-sexual? Both Oprah and Gayle have said multiple times they are just platonic friends and more like sisters and that they are not lesbians.

As for Queen L, again, she's decided to live life privately, not commenting on her sexuality either way, so we have no actual proof she is or isn't gay.

As for Drew, she admits that her bisexual flings were more due to drugs and drinking than an actual attraction to girls. That isn't exactly a ringing endorsment of being bisexual. Since becoming sober she's only been in relationships with men.

cocytus

12-24-2010, 08:17 PM

Oprah is protecting her right to live her personal life without fear that people will sell her out to the tabloids or try to profit from working with her. That doesn't mean she is hiding something.

Oprah has been in a serious, long-term relationship with Stedman for decades now; how does that mean she's bi-sexual? Both Oprah and Gayle have said multiple times they are just platonic friends and more like sisters and that they are not lesbians.

As for Queen L, again, she's decided to live life privately, not commenting on her sexuality either way, so we have no actual proof she is or isn't gay.

As for Drew, she admits that her bisexual flings were more due to drugs and drinking than an actual attraction to girls. That isn't exactly a ringing endorsment of being bisexual. Since becoming sober she's only been in relationships with men.

1) Really? Is that what she's "protecting?" Ms. Winfrey decided on a life in the public eye many years ago. Because she did, people are going to have more than a casual interest in her and her personal life.

Most people handle that situation by keeping their private lives above approach (or as close to that as they can) to prevent unwanted or unpleasant stories about them out of the press. Or they just deal w/ the fallout of whatever their personal failings get them into. Almost none make people sign lengthy.binding agreements to protect their privacy.

The ones that do usually have something to hide. In Ms. Winfrey's case it's almost certainly her deception about the events of her childhood and her sexual preference(s)

2) Latifah has never had a serious relationship w/ a man. She travels w/ a woman and sleeps in the same room as the woman. It doesn't require an explanation as to what that means.

3) Sorry, if you have "bisexual flings" you are bisexual. Not sure why you seem to have a problem w/ that.

In fact you seem to have serious issues w/ people that you admire being gay or bisexual. Why is that? Because it might ruin your cherished perceptions of them?

Every entertainer either realizes before they become famous or, shortly afterward, that every aspect of their life becomes fodder for speculation. As difficult as it is to become famous (and to maintain that fame) I have little sympathy if their striving for fame uncover aspects of their life that they would have preferred to be private.

Honestly, if most simply stated their preferences upfront, it would likely be forgotten in the ever-changing newscape of Hollywood. How many people remember that Richard Chamberlin came out in 1993? Not that many.

megamanj2004

12-25-2010, 03:33 AM

Let's see:

7) Larry B. Scott (Revenge of the Nerds)

I doubt that one. True he played a gay character but I doubt he's gay though.

cocytus

12-25-2010, 09:32 AM

I doubt that one. True he played a gay character but I doubt he's gay though.

Apparently he lives in Silverlake w/ his companion.

factsoflife

12-25-2010, 12:31 PM

1) Really? Is that what she's "protecting?" Ms. Winfrey decided on a life in the public eye many years ago. Because she did, people are going to have more than a casual interest in her and her personal life.

Most people handle that situation by keeping their private lives above approach (or as close to that as they can) to prevent unwanted or unpleasant stories about them out of the press. Or they just deal w/ the fallout of whatever their personal failings get them into. Almost none make people sign lengthy.binding agreements to protect their privacy.

The ones that do usually have something to hide. In Ms. Winfrey's case it's almost certainly her deception about the events of her childhood and her sexual preference(s)

2) Latifah has never had a serious relationship w/ a man. She travels w/ a woman and sleeps in the same room as the woman. It doesn't require an explanation as to what that means.

3) Sorry, if you have "bisexual flings" you are bisexual. Not sure why you seem to have a problem w/ that.

In fact you seem to have serious issues w/ people that you admire being gay or bisexual. Why is that? Because it might ruin your cherished perceptions of them?

Every entertainer either realizes before they become famous or, shortly afterward, that every aspect of their life becomes fodder for speculation. As difficult as it is to become famous (and to maintain that fame) I have little sympathy if their striving for fame uncover aspects of their life that they would have preferred to be private.

Honestly, if most simply stated their preferences upfront, it would likely be forgotten in the ever-changing newscape of Hollywood. How many people remember that Richard Chamberlin came out in 1993? Not that many.

Wow, you are making a lot of sweeping generalizations. First off, not everybody that makes employees sign a confidantiality agreement is hiding something. In fact in the entertainment business it's a pretty common practice. It's pretty common to make employees agree to not dicuss private matters in public.

As for Latifah, other than rampant speculation in tabloids ther is no actual evidance that she does or does not sleep with anybody. And even if she does so what? why is this anybody else's business?

As for Drew B, she was known for wild, out of control drug, fueled behavior in her teens and 20's but has since sobered up and lead a pretty tame life, this includes putting behind her bi-sexual trysts, if she ever actually had any. It's not uncommon for young girls on drugs to expirement sexually with other girls; but ultimately decided that it's more appropriate for them to be straight.