Actors rumored to be gay
For many, June represents the month of pride; a time to celebrate, educate and communicate all that is queer, gay and fabulous. Although today being queer isn&#;t much of a deal, back in the 50&#;s it was a dangerous label to have. Throughout history, thousands contain lost their lives because they were labeled as &#;gay&#; or &#;queer&#; and many lived out their true sexual preferences in secrecy. As it&#;s almost the end of Pride month, I wanted to have a peer at some celebrities from the golden age of Hollywood who were gay, or at least thats what the rumours said. It&#;s difficult to know if all these celebrities, and of course many more, were truly gay, but I wanted to share a few stories just so see how far we&#;ve come. Happy pride everyone.
*Disclaimer: Please note that some of the following stories may depict graphic descriptions and behaviours which some readers may find disturbing. Discretion is advised.
Katherine Hepburn
Iconic Hollywood actress and Academy Award-winning performer in films such as Guess Who&#;s Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winter, and O When it comes to celebrities, people love to gossip about their sexuality. Since famous people live so much of their lives in the public, perhaps their fans assume their sexual orientations should be out in the unseal , too. Whatever the reason for celebrity gay rumors, not all of them are true. On this list are some of the biggest suspected homosexual actors, at least according to tabloids and Internet chatter. Get a look through this collection of faces from film and television and see which actors you love are rumored to be gay. Of course, when it comes to whether or not someone is gay, the truth is that it doesn't matter. But when you’re the face of a multi-million dollar film, the last thing you want is for your personal being to distract from your work. There’s a massive debate to be had about whether or not closeted gay actors should approach out of the closet. One side says they should, in order to give a voice to everyone struggling to dwell as their own genuine selves. But the other says it’s not really anyone’s business what someone does in the privacy of their own home. Regardl Most of the stories that we discussed came from one guy: Scotty Bowers, a Hollywood pimp of the queer silver screen actors of the s and beyond. He was also associated with Alfred Kinsey in his famous learning of human sexuality in the s by providing many of the interview subjects. A former marine, Bowers kept hushed for many years about these stories, as he did not want to adversely affect the lives of any of the actors who were still around. Many of the stories were actively hushed up using fixers paid by the studios at the moment, and several of the actors were in "lavender marriages"marriages arranged by the studio, frequently with another queer thespian. At the age, studios especially would not have wanted the queer attractions of their headlining actors to be widely known, as that would contain damaged the 'wholesome family image' of many of the films they wanted to market. After all of the actors died, Bowers finally decided that his experiences and stories couldn't harm their image or beloved statusplus the nature was a more open place to queer attracti Being a famous person means that everything you do and say will be lay right under the magnifying glass. Yes, you will be questioned for what you like doing and that kind of thing &#; but it’s often even more intimate. Sometimes, your sexuality will come as a talking point through magazines, social media, and of course around groups of friends. There are some celebrities that have been rumored to be gay for years and some more recently. Due to being so many though, we’ve condensed it down to our picks of 15 rumored gay celebrities. Read on to learn more. We kick off our list with one of the most well known people in Hollywood ever to be rumored as gay. The star is probably leading known from the feature Grease, but he has also been in some other huge roles. Some of these include Pulp Fiction, The Punisher and Meet Off. But the star has been very much in the spotlight for supposedly being in the closet. In fact, South Park even did a parody of the actor entity literally inside a closet and won’t come out. Art imitating life perhaps
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15 Rumored Gay Celebrities
John Travolta