This is true but there is a competing truth that our kids desperately need out, proud role models, because they are often mistreated - sometimes brutally - by the queerphobic cishet adults in their own lives.
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it's also important to remember that not everywhere is an accepting environment for lgbt+ people. i mean, the u.s seems to be going downhill trying to pass laws against us. and even in europe, where we tend to be more progressive, there's still quite a lot of homophobia. southern and eastern europe are quite conservative and outside the big city centers, you're guaranteed to be met with homophobia.
so it can be quite important to some people to see gay actors out and proud, because when you're surrounded by homophobia, it can feel quite isolating and seeing that the people at the center of attention are gay makes you feel less alone.
so while it's not an actor's job to be a role model, being openly gay can send a positive message to us normies
so it can be quite important to some people to see gay actors out and proud, because when you're surrounded by homophobia, it can feel quite isolating and seeing that the people at the center of attention are gay makes you feel less alone.
so while it's not an actor's job to be a role model, being openly gay can send a positive message to us normies
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Being an openly gay actor in Hollywood is a career killer as far as film goes. TV, not so much, but you won't get the leading man role. That's just how it is at the moment.
Given it's their livelihood, you cannot expect aspiring lead actors to be out and proud when they know the current environment would curtail their careers.
I know people will come up with examples of well know out gay film actors but none are leading men in film-none.
Given it's their livelihood, you cannot expect aspiring lead actors to be out and proud when they know the current environment would curtail their careers.
I know people will come up with examples of well know out gay film actors but none are leading men in film-none.
Jonathan Groff did just lead a film, but let's not quibble.
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In the end, sure, nobody 'needs' to do anything they don't want to do, and nobody 'owes' anything to anyone but themselves... on the other hand, I think living openly and unapologetically is ultimately the healthiest way to live in the long run. Ultimately, you want to be able to acknowledge the person you love (and how you love) without abandon or conscious thought not just because it's your right to, but because you truly deserve it. And so does the person you love.
And while not everyone may agree or care, there is massive power in representation and visibility.
And while not everyone may agree or care, there is massive power in representation and visibility.
Nobody wants to see that kind of "leading man" anymore! Who the hell is Tom Cruise? (I know who he is, and he's old and crazy). Young guys like Kit Connor or Noah Schnapp did a difference for a lot of young people.
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Exactly! There's still a lot of taboos associated with LGBTQ spectrum. Even though the public discourse and media has been more accepting and progressive (in a sense), we are be subjected to a lot of implicit bias (not to mention the VERY explicit, blunt discrimination). I think I can speak for most people here that coming out is one of the hardest challenges in our lives - because you don't know how people's going to perceive you after that. For celebs or figures, public reputation and perception pretty much shape their success - so if you're a openly gay, atheistic singer-songwriter in the country music scene (let's say... Tennessee), you probably need to work 100 times harder than your peers
I was born in East Asia and the Asian sphere can be surprisingly xenophobic, racist and homophobic. The Little Mermaid got so much backlash on Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Taiwanese social media and people were legit criticising Halle's facial structure (some time ago Simu Liu was also cyberbullied in China for his looks) I know i'm going completely off-topic with the Little Mermaid thing but it really does show quite a portion of GP is not as accepting as we think they are. Even though homophobia is less prominent in the internet these days compared to say... 10 years ago, transphobia is still a pressing issue. Right-wing conservatives are still twisting the narratives to falsely accuse trans people and crossdressers as "predators" to children.
The world is a dangerous place and we need to take care of our fellow LGBT brothers and sisters. With that in mind, everyone has their concerns and priorities when it comes to embracing their sexuality/fulfilling their LGBT oBliGaTioNs - and it's not really our place to judge somebody for "not doing xxx".
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And that went well.
Hard to say how out he was as the production was so drawn out and it seemed his shenanigans happened after the shoot.
Livin' his best gay life. I love it.
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