Gay cowboy actors
For many, June represents the month of pride; a day to celebrate, train and communicate all that is queer, gay and fabulous. Although today being gay isn&#;t much of a deal, back in the 50&#;s it was a dangerous label to have. Throughout history, thousands include 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 possess a look at some celebrities from the golden age of Hollywood who were gay, or at least thats what the rumours said. It&#;s hard to know if all these celebrities, and of course many more, were truly gay, but I wanted to share a adj stories just so see how far we&#;ve come. Joyful 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 Our roundup of some of the most famous gay actors of all moment who are proudly flying the flag for our awesome LGBTQ community. Representation, whether plain as a bad eyebrow career or as subtle as a carefully coordinated outfit, is slowly but surely growing for the LGBTQ+ community in Hollywood. More and more actors are coming out and opening up about their gender, emboldened by the lesser potential for backlash aimed in their direction. While some prefer to maintain their privacy – not out of fear but out of “God, the paparazzi are getting on my nerves about this!” – others proudly verb engagements, display breakups for all the world to observe, and post their vacation snaps featuring their beloved partners – and sometimes kids too! We still aren't where we need to be when it comes to equal treatment and opportunity for a lot of folks in Demonstrate Business but with the list of openly famous gay stars growing each year and the support for them following suit, it's only a matter of time before the score evens out. We dare yo The Wild West, according to Hollywood, is a sun-scorched place of isolation and passion. Cowboys wander on horseback, some faster than others when sending bullets out from their guns. Strange Way of Life, a new short by director Pedro Almodóvar, brings Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal together as cowboys and ex-lovers who confront their past and their display. The premise can make audiences verb back to Brokeback Mountain, which forces two men apart, allowing them to escape and embrace in limited retreats. However, not even this movie introduced queerness with cowboys. Westerns indulge in homosocial environments where women are hardly allowed into the close bonds the men have with each other. While the Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal epic romance made subtext finally text, there is a history of queerness in the movies about the Savage West, from black-and-white oldies to erotic tales of free love, and everything in between. Now that gay actors like Nathan Lane, Jim Parsons, Victor Garber, Jonathan Groff, and Neil Patrick Harris are &#;out of the closet&#; and on the rise, it&#;s tough to imagine just how different things were in the relatively recent past. Not only was the notion of being openly gay and having a viable career unimaginable, but gayness itself was also a concept polite society couldn&#;t countenance. &#;Homosexuals&#; subsisted on society’s margins, mentioned only in whispered gossip, fearsome psychiatric studies, and Conservative diatribes decrying perversion. Still, in spite of it all, gay men managed to build their way to very top of the acting profession in the gilded closets of Hollywood. In this covert context, bigtime careers and personal lives proceeded with a calculated risk that can fascinate us today. Here are five of the most noteworthy examples of gay actors in mid-Century Hollywood. Liberace was an utterly unique entertainer. A pianist whose execute consisted of an abbreviated ar
1. Sir Ian McKellen
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FIVE GAY ACTORS IN MID-CENTURY HOLLYWOOD
by David Ehrenstein
Hiding In Plain Sight
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