Zachary Quinto is officially out

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these celebs are so self absorbed its ridiculous. why do they have to announce that they're gay and why does the media make a big deal out of it?

Only gay dude I can truly respect is Anderson Cooper. He keeps his private life and his job separate.

Movie making is one of the most notorious industries for insisting that gays stay bearded and in the closet. There's a perception that women, especially, will never accept an openly gay man playing a straight romantic lead. This is incorrect, I believe, but that attitude is endemic in the industry.

The Hollywood closet is enormous, and in 2011 is shameful. When Prop 8 is overturned and marriage equality comes to California, I have the feeling that ZQ will suddenly have some more company.

The closet promotes stigma. It's an evil that should end for everybody, but the best place to start would be the entertainment industry, where only musicians get a free pass (and not all of them do, either).
 

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No, I can't say he ever seemed with a boyfriend. In fact, not that I am over pretty, his friends always seemed to be with "normal" and "normal looking" guys. He was never (that I saw) with models, actors, or anything like that. Just a nice guy, who happens to be hot as hell and a good actor.
 

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One reason IS... young gay kids have one of the highest suicide rates in the nation. It helps to know that someone you look up too shares common ground in your issues. ALSO, being openly gay has MANY MANY bad reprocussions on the job front. *for many people in many states* Some places you can be fired for being gay, and pretty much till Ellen came along...no real BIG main stream actors/actresses/sports figures were open and out in their chosen job. It is kinda a big deal. Especially, if you're a gay person.

AND Anderson Cooper is openly gay...he did have to come out at some time...so just because you didn't see the announcement...doesnt mean he didn't make one. ALSO, just because you come out openly...doesn't mean you will make that your main issue or topic. Most people keep their personal lives to themselves, UNLESS they have a reason for letting their personal life become more public.

This. Thanks for setting him straight.
 

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AND Anderson Cooper is openly gay...

No. No he's not. In fact he has been very clear to avoid that issue altogether. There has been rampant speculation but never a yes or no from his people.

Also, many of these celebs make a big deal as a result of public speculation. Jesus, just look at this board
 

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No. No he's not. In fact he has been very clear to avoid that issue altogether. There has been rampant speculation but never a yes or no from his people.

Also, many of these celebs make a big deal as a result of public speculation. Jesus, just look at this board

I've never heard him deny it...especially when he does his interviews and NYE specials with Kathy Griffin.
 

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I think it's pretty comical that whenever a celeb comes out as being gay, suddenly loads of people on here "have known forever" or have had friends who they've hit on.

That aside, I think that it's important to have positive role models in the public eye, that kids who are struggling with their own identity can look up to and find their own courage to be the person they were born to be. Too often, even now in 2011, there is so much negativity about being different, no matter the situation. With children killing themselves because they are afraid of being their own person, the more positivity we can find in being different, the better for all who struggle.
So, to respond to debonair87's question from above; Why shouldn't someone, who is very often in the media, come out in a public forum? And why do you feel that you can't respect someone for making a personal decision? Does this somehow affect you directly? I don't mean to come across as though I'm attacking you, but I think it's a little irresponsible to say that you can't respect gay men. You're perpetuating a horrible stigma and believe it or not, there are impressionable people in the world who actually listen to what others say.
 
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I've never heard him deny it...especially when he does his interviews and NYE specials with Kathy Griffin.

He never talks about his personal life. When people ask him if he's gay he just avoids the question. Even though most people assume that he is.
 

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I for one could not be happier to welcome this fine specimen of man to our ranks! He was the definition of sex appeal in Heroes
 
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re: outing.

My guess is that there comes a point where the amout of speculation about an actor,s sexuality gets on his nerves and he decides to make his sexual orientation public to end the speculation. There are a couple of weeks of people talking about it and then people forger he is gay and he can move on with being an actor.

Anderson Cooper works for a very conservative network and it is possible that they don't want him to discuss his sexuality. Maybe they have a "don't ask don't tell" philosophy.

Or perhaps he likes the attention this speculation produces and wants it to continue.
 

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I wouldn't say CNN is a "conservative" network, politically anyway. Culturally speaking, newsrooms don't generally like the newscasters making news for their personal lives. That having been said, the lines between news and entertainment began to blur a long time ago, and will shortly be gone altogether. Can anyone imagine Roger Mudd hosting a daytime talk show or New Year's Eve special? Of course, would Roger Mudd ever get mentioned at LPSG? I don't get news from any televsion network regularly, but the Kardashian wedding received coverage from all 3 network news divisions, to say nothing of cable's wall-to-wall coverage. When they divorce, AC 360 will break the news...
 

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re: outing.

My guess is that there comes a point where the amout of speculation about an actor,s sexuality gets on his nerves and he decides to make his sexual orientation public to end the speculation. There are a couple of weeks of people talking about it and then people forger he is gay and he can move on with being an actor.

Anderson Cooper works for a very conservative network and it is possible that they don't want him to discuss his sexuality. Maybe they have a "don't ask don't tell" philosophy.

Or perhaps he likes the attention this speculation produces and wants it to continue.


Or, here's a thought. Maybe he doesn't answer because it isn't of anyone else's G** d*** business. His sexual orientation is of no consequence to anyone except whomever he is lying next to at a given moment. For the overwhelming majority of people in the world, our only relationship with Anderson Cooper is one of journalist and viewer and within the narrow parameters of that relationship his sexual orientation is of no importance. I don't care what Mr. Anderson does with his naughty bits (as long as he doesn't break the law) as long as he tells me what is going on in Libya.
I agree that gay youths need to know that gay men and women can be well-regarded people in respectable positions in society, but the message I think gay youths might take away from many of these celebrity outings is that you deny your homosexuality (or avoid the issue altogether) until either the world is confronted with undeniable proof of your homosexuality and you are forcefully outed against your will, or there is so much talk of your sexual orientation that you HAVE to say something just to stop all the noise. I don't think this is the way for anyone to live. Mr. Quinto, to his credit, I think, divulged is homosexuality precisely because he wanted to show kids who might be thinking of killing themselves that they are not alone and they can make their way in the world and achieve success, which is a laudable goal, I think. I just cannot stand the fact that we have become so obsessed with what many, including myself, would consider to be a very private and personal part of one's life that we force people to tell us which "side" they are on so we can know where they stand on this issue (are you "us" or "them"?). I hope that as homosexuals obtain greater and greater rights they will also obtain greater and greater respect to the point where one day (soon) we won't be spending so much time preoccupied with the private lives of others because there won't be any legal, political, or social distinctions between heterosexuals and homosexuals.

I apologize for the rant. My emotions got away from me. Spock would definitely not approve.
 

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Anderson Cooper works for a very conservative network and it is possible that they don't want him to discuss his sexuality. Maybe they have a "don't ask don't tell" philosophy.

I would hardly call CNN "a very conservative network". Anchor Don Lemon just came out rather publicly in his book with no repercussions whatsoever and the network's prior knowledge.

Cooper has stated that he's a very private person and that he does not believe his personal life has anything to do with his career as a reporter. He has also recently said that now that he has a talk show he realizes he will likely have to open himself up more to the public.
 

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Excellent! and agree. Think a 'Spock' approval is on its way to you and may be you have received already.

Or, here's a thought. Maybe he doesn't answer because it isn't of anyone else's G** d*** business. His sexual orientation is of no consequence to anyone except whomever he is lying next to at a given moment. For the overwhelming majority of people in the world, our only relationship with Anderson Cooper is one of journalist and viewer and within the narrow parameters of that relationship his sexual orientation is of no importance. I don't care what Mr. Anderson does with his naughty bits (as long as he doesn't break the law) as long as he tells me what is going on in Libya.
I agree that gay youths need to know that gay men and women can be well-regarded people in respectable positions in society, but the message I think gay youths might take away from many of these celebrity outings is that you deny your homosexuality (or avoid the issue altogether) until either the world is confronted with undeniable proof of your homosexuality and you are forcefully outed against your will, or there is so much talk of your sexual orientation that you HAVE to say something just to stop all the noise. I don't think this is the way for anyone to live. Mr. Quinto, to his credit, I think, divulged is homosexuality precisely because he wanted to show kids who might be thinking of killing themselves that they are not alone and they can make their way in the world and achieve success, which is a laudable goal, I think. I just cannot stand the fact that we have become so obsessed with what many, including myself, would consider to be a very private and personal part of one's life that we force people to tell us which "side" they are on so we can know where they stand on this issue (are you "us" or "them"?). I hope that as homosexuals obtain greater and greater rights they will also obtain greater and greater respect to the point where one day (soon) we won't be spending so much time preoccupied with the private lives of others because there won't be any legal, political, or social distinctions between heterosexuals and homosexuals.

I apologize for the rant. My emotions got away from me. Spock would definitely not approve.
 

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Alex Chambers said: "For the overwhelming majority of people in the world, our only relationship with Anderson Cooper is one of journalist and viewer and within the narrow parameters of that relationship his sexual orientation is of no importance."

That has never been expressed any better and probably never will be. Thank you.
 

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Another Gay Teen suicide is what prompted Zachary to come out, according to an article I read. In fact the interviewer also then admitted on camera to being Gay. He said he had never told his family and in support of Zach and to get it off his chest.. he made it public. To be openly Gay is not an easy road to follow...