Gay Actors

John Travolta Can Expect 'One Hell Of A Fight' In Court, Claims Masseur's Lawyer

Posted 05.15.2012

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The lawyer representing an anonymous masseur who claims to have been sexually harassed by John Travolta says the "Pulp Fiction" actor can look forward...

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Don't Act, Don't Tell

Mark O'Connell, L.C.S.W. | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Gay-Acting, Gay-Appearing Actors, Gay Actors Auditions, Gay-Acting Actors, Gay Actors Casting, Gay Actors, Gay Actors Prejudice, Gay Voices News

"If they smell gay on you, it's over!" This was stingingly declared by my friend, a prominent casting director. She referred to the flat rejection actors face at auditions when they "seem gay," whether the part is gay or straight, large or small, no matter how right they might otherwise be for it.

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The Trailblazer Campaign: One Year On

James Duke Mason | Posted 04.11.2012

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An incredible amount has changed in terms of the playing field for openly LGBT actors in the days since the campaign started. In April 2011 things were looking pretty bleak: we had yet to see someone huge come out, someone who could carry a film, a bona fide movie star.

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GUESS WHO

Posted 02.15.2012

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Having been the target of tabloid speculation regarding his sexuality for some time, "White Collar" star Matt Bomer came out recently at the Steve Cha...

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Happens to Be Gay

Andrew Keenan-Bolger | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Gay Characters, Submissions Only, Incidental Sexuality, Gay Actors, Gay Tv Characters, Gay Voices News

It seemed only natural that a show about the theater community should feature mostly characters. But does the fact that our gay characters aren't first and foremost "gay" make Submissions Only a unique voice in the world of scripted series?

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Gay Actors Poll: Homosexual Stars Feel Coming Out Causes Discrimination

Posted 03.28.2012

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When Zachary Quinto came out to New York magazine he was shocked to find that his sexual preference had become "global news." While the actor reit...

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When Opportunity Meets Talent

Jason Stuart | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Pariah Film, Lgbt, Pariah, Pariah Movie, SAG LGBT Committee, Lgbtq Rights, Kim Wayans Pariah, LGBT Rights, Pariah Review, Gay Actors, Culture News

I have had 35 years of people telling me the limits of casting me because I am gay, when really the limits are in their own vision.

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Stage Dive: Michael Urie Tackles Anton Chekhov's 'The Cherry Orchard' In New York

HuffingtonPost.com | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Off Broadway, Off-Broadway Theater, The Temperamentals, Anton Chekhov, The Cherry Orchard, Michael Urie the Cherry Orchard, Ugly Betty, Michael Urie Ugly Betty, Angels in America, Michael Urie, Gay Actors, New York Theater, New York, New York City, Video, Gay Voices News

Michael Urie happens to really, really like New York. At least by Hollywood standards, the 31-year-old Urie's almost exclusive devotion to the Of...

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The Gay Carla

Jeffery Self | Posted 12.19.2011

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America is ready for more than just gay best friends, gay assistants, gay relatives and gay hairstylists. It's time for a world where we're more than todays' version of Carla on Cheers, but the Sams and the Dianes, or even the Rebeccas.

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Is Hollywood Ready for a Gay Male Adult Actor in Mainstream Roles?

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sasha Gray has done it, Tracy Lords and Ron Jeremy have been doing it for years and Jenna Jameson wants to do it on Broadway. Adult film actors are making the transition to traditional entertainment work.

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Jane Lynch To Ellen DeGeneres: You Made It Easier For Me To Come Out (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Jane Lynch visited 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' for an episode to air Wednesday and talked about coming out in Hollywood. "I was more closeted in my l...

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Cynthia Nixon 'Horrified' Over 'Homophobic' Newsweek Article (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cynthia Nixon, Ramin Setoodeh, Sex and the City 2, Newsweek, Gay Actors, Newsweek-Gay-Actors, Entertainment News

Since Ramin Setoodeh wrote an article in Newsweek last month criticizing Sean Hayes' performance in 'Promises, Promises' because gays can't play strai...

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Newsweek's Ramin Setoodeh Defends 'Homophobic' Piece, Will Visit 'Glee' Set

Posted 05.25.2011

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Since Newsweek's Ramin Setoodeh wrote a now-infamous criticism of Sean Hayes' capacity to step out of gay and play straight in 'Promises, Promises,' h...

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Life Is a Performance, Ramin

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ramin Setoodeh, Sean Hayes, US Military, Human Rights Campaign, Dont Ask Dont Tell, Gay Actors, Sex in the City, Homosexual Actors, Media News

While the real world is not Broadway and filming Sex in the City sequels, the fact is that there are tens of thousands of gay men and women who perform in "straight roles" every day in the US military.

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Now That You Mention It, Rock Hudson Did Seem Gay

Aaron Sorkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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With all due respect to Kristin Chenoweth and all the Internet posters who've crashed down on the theater critic who claimed that gay actors can't and shouldn't play straight characters, I don't think the critic was being homophobic. Just wrong.

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Kristin Chenoweth: Newsweek's Sean Hayes Piece 'Horrendously Homophobic'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Kristin Chenoweth has rushed to the defense of her 'Promises, Promises' costar Sean Hayes, whom Newsweek criticized for not being able to pull off pla...

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Colin Firth: I'm Part Of Hollywood's Gay Problem

Posted 05.25.2011

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Colin Firth received a best actor Oscar nod for his role as a grieving gay professor in Tom Ford's 'A Single Man,' but he acknowledges that his perfor...

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Rupert Everett's Advice To Gay Actors: Stay In The Closet

Posted 05.25.2011

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Rupert Everett has been openly gay since he came out 20 years ago, but he doesn't recommend that route for other actors. "It's not that advisable to...

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