Why Beg “Gay the ’70s New York and L.A. Was Magic” (Gut Column) – The Hollywood Reporter

Contents:

• ESSERE GAY NEGLI ANNI 40/50
• WHY BEG “GAY THE ’70S NEW YORK AND L.A. WAS MAGIC” — AND HOW HOLLYWOOD HAS CHANGED (GUT COLUMN)
• GAY MEN AND AGG
• COMG OUT AS GAY IN YOUR 20S, 30S & 40S

ESSERE GAY NEGLI ANNI 40/50

Il protagonista (che è l’tore, gay dichiarato, scrtore di succso Francia), nel 1984 ha 17 anni, vive una ctada di provcia e equenta il lole liceo. La storia di Philippe è una storia n due ragazzi, ma soprattuto n Thomas; la mia storia è n tre ragazzi: il primo, a 14 anni, quello che mi ha ro sciente di sere gay, il sendo a 17 anni appunto, e il terzo a 18 anni, un ragazzo n cui non ho fatto sso, ma di cui mi ero vagho e Philippe si era vagho di Thomas. In altre ocsni ti avevo chito di aiutarmi a pire se ero o meno gay; se ero etero e semplicemente avevo avuto qualche perienza “di passagg” e tanti ragazzi 100% etero nel perdo adolcenziale.

WHY BEG “GAY THE ’70S NEW YORK AND L.A. WAS MAGIC” — AND HOW HOLLYWOOD HAS CHANGED (GUT COLUMN)

I gay ce l’hanno ece un patrimon une di perienze, di emozni, di sensazni, e sono se fondamentali, che magari si vivono a 13-14 anni, ma che poi non si dimentino più per tutta la va. In effetti l’sere gay non è una sa qualunque, un gay può vivere perienze molto forti, nello stso tempo profon e volgenti, che hanno certo una fondamentale ponente ssuale ma che vanno molto al di là di quto.

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Knowg as much as we do about some LGBT stars is a feat nsirg how much rewrg and verg up the Hollywood stud heads did to everyone they managed, whether gay or straight. In his own words, he felt “pafully isolated, strand between the sual homophobia of most ‘normal’ people and the flagrantly gay Hollywood subculture – where [he] was even ls fortable and ls accepted. Five years before Hunter beme a star, he was arrted along wh several other men for “lewdns, ” a mon charge for men showg any signs of homosexualy public.

GAY MEN AND AGG

No one wanted to believe that Ameri’s goln boy uld be a gay man. Cor’s mansn, rated by gay former actor William Ha, beme the center of LGBT society Hollywood. It was a well-known fact that Cor was gay, even though he never publicly spoke about .

Cor may have never been able to explicly talk about his sexualy, but he helped solidify the gay muny Hollywood. He also stggled to accept his homosexualy thanks to his strict Roman Catholic upbrgg.

Kelly is one of the very few women to explicly talk about her homosexualy durg her reer om the 1930s to the 1940s. Incintally, the film is noted for s untentnal homoerotic unrton. Clift never publicly talked about , but close iend Elizabeth Taylor admted he was gay at the 2000 GLAAD Media Awards.

COMG OUT AS GAY IN YOUR 20S, 30S & 40S

The two acted three movi together, cludg Sudnly, Last Summer, which had Clift play a gay man.