On the 50th anniversary of the NYC Stonewall rts that lnched the gay-rights movement, ICM foundg partner Chuck Jam reunts his reer as an at-first-closeted sir a gut lumn for The Hollywood Reporter.
Contents:
- AIMG FOR “PRI WHOUT PREJUDICE”: A GAY HOLLYWOOD AGENT’S PERSONAL STORY (GUT COLUMN)
- GAY HOLLYWOOD: 45 OUT AND PROUD LGBT STARS (PHOTOS)
AIMG FOR “PRI WHOUT PREJUDICE”: A GAY HOLLYWOOD AGENT’S PERSONAL STORY (GUT COLUMN)
* gay hollywood agent *
“Are you gay? ” My lack of advantageo answers to the last three qutns didn’t sre me, though, bee my biggt fear, the most dntg issue, was needg to hi om everyone the fact that I was gay.
(I did have some practice at hidg the larger world, g om my fay, which is largely unparalleled that all three kids are gay. I never had any gay or lbian work iends early on. The bright sus, the powerful voice, the credibly thick Italian hair and the famo saltwater office fish tank: This was a gay man who uld reprent the straightt male movie stars, om Denzel Washgton to Mel Gibson to Richard Gere, as well as the most glamoro female stars, cludg Michelle Pfeiffer, Diana Ross and Ellen Bark.
Ed never asked if I was gay and I never told him I was, but I felt he was protectg me, offerg me a shot bee he had a sixth sense, a protective, paternal stct. I still learn om her every day, even as I had to grasp how to sell clients that were emed “not gay enough, ” “too gay” or “they n’t play straight enough.
GAY HOLLYWOOD: 45 OUT AND PROUD LGBT STARS (PHOTOS)
I am honored and humbled to help create opportuny for the strong voic now mand by society, as more Love, Simons bee succs stori, clients like Karamo Brown change liv on Netflix’s Queer Eye, and Brianna Hilbrand stars as Marvel’s first openly gay superhero on film. And as recently as this year’s Amy Awards, the r on the way to celebrate my client Rega Kg (who won her Osr hours later), I felt ashamed to drive down Hollywood Boulevard and observe ignorant and bigoted protters holdg up gradg signs pated wh anti-gay and homophobic slurs.
Thanks to the shownners drivg thentic stori, filmmakers buckg s-old heteronormative paradigms, actors embolned to live more hontly and platforms bankrollg so much of , beg gay, queer, transgenr or any other other has never been more wily embraced the entertament s gural Pri issue, The Hollywood Reporter homed on the talent and makers helpg boost visibily and creatg opportuni for members of the extend LGBTQ muny. His directorial work on Love, Simon marked the first major stud movie to center on a gay teen romance. After more than a of Watch What Happens Live Wh Andy Cohen, where he beme the first openly gay host Amerin late night, Bravo's exec turned talent tackl all kds of media (SiriXM show Rad Andy, multiple books), while upliftg and advotg for the LGBTQ muny.
I'LL FEEL GOOD ABOUT HOLLYWOOD'S LGBTQ REPRESENTATION WHEN "As much reprentatn as there is, there are very few big gay love stori.