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Contents:
- GAY HOLLYWOOD: 45 OUT AND PROUD LGBT STARS (PHOTOS)
- ALL THE OPENLY GAY MALE CELEBS WHO ARE OUT, PROUD & SMOK’ HOT
- MEET THE ALL-STAR, ALL-GAY ST OF BROADWAY'S UPG REVIVAL OF THE BOYS THE BAND
- NETFLIX'S BOYS THE BAND STARS OPEN UP ABOUT WORKG WH AN ALL-GAY ST
- ‘BOYS THE BAND’ STARS ON THE MOVIE HAVG AN ALL-GAY ST
- BRYAN BATT RETURNS TO NEW YORK THEATER LEADG THE ALL-GAY CAST OF ‘TO MY GIRLS’
GAY HOLLYWOOD: 45 OUT AND PROUD LGBT STARS (PHOTOS)
All the openly gay male celebri Hollywood who are out and proud: Chris Appleton, Dan Levy, Andrew Stt, Kal Penn, and more. * all gay cast *
“One of the reasons people weren’t aaid of that movie is that I was playg a gay man. We’re beyond that now, and I don’t thk people would accept the thenticy of a straight guy playg a gay guy. ” Of his character, Elijah, he told New York Magaze 2012: “As a gay man, I thk there’s a rponsibily to show a fully realized person, so even though Elijah might not be the the bt person the world, I want to make him as fully flhed out and human as possible.
Your favore adpan “Parks and Recreatn” star knows she has an avid gay followg, and she’s down. Ben Platt publicly me out as gay 2019, durg promotn for the release of his song “Ease My Md.
ALL THE OPENLY GAY MALE CELEBS WHO ARE OUT, PROUD & SMOK’ HOT
More than a year before the Stonewall rts changed the face of gay activism the U.S., Mart Crowley put homosexualy center stage 1968’s The Boys the * all gay cast *
The actor and “Billy on the Street” creator has been publicly queer sce his early stand-up days, appearg a show at Joe’s Pub lled “Billy Eichner: Gay, Whe, and Terrified! ” He played a fictnalized versn of himself on “Difficult People” (also gay), but “Billy on the Street” fans should know any man who is that obssed wh Meryl Streep is probably a homosexual.
MEET THE ALL-STAR, ALL-GAY ST OF BROADWAY'S UPG REVIVAL OF THE BOYS THE BAND
The Boys the Band stars have opened up about workg wh the same all-gay st om the 2018 Broadway revival for the new Netflix movie. * all gay cast *
Broadway and “Call Me Kat” star Cheyenne Jackson has been openly gay for the majory of his reer, and married his hband 2014. “Teen Wolf” and “Arrow” star Colton Hayn revealed he was gay a 2016 terview wh Entertament Weekly, statg that he was advised to hi his sexualy by entertament profsnals to further his reer.
NETFLIX'S BOYS THE BAND STARS OPEN UP ABOUT WORKG WH AN ALL-GAY ST
* all gay cast *
“Scht’s Creek” creator Dan Levy lled himself a member of the LGBTQ muny a 2015 terview, and said he was “obvly gay” a 2020 terview wh Andy Cohen. After years as a gay in, Elvira portrayer Cassandra Peterson revealed her 2021 memoir that she was queer and had been a relatnship wh another woman for 20 years. In 2010, after years of playg the bad guy, he jumped to his role as a gay nurse on NBC’s short-lived medil drama, “Mercy.
Taylor spoke about beg gay, sayg she was more public wh her personal life now bee “people do speak very personally terviews. One of the most acclaimed LGBTQ performers of all time, Ian McKellen me out as gay 1988.
‘BOYS THE BAND’ STARS ON THE MOVIE HAVG AN ALL-GAY ST
Broadway lovers know the adorable Jse Tyler Fergon om his scene-stealg turn “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spellg Bee, ” but he beme an ternatnal celebry as the more uptight half of the beloved gay uple on “Morn Fay, ” Mchell and Cameron. “Morn Fay” equently rated as televisn’s top seri for adults 18–49, makg his visibily as a gay man all the more val.
“Bridgerton” leadg man Jonathan Bailey first spoke about beg gay 2018, when he starred as a gay man a genr-flipped adaptatn of “Company, ” wng an Olivier Award for the role.
BRYAN BATT RETURNS TO NEW YORK THEATER LEADG THE ALL-GAY CAST OF ‘TO MY GIRLS’
He will next star the gay romance limed seri “Fellow Travelers” wh Matt Bomer, before playg heartthrob Fieyero th “Wicked” film adaptatn. Kate McKnon land her first big gig on Logo’s “The Big Gay Sketch Show” when she was h out of Columbia Universy.
She buted as a featured player on “Saturday Night Live” 2012, makg her the first openly gay st member of the legendary sketch show. Directed by televisn’s Greg Berlanti, “Love, Simon” ma headl as the first major stud movie wh a gay teenage lead.