‘Big Bang Theory’ Star Jim Parsons is Gay, By the Way – The Hollywood Reporter

Contents:

• BIG BANG THEORY'S JIM PARSONS SCRIB HIS JOURNEY TO PUBLICLY G OUT AS GAY
• SARA GILBERT REALIZED SHE WAS GAY WHILE DATG 'BIG BANG' STAR JOHNNY GALECKI
• ‘BIG BANG THEORY’S’ JIM PARSONS OUT AS GAY
• ‘BIG BANG THEORY’ STAR JIM PARSONS IS GAY, BY THE WAY
• 'BIG BANG THEORY' MYSTERY: IS SHELDON GAY?
• GUS WHO'S NOT GAY ON THE BIG BANG THEORY!

BIG BANG THEORY'S JIM PARSONS SCRIB HIS JOURNEY TO PUBLICLY G OUT AS GAY

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SARA GILBERT REALIZED SHE WAS GAY WHILE DATG 'BIG BANG' STAR JOHNNY GALECKI

"Parsons sgled out Brokeback Mounta's Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal as exampl of straight actors "who have played gay characters brilliantly". "I thk Brokeback Mounta is one of the most touchg gay movi and love stori I have ever seen, and those two straight actors [Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal] were the bt choic for those rol, " he FeaturMeanwhile, Parsons recently revealed that he once dned for a part the US remake of The Office even though he thought the show was a pretty bad ia. While Jim Parsons never flat-out nied his sexualy, he admted to The Hollywood Reporter 2020 that he was "sred enough to make [his] missn not to talk about , " as he thought news of him beg gay "might e trouble" for the succs of The Big Bang Theory.

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‘BIG BANG THEORY’S’ JIM PARSONS OUT AS GAY

In a 2012 terview wh The New York Tim, he matter-of-factly revealed he was gay and a 10-year relatnship. Actrs and "The Talk" -host Sara Gilbert revealed recently that she realized she was gay while datg "The Big Bang Theory" star Johnny Galecki. ‘The Big Bang Theory’ star Jim Parsons is gay.

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‘BIG BANG THEORY’ STAR JIM PARSONS IS GAY, BY THE WAY

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'BIG BANG THEORY' MYSTERY: IS SHELDON GAY?

Gay? Straight, gay or… “other”?

GUS WHO'S NOT GAY ON THE BIG BANG THEORY!

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