Rob Thomas: The Big Gay Chip on My Shoulr | Equaly Florida

Contents:

• IS ROB THOMAS GAY?
• ROB THOMAS AND WIFE MARISOL MALDONADO DON'T MD IF HE GETS LOTS OF ATTENTN OM GAY FANS
• MATCHBOX 20 FRONTMAN ROB THOMAS AND GAY RIGHTS: 'I WANT TO BE ON THE RIGHT SI OF HISTORY'
• DOWNTON ABBEY ACTOR SAYS GAY ROLE HURT HIS CAREER — BUT IS HE RIGHT?
• DOWNTON ABBEY’S ROB JAM-COLLIER REVEALS REACTN TO ‘HORRIFIC’ GAY STORYLE
• ROB THOMAS: THE BIG GAY CHIP ON MY SHOULR
• THOMAS ROBERTS: I HAVEN'T FACED ANTI-GAY DISCRIMATN RSIA

IS ROB THOMAS GAY?

As much as some voic the field of munitn and ter have speculated if Rob Thomas is gay, there is no kd of evince that n rroborate this. While folks still say Rob Thomas is gay, their ments hold no nsistency or accuracy of any kd.

More and more celebri adm every year that they are gay, but this is not the se wh Rob Thomas sce this celebry never said so.

ROB THOMAS AND WIFE MARISOL MALDONADO DON'T MD IF HE GETS LOTS OF ATTENTN OM GAY FANS

Although Rob Thomas has never admted to beg gay, the media always nsirs the likelihood of one day reportg on the other.

Regardls of what people may thk, is creasgly mon for people to openly adm to beg gay, even more beg such a ccial such as artist Rob Thomas.

Judas Prit lead sger Rob Halford, who is set for a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ductn, is openly gay and is a relatnship wh an ex-Mare named Thomas Pence.

MATCHBOX 20 FRONTMAN ROB THOMAS AND GAY RIGHTS: 'I WANT TO BE ON THE RIGHT SI OF HISTORY'

"Lookg good at Monday's screeng of activist Larry Kramer's film about gay rights and the 1980s AIDS epimic, Thomas acknowledged he gets plenty of attentn om gay guys.

"Everyone thought you were [gay], " his mol wife of 15 years, Marisol Maldonado, rmed him of their early urtship. No doubt that anyone wh an Inter nnectn has read about Tom Cise beg gay.

Is Rob Thomas Gay? That night, the nonprof gave a very special ally award to Matchbox 20 ontman and solo artist Rob Thomas, who is not gay himself.

DOWNTON ABBEY ACTOR SAYS GAY ROLE HURT HIS CAREER — BUT IS HE RIGHT?

I've always been a really big believer the ia that more straight-gay alliance needs to happen.

I have a lot of iends that are gay, and I always have.

DOWNTON ABBEY’S ROB JAM-COLLIER REVEALS REACTN TO ‘HORRIFIC’ GAY STORYLE

There's almost a bld spot for the gay muny, and 's almost accepted. By the way, if you are a homophobic dick, you should let people know, bee I want to know who's out there.

If you are North Carola, once there is the ia that you n refe service to someone bee you don't believe their life, I thk you should then be required to put on your bs that you don't support the gay liftyle. That way gay upl know who they are givg their money to, bee they n go to another bs down the street. You should be required to say that you are a homophobe.

Likewise, Rob Thomas then wh Yale and Doucette met the rhythm guarist Adam Gaynor and lead guarist Kyle Cook and were able to form a new band, Matchbox 20.

ROB THOMAS: THE BIG GAY CHIP ON MY SHOULR

Durg a movg speech at the 2006 nventn for the Natnal Lbian and Gay Journalists Associatn, CNN news anchor Thomas Roberts me out as gay. Orlando’s been h hard recent weeks, Christa Grimmie, a sger om “The Voice, ” was shot to ath followg a performance at Orlando’s The Plaza Live theater; a 2-year old boy was killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World; and 49 clubgoers were killed by a terrorist at the Pulse gay nightclub. I love seeg all the people of different fahs supportg their muni, supportg their gay muni.

”The law overturns lol ordanc banng discrimatn agast gay and transgenr people, and also dictat that they mt e the bathroom that rrponds wh the sex on their birth certifite. ”MORE: Sprgsteen adds third Met Life showThomas is a long-time supporter of gay rights who wrote a piece favor of same-sex marriage for the Huffgton Post 2009. Robert Jam-Collier is known ternatnally for his role as Thomas Barrow, the v gay unrbutler who brought trigue to the halls of Downton the perd drama, Barrow hid his sexual orientatn for fear would hurt his reer.

And the straight actor who portrays him, Jam-Collier, believ this character's inty may have had nsequenc the morn-day real world as, an terview wh Rad Tim, said his renown for playg a gay role hred his chanc Hollywood.

THOMAS ROBERTS: I HAVEN'T FACED ANTI-GAY DISCRIMATN RSIA

N intify que easily wh the qutsential English gent and English lady, whereas a nrotic, dark, gay character like Thomas is a hard thg to put to the Amerin market. "Bee Thomas Barrow is gay and is, sentially, the bad guy for much of the show, a lot of people wh the dtry n only see you as that.