Rememberg Hollywood's First Openly Gay Star—and Marriage

Contents:

• WHEN HOLLYWOOD STUDS MARRIED OFF GAY STARS TO KEEP THEIR SEXUALY A SECRET
• 12 GAY COUPL HOLLYWOOD WHO HAVE THE MOST ROMANTIC LOVE STORI
• HOLLYWOOD’S GAY POWER COUPL: SARAH PLSON AND HOLLAND TAYLOR, MORE
• MY BIG GAY HOLLYWOOD WEDDG: HOW INDTRY POWER COUPL TAKE THE PLUNGE
• SUPREME COURT AND GAY MARRIAGE: HOW HOLLYWOOD PAVED WAY FOR UPG RULG (ANALYSIS)
• HOLLYWOOD: GAY MARRIAGE'S BT MAN
• HOLLYWOOD’S FIRST GAY MARRIAGE
• ‘MORN FAY’ WRER REVEALS EMOTNAL BACKSTORY OF ‘HISTORIC’ GAY MARRIAGE PROPOSAL (EXCLIVE)
• HOLLYWOOD’S ‘GAY CULTURE’ RHAPG AMERI
• HOLLYWOOD GLORIFI GAY MARRIAGE, CELEBRAT DIVORCE

WHEN HOLLYWOOD STUDS MARRIED OFF GAY STARS TO KEEP THEIR SEXUALY A SECRET

Queerns uld be appreciated on stage, but the every day liv of major stars was often hidn sham unns known as "lavenr marriag, " acrdg to Stephen Tropiano, profsor of Screen Studi at Itha College and thor of The Prime Time Closet: A History of Gays and Lbians on marriag were arranged by Hollywood studs between one or more gay, lbian or bisexual people orr to hi their sexual orientatn om the public. Bowers’ acunt tails sexual enunters, gay and straight, that he claims he both arranged and took part , begng wrote that he had been sexually volved wh leadg actor Cary Grant and his roommate, Randolph Stt, for more than a . Bettmann Archive/Getty ImagRock Hudson and his bri Phyllis Gat at their 1955 gay actors chose to live openly, spe the risk.

Lavenr marriag beme ls prevalent the 1960s and ‘70s as the gay rights movement gaed momentum followg the Stonewall Rts of 1969.

Although reprentatn film and on televisn was still srce, the actual liv of the stars on screen—straight, gay or bisexual—weren’t dictated by studs as much as they had been the past. It was an excg day for gay upl who had been hopg to legally tie-the-knot (and an excg day for everyone who believ #loveislove), and we're celebratg wh a pri-filled celebry weddg roundup. By the way, Ellen announced her plans to wed Portia durg a tapg of The Ellen Show, after California's Supreme Court reversed their ban on gay marriage.

12 GAY COUPL HOLLYWOOD WHO HAVE THE MOST ROMANTIC LOVE STORI

Lance and Michael ma history as the first gay uple to have their weddg televised on Amerin TV, and their special, Lance Lov Michael: The Lance Bass Weddg, is fely worth watchg. The uple are pretty private about their relatnship, but Wanda did open up about her thoughts on the ristance toward gay marriage beg legalized. Love is the air at this time of year, so ’s a great opportuny to celebrate some of the gay upl Hollywood who have the cutt and most romantic love stori.

HOLLYWOOD’S GAY POWER COUPL: SARAH PLSON AND HOLLAND TAYLOR, MORE

They met a gay nng club 1984 and was Takei who ma the first move after he asked Altman to help him tra for a marathon. Even straight upl got ught up the excement, cludg Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard, who prevly had announced they’d hold off on gettg married until their gay iends uld. When asked to discs the matter, he reportedly said, “No, I’m not homosexual, but I am also not gog through life wh one hand tied behd my back.

MY BIG GAY HOLLYWOOD WEDDG: HOW INDTRY POWER COUPL TAKE THE PLUNGE

Before we tell you even more about old Hollywood stars who were secretly homosexual, please like this vio and subscribe to our channel for more unique and fascatg stori. He further stated that he had many ‘homosexual experienc’ and that he wasn’t ashamed to adm and that he uldn’t re ls about what others thought of him.

Marlon Brando showed that he was very ahead of his time by boldly statg that he didn’t have any opposn to homosexualy. But travelg across the pond to Hollywood changed nothg, as the climate the first half of the twentieth century was still hostile to homosexualy. We mt also be grateful for actors such as Jam Dean, Marlon Brando, and Montgomery Clift who weren’t aaid to be open about homosexualy.

SUPREME COURT AND GAY MARRIAGE: HOW HOLLYWOOD PAVED WAY FOR UPG RULG (ANALYSIS)

He worked at a gas statn on the rner of North Van Ns Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard, out of which, he says, he and a dre of his male and female iends serviced Hollywood celebri—many of them closeted homosexuals. They provid a safety zone for people whose reers would have been ed if the tth about them emerged the s before gay rights and the AIDS crisis. From Miley Cys to Anne Hathaway, the stars have all taken stris advotg for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr rights.

The actrs me out as gay durg the Human Rights Campaign's Time to Thrive nference 2014, durg which she gave a powerful 8-mute speech about the ternal turmoil she endured as a closeted actrs Hollywood. Sce her public g out, Page has ma strong efforts to brg LGBT issu to the foreont, servg as host of Vice's upg travel seri Gaytn (for which Page will vis ci around the world and explore different perceptns of LGBT culture) and takg on the role of an out gay woman Freeheld, a romance drama centered on the fight for gay rights. In an terview wh Time, Page also revealed that she is currently workg on two upg projects that will have gay storyl.

On the lack of reprentatn of mory groups Hollywood, she said, "I want to see gay stori, of urse, bee I’m gay, and I want to nnect to a reflectn of my life on film. Hathaway, who is sister to a gay brother and has proudly spoken out about her fay's acceptance of his sexualy, was a recipient of the Human Rights Campaign Ally Award 2008. "There are people who have said that I’m beg brave for beg openly supportive of gay marriage, gay adoptn — basilly of gay rights — but wh all due rpect, I humbly dissent, " Hathaway said durg her acceptance speech.

HOLLYWOOD: GAY MARRIAGE'S BT MAN

"I feel like a wonrful thg about our future will be that there will be nothg remarkable a straight actor sayg that he supports gay rights.

In 2011, the actor was also honored wh the Hero Award by the Trevor Project, a nonprof anizatn that supports sexual mory youth, 2011 for beg an spiratn to lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr teens.

Durg her acceptance speech, Dunham lled the moment her younger sister me out as gay as a "huge turng pot for me my unrstandg of the issu facg LGBTQ people. " She add that her goal on Girls, which portrays several gay characters, is to show "non-stereotypil exampl of a wi range of people. Prr to the Supreme Court's cisn to legalize gay marriage this June, Dunham and boyiend Jack Antonoff had also publicly ma known that they wouldn't be tyg the knot until same-sex marriage was legal all 50 stat.

HOLLYWOOD’S FIRST GAY MARRIAGE

"Often, there's a misnceptn that if someone studi the arts or is to mil theatre, that they are gay, as if beg gay is a negative, " he said. As a straight man standg up for the LGBT muny, I feel a sense of rponsibily to make sure that people know that beg gay is not a negative.

Before the natnwi legalizatn of gay marriage, the actor donated $100, 000 to the Human Rights Campaign 2012 to support the anizatn's same-sex marriage efforts.

‘MORN FAY’ WRER REVEALS EMOTNAL BACKSTORY OF ‘HISTORIC’ GAY MARRIAGE PROPOSAL (EXCLIVE)

The pop sger lnched the Born This Way Foundatn, an anti-bullyg nonprof anizatn, 2012, the name of which plays off of her h sgle "Born This Way" which featur empowerg lyrics such as "No matter gay, straight, or bi / Lbian, transgenered life / I'm on the right track baby / I was born to survive. Lady Gaga has also exprsed her support for the LGBT muny on numero other platforms, cludg on stage, durg terviews and at gay pri ralli. In 2009, the sger told Out magaze that she wanted to "ject gay culture to the mastream, " sayg, "When I started the mastream was the gays that lifted me up.

HOLLYWOOD’S ‘GAY CULTURE’ RHAPG AMERI

The edian has been workg to advance gay rights sce the 1990s and was dubbed a "pneer" for the LGBT muny by fellow gay actrs Jane Lynch. In 1997, DeGener me out on natnal televisn when her character Ellen Man announced she was gay a pivotal episo of the s Ellen. Years after makg history as the first gay lead character on TV, DeGener helped brg a lbian-themed edy, One Big Happy, to NBC 2015 (the short-lived seri was ncelled after one season) and also lnched a Gap Kids clothg le aimed at breakg down genr stereotyp.

HOLLYWOOD GLORIFI GAY MARRIAGE, CELEBRAT DIVORCE

Host your weddg wh Wt Hollywood has long been at the center of the gay marriage movement, and stands today as a shg example of a muny where people om all walks of life exist harmony, acceptance and prospery.

There’s a wonrful feelg that we n take a ep breath, se, and celebrate a major step forward for gays, lbians, qutng youth and all other people who strive for equaly.