Tom Hardy is known for many thgs: His lead rol Inceptn and Mad Max: Fury Road; his embrace of femism; his tense love for dogs; his shape-shiftg beard; his pillowy lips. But among his (many) gay fans, the 37-year-old Brish actor is perhaps bt known for somethg very different: Admtg, and later nyg he admted, that he ed to have sex wh men.
Contents:
- TOM HARDY CALLS OUT THE REPORTER THAT BROUGHT UP HIS GAY PAST
- IS TOM HARDY GAY?
- TIFF: ‘LEGEND’ STAR TOM HARDY FIR BACK AFTER REPORTER’S GAY QUERY
TOM HARDY CALLS OUT THE REPORTER THAT BROUGHT UP HIS GAY PAST
* tom hardy gay press conference *
On Sunday, at a prs nference at the Toronto Internatnal Film Ftival for Hardy’s new movie Legend, which Hardy plays a gay man, reporter Graeme Coleman om the LGBT news outlet Daily Xtra asked Hardy: “Do you fd hard for celebri to talk to media about their sexualy? There is nothg embarrassg about beg gay.
Askg someone if he or she is gay is the equivalent of askg if they are married, if they were raised Christian, of if they have a bachelor’s gree. Jt bee beg gay affects who a person has sex wh, this is not a qutn about his or her sex life. The reason why some people don’t want to ask—both at prs nferenc and at cktail parti—is bee there is still that ltle lgerg doubt the back of their mds that there is somethg wrong wh homosexualy.
IS TOM HARDY GAY?
If you ask someone whether he or she is gay, and he or she is not, they should not feel badly about themselv or about you. Gay people are, most s, happy to tell you that they are gay. Straight people hardly ever get asked whether they’re straight or gay and might be taken aback by the qutn, but they seem to never have a problem settg the rerd straight.
In 2008, while Hardy was promotg another movie which he played a gay man, Brish gay liftyle magaze Attu quoted him sayg “I’ve played wh everythg and everyone.
Ronnie is known to have been gay, and recent reports claim that both brothers were bisexual. Those who are celebratg Hardy’s rponse seem to thk that keepg people om askg about sexual orientatn is helpg end homophobia.
TIFF: ‘LEGEND’ STAR TOM HARDY FIR BACK AFTER REPORTER’S GAY QUERY
It further nvc people that beg gay (or even askg if someone is gay) is somethg shameful that needs to be hidn. It jt shows how obssed we are, as a culture, wh gay people and gay sex. ”Watch the Toronto film ftival prs nference wh Tom Hardy – vio GuardianHardy has portrayed numero gay and straight characters durg his reer.
When the rponse me back the affirmative, Hardy first asked why and then end the le of qutng wh an abpt “thank you” the Entertament Weekly terview the actor, who has been keen not to appear homophobic, said he believed the reporter was actg a mischievo and disgenuo fashn. ”Hardy add: “Or, if I say no, then I’m homophobic? ", as the reporter went on to note a 2008 terview wh Brish gay liftyle magaze Attu, which Hardy reportedly admted to flgs wh men when he was younger.