Jim Parsons Says It's Been a Long Time Comg to Be Out an Gay Actor

Contents:

• IS NICHOLAS PARSONS GAY?
• 'THE FAI WE CREATE STA ': 'BOYS THE BAND' ST TALKS 'BETY' OF POLARIZG GAY CLASSIC
• JIM PARSONS SAYS 'IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMG' TO BE AN OUT GAY ACTOR HOLLYWOOD

IS NICHOLAS PARSONS GAY?

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Jim Parsons remembers the moment he knew he was gay. The "Big Bang Theory" actor was studyg theater at the Universy of Hoton, where he was surround by lovg, open-md iends and troduced to landmark gay plays "Angels Ameri" and "Love! ' " Interview:Jim Parsons on movg far away om Sheldon Cooper Ryan Murphy's 'Hollywood''Love, Victor':Hulu's gay teen rom- was dumped by Disney+.

'THE FAI WE CREATE STA ': 'BOYS THE BAND' ST TALKS 'BETY' OF POLARIZG GAY CLASSIC

Now, Parsons, 47, leads the all-gay st of Netflix's "The Boys the Band" (streamg Wednday), adapted om Mart Crowley's 1968 play. The drama unfolds a chic New York apartment the late ’60s, where Michael (Parsons) is hostg a birthday party for his iend Harold (Quto) and their pals, all of whom are gay. But the booze-soaked night tak a turn when Michael's homophobic, maybe closeted llege roommate, Alan (Brian Hutchison), shows up unannounced, and the men beg to air their rentments: for each other, and a society that has ndned them to hate themselv.

The stage play and William Friedk's 1970 film versn were nsired groundbreakg 50 years ago for puttg gay characters ont and center, warts and all. But cril reappraisals haven't always been kd, wh some  the LBGTQ muny feelg that "Boys the Band" plays to dated, harmful stereotyp that all gay men are self-hatg, tty and unable to m to meangful romantic relatnships.

JIM PARSONS SAYS 'IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMG' TO BE AN OUT GAY ACTOR HOLLYWOOD

("Show me a happy homosexual and I'll show you a gay rpse, " Michael says late the play.

" Joe Mantello, who directed the 2018 productn and new movie, rells fdg the origal film "absolutely terrifyg" when he saw llege as a jt-out gay man. He uld relate to the script's pictn of iendship among gay men, who are often ostracized by fay members and classmat growg up, and forced to supprs parts of themselv. "Everyone hers trma built to our DNA, but when you're also gay and e om trma, 's like, 'Now I've got to add this to , ' " Jús says.