The "Marg Call" actor publicly reveals he is gay for the first time a new terview wh New York magaze and on his blog.
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- STAR TREK'S ZACHARY QUTO OPENS UP ABOUT HIS CISN TO E OUT AS GAY
- CHRIS PE TALKS PLAYG GAY, BEG PROUD OF PAL ZACHARY QUTO OUT MAGAZE
- ZACHARY QUTO ANNOUNC HE'S A 'GAY MAN''STAR TREK' ACTOR HAD DODGED MORS BEFORE MAKG REVELATN 'NEW YORK' {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY GIL KFMANOCTOBER 17, 2011/10:52 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY GIL KFMANOCTOBER 17, 2011 / 10:52 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ZACHARY QUTO ANNOUNC HE'S A 'GAY MAN'","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-10-17T14:52:40.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-10-17T14:52:40.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"GIL KFMAN","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR YEARS, [ARTICLE ID="1610606"]"STAR TREK"[/ARTICLE] ACTOR ZACHARY QUTO DODGED QUTNS ABOUT HIS SEXUALY, PREFERRG TO KEEPG HIS PRIVATE LIFE PRIVATE AND LET HIS WORK ON TV SHOWS SUCH AS "HERO" AND MOVI LIKE THE RECENT "WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER" DO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEN, UNEXPECTEDLY, HE OFFHANDLY OUTED HIMSELF AN TERVIEW WH NEW YORK MAGAZE, WHILE DISCSG HIS STARRG ROLE LAST YEAR THE RTAGG OF THE EARLY AIDS-ERA DRAMA "ANGELS AMERI."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}QUTO TOLD THE MAGAZE THAT HIS EIGHT-MONTH ROLE THE EPIC PULZER PRIZE-WNG PLAY BY TONY KHNER WAS "THE MOST CHALLENGG THG I'VE EVER DONE AS AN ACTOR AND THE MOST REWARDG"; HE TOOK ON THE GELG ROLE OF LOUIS IRONSON, A CHARACTER WHO WALKS OUT ON HIS AIDS-STRICKEN BOYIEND. "AND AT THE SAME TIME, AS A GAY MAN, MA ME FEEL LIKE THERE'S STILL SO MUCH WORK TO BE DONE, AND THERE'S STILL SO MANY THGS THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT AND ADDRSED."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}QUTO, WHO HAS BEEN OUTSPOKEN ON GAY RIGHTS ISSU THE PAST, TOLD THE NEW YORK TIM LAST YEAR THAT EVEN THOUGH BLOGS WERE FULL OF SPECULATN ABOUT HIS ORIENTATN, HE PREFERRED "NOT TO FEED THE MOR L WH EHER SUBSTANTIATN OR DISMISSAL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT THE EVENTS OF THE PAST YEAR APPEAR TO HAVE HAD AN IMPACT ON HIM AND QUTO SEEMED FORTABLE AT THIS POT ANNOUNCG HIS ORIENTATN. THKG ABOUT HOW THE LAST FEW MONTHS HAVE SEEN GAY MARRIAGE LEGALIZED NEW YORK WHILE ALSO MARKG THE RECENT SUICI OF BULLIED [ARTICLE ID="1671464"]GAY TEEN JAMEY ROMEYER[/ARTICLE], QUTO SAID, "AND AGA, AS A GAY MAN I LOOK AT THAT AND SAY THERE'S A HOPELSNS THAT SURROUNDS , BUT AS A HUMAN BEG I LOOK AT AND SAY 'WHY? WHERE'S THIS DISPARY G OM, AND WHY N'T WE AS A CULTURE AND SOCIETY DIG EPER TO EXAME THAT?' WE'RE TERRIFIED OF FACG OURSELV."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE WAS ALSO GLAD TO BE TOWN PROMOTG THE FANCIAL CRISIS THRILLER "MARG CALL" -- THE FIRST FEATURE OM HIS PRODUCTN PANY, BEFORE THE DOOR PICTUR -- WHILE HUNDREDS OF [ARTICLE ID="1672558"]OCCUPY WALL STREET PROTTERS[/ARTICLE] ARE MPED OUT NEW YORK'S [ARTICLE ID="1672584"]ZUCTTI PARK[/ARTICLE]. "THE TIMG ULDN'T BE MORE IMPECBLE FOR TO TRY TO CREATE A DIALOGUE, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY WE MA THE MOVIE THE FIRST PLACE," HE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE HE'S TOWN TO PROMOTE THE FILM, QUTO SAID HE PLANNED TO GO DOWN AND SEE THE PROTTERS TO GET A FLAVOR OF THE S-. "AS A LEFT-LEANG DEMOCRAT, I FEEL A SENSE OF RONANCE WH THEIR POSN," HE SAID. "BUT AS A CIZEN OF THIS UNTRY, I FEEL EPLY UNSETTLED THAT PEOPLE ARE RISG UP MOVEMENTS AGAST EACH OTHER. IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE MISSG THE MARK. ... THE BOTTOM LE IS WE'RE ALL F---ED, AND WE'RE ALL THIS TOGETHER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
STAR TREK'S ZACHARY QUTO OPENS UP ABOUT HIS CISN TO E OUT AS GAY
Star Trek and The Boys the Band actor Zachary Quto has opened up about his cisn to e out publicly as gay 2011 via a post on his webse. * zachary quinto gay or straight *
Zachary Quto has opened up about his cisn to e out as gay.
The actor has nquered the TV and film world wh rol Star Trek, Hero and Amerin Horror n currently be seen Netflix's movie adaptatn of gay drama The Boys the Band – and has recently explaed his cisn to go public wh his sexualy 2011. "I did feel like me g out would have potentially had an impact on my reer and wouldn’t have been a good one, " Quto told DeGuire/WireImageRelated: The Boys the Band review: Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons sh glossy adaptatnRellg his cisn to e out publicly on his webse 2011, he add: "That was at a time when a lot of young gay kids were killg themselv around the untry bee of bullyg. NetflixRelated: Zachary Quto says whole st wants to do Star Trek 4"Havg enjoyed a certa level of succs, I felt like the hypocrisy was too much to bear for me to be enjoyg this life that I had created for myself and not acknowledgg my inty as a gay man.
Zachary Quto is llg out a stereotype Hollywood surroundg openly gay male actors. “There’s still a tremendo amount of fear around particularly openly gay men our dtry, ” Quto said.
CHRIS PE TALKS PLAYG GAY, BEG PROUD OF PAL ZACHARY QUTO OUT MAGAZE
* zachary quinto gay or straight *
“There is this long-held and stubborn belief that to intify as an openly gay man on some level means you’re herently ls mascule, herently ls believable as a straight character. Quto prevly said 2018 that plenty of straight actors have portrayed gay characters onscreen. “You look at how many straight actors play gay rol, and how that door don’t swg the other way as much, ” Quto said on SiriXM.
ZACHARY QUTO ANNOUNC HE'S A 'GAY MAN''STAR TREK' ACTOR HAD DODGED MORS BEFORE MAKG REVELATN 'NEW YORK' {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY GIL KFMANOCTOBER 17, 2011/10:52 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY GIL KFMANOCTOBER 17, 2011 / 10:52 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ZACHARY QUTO ANNOUNC HE'S A 'GAY MAN'","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-10-17T14:52:40.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-10-17T14:52:40.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"GIL KFMAN","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR YEARS, [ARTICLE ID="1610606"]"STAR TREK"[/ARTICLE] ACTOR ZACHARY QUTO DODGED QUTNS ABOUT HIS SEXUALY, PREFERRG TO KEEPG HIS PRIVATE LIFE PRIVATE AND LET HIS WORK ON TV SHOWS SUCH AS "HERO" AND MOVI LIKE THE RECENT "WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER" DO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEN, UNEXPECTEDLY, HE OFFHANDLY OUTED HIMSELF AN TERVIEW WH NEW YORK MAGAZE, WHILE DISCSG HIS STARRG ROLE LAST YEAR THE RTAGG OF THE EARLY AIDS-ERA DRAMA "ANGELS AMERI."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}QUTO TOLD THE MAGAZE THAT HIS EIGHT-MONTH ROLE THE EPIC PULZER PRIZE-WNG PLAY BY TONY KHNER WAS "THE MOST CHALLENGG THG I'VE EVER DONE AS AN ACTOR AND THE MOST REWARDG"; HE TOOK ON THE GELG ROLE OF LOUIS IRONSON, A CHARACTER WHO WALKS OUT ON HIS AIDS-STRICKEN BOYIEND. "AND AT THE SAME TIME, AS A GAY MAN, MA ME FEEL LIKE THERE'S STILL SO MUCH WORK TO BE DONE, AND THERE'S STILL SO MANY THGS THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT AND ADDRSED."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}QUTO, WHO HAS BEEN OUTSPOKEN ON GAY RIGHTS ISSU THE PAST, TOLD THE NEW YORK TIM LAST YEAR THAT EVEN THOUGH BLOGS WERE FULL OF SPECULATN ABOUT HIS ORIENTATN, HE PREFERRED "NOT TO FEED THE MOR L WH EHER SUBSTANTIATN OR DISMISSAL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT THE EVENTS OF THE PAST YEAR APPEAR TO HAVE HAD AN IMPACT ON HIM AND QUTO SEEMED FORTABLE AT THIS POT ANNOUNCG HIS ORIENTATN. THKG ABOUT HOW THE LAST FEW MONTHS HAVE SEEN GAY MARRIAGE LEGALIZED NEW YORK WHILE ALSO MARKG THE RECENT SUICI OF BULLIED [ARTICLE ID="1671464"]GAY TEEN JAMEY ROMEYER[/ARTICLE], QUTO SAID, "AND AGA, AS A GAY MAN I LOOK AT THAT AND SAY THERE'S A HOPELSNS THAT SURROUNDS , BUT AS A HUMAN BEG I LOOK AT AND SAY 'WHY? WHERE'S THIS DISPARY G OM, AND WHY N'T WE AS A CULTURE AND SOCIETY DIG EPER TO EXAME THAT?' WE'RE TERRIFIED OF FACG OURSELV."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE WAS ALSO GLAD TO BE TOWN PROMOTG THE FANCIAL CRISIS THRILLER "MARG CALL" -- THE FIRST FEATURE OM HIS PRODUCTN PANY, BEFORE THE DOOR PICTUR -- WHILE HUNDREDS OF [ARTICLE ID="1672558"]OCCUPY WALL STREET PROTTERS[/ARTICLE] ARE MPED OUT NEW YORK'S [ARTICLE ID="1672584"]ZUCTTI PARK[/ARTICLE]. "THE TIMG ULDN'T BE MORE IMPECBLE FOR TO TRY TO CREATE A DIALOGUE, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY WE MA THE MOVIE THE FIRST PLACE," HE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE HE'S TOWN TO PROMOTE THE FILM, QUTO SAID HE PLANNED TO GO DOWN AND SEE THE PROTTERS TO GET A FLAVOR OF THE S-. "AS A LEFT-LEANG DEMOCRAT, I FEEL A SENSE OF RONANCE WH THEIR POSN," HE SAID. "BUT AS A CIZEN OF THIS UNTRY, I FEEL EPLY UNSETTLED THAT PEOPLE ARE RISG UP MOVEMENTS AGAST EACH OTHER. IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE MISSG THE MARK. ... THE BOTTOM LE IS WE'RE ALL F---ED, AND WE'RE ALL THIS TOGETHER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
Zachary Quto recently opened up about beg an openly gay male actor Hollywood, and how there is still a stereotype surroundg the muny. * zachary quinto gay or straight *
“There are fewer gay actors playg straight rol. The work by those straight actors was really great, but what would have been like if there were gay actors those rol? Are those characters gay or jt explorg somethg?
Zachary Quto speaks out about his homosexualy a new terview wh New York magaze that h the Inter over the weekend. It marks the first time the actor — known for his rol the TV seri Hero and the recent Star Trek reboot — has spoken publicly about beg gay.
"Star Trek's" Spock and the "Hero" villa me out as gay over the weekend. * zachary quinto gay or straight *
In a post on his webse, Quto wrote that he was motivated after learng of the ath of Jamey Romeyer, the gay teen who mted suici last month after years of beg bullied. Quto last year shot an emotnal vio for “It Gets Better, ” a mpaign aimed at endg the antigay bullyg that has led many gay teens to suici.
STORY: Zachary Quto Addrs Homosexualy New Interview, Blog Post. He said he then felt the need to publicly acknowledge his homosexualy the hope that he uld help prevent somethg siar om happeng aga.
“In light of Jamey’s ath, ” he wrote, “ beme clear to me an stant that livg a gay life whout publicly acknowledgg is simply not enough to make any signifint ntributn to the immense work that li ahead on the road to plete equaly.