Jodie Foster Gay: Actrs Com Out At Goln Glob 2013 | HuffPost Voic

Contents:

• JODIE FOSTER REVEALS SHE'S GAY, SUGGTS SHE'S RETIRG
• ARE JU AND CONNOR OM THE FOSTERS GAY REAL LIFE?
• JODIE FOSTER GAY: ACTRS COM OUT AT GOLN GLOB 2013
• WAS JODIE FOSTER’S ‘COMG OUT’ A STEP BACKWARD FOR GAYS AND LBIANS?

JODIE FOSTER REVEALS SHE'S GAY, SUGGTS SHE'S RETIRG

While the actrs never uttered the words "I'm gay, " her speech, she did ht at this reveal. First Osr-wng actrs publicly me out as gay a speech at last year's Goln Globe and her former partner Cydney Bernard, wh whom she had two sons, end their 20-year relatnship source, APImage ptn, The pair started datg last year, reports sayThe celebry news broadster reported that Ms Foster and Ms Hedison began datg last Hedison prevly dated US edian and chat-show host Ellen are no tails about the weddg, but California - where Ms Foster liv - is among 17 US stat, along wh the District of Columbia, where gay marriage is Foster, 51, began her actg reer televisn mercials at the age of three, but found ternatnal fame 1976 for her Osr-nomated performance as teenage prostute Iris Taxi has sce appeared more than 40 movi, wng bt actrs Osrs for her role as a rape victim the 1988 film The Acced and as the FBI agent Clarice Starlg 1991's The Silence of The actrs also branched out to directg, wh projects cludg Ltle Man Tate on this story. Foster liv California, one of 17 stat where gay marriage is currently legal the ma headl last year when she ed the 2013 Goln Glob awards to addrs her sexualy for the first time directly.

Ju is qutng whether or not he's gay and looks like that important storyle is about to get buried aga.

And that is a really a huge way The Fosters retroduced the LGBTQ storyle of Ju's sexual orientatn was flawed and generic, mostly bee the whole angry-homophobic-dad-won't-let-his-son-sleepover suatn is pafully archaic today's society and pecially on a seri like The Fosters. Season 2 has already troduced Mariana's stggl wh the dance team "fillg a race quota;" Stef and Lena's relatnship trouble and puttg them a homophobic suatn; and the flaws the foster system and how they effect Callie and other kids like her.

ARE JU AND CONNOR OM THE FOSTERS GAY REAL LIFE?

We got a reassurance that Connor isn't his father and that he, like many people, isn't stuck the past wh an outdated opn about beg volved wh members of the LGBT while I was happy for Ju — he didn't have to lose his iend, even though there was never any nfirmatn that he was gay the first place — unfortunately, Connor's dad broke up the moment. Ju askg Lena when she knew she was gay.

At home, Lena ss down wh Ju where he abptly asks Lena how she knew she was gay. She further explas that jt bee he feels jealo this one suatn, don't mean he is gay, but don't mean he isn't eher. She then assur him that whether he is gay or not, she and Stef would love and accept him no matter what.

Stunned, Ju asks why and Connor says how his father has banned him om gog to his hoe bee he thks he's gay. Ju then asks if he really was gay if he would want to e vis him anymore. He asks Ju if was about his dad thkg he is gay and says how he himself don't re if he is - whout actually sayg the word - before askg if he really is.

JODIE FOSTER GAY: ACTRS COM OUT AT GOLN GLOB 2013

Connor then tells Ju that he me out to his father as gay, makg Ju se to himself.

A fellow male classmate se them together and mak a remark, askg if 's te that they are "gay for each other". Ju yellg that he isn't gay. She apologiz as Daria backs her up, also sayg that no one would re if they're gay.

WAS JODIE FOSTER’S ‘COMG OUT’ A STEP BACKWARD FOR GAYS AND LBIANS?

Ju snaps that he isn't gay and storms off as Connor lls out after him. Stg next to him, Connor exprs his nfn, askg what Ju meant when he said he wasn't gay.