Michael Schulman on the upg documentary “Tab Hunter Confintial,” which vers the former teen heartthrob’s life as a closeted gay movie star.
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In October 1950, Hunter was arrted for attendg a gay pajama party Beverly Hills.
Luckily, the news story didn't do too much damage, but that didn't mean Hunter uld publicly live as a gay man. Both were closeted gay actors on the rise Hollywood--and soon enough, they started a romantic relatnship.
For people who knew that Hunter was gay, his stud-manufactured romance wh Natalie Wood led to a clever nickname. Even though many of his gay -stars had married women whout a send thought, he felt that he uld eher s (by datg men) or lie (by disgenuoly marryg a woman). In , he nfsed to beg gay, but only did so bee his partner told him that someone else was gog to wre a salac book.
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Even though they ocsnally discsed their shared experienc as closeted gay men Hollywood, the answer is a fe no. While he was never fully happy wh the label of gay rights spokperson, he also regnized that there were many men like him who had kept their liv hidn. Image an alternative universe which beg gay neteen-fifti Ameri was not jt tolerated but celebrated.
In the fifti, homosexualy was nsired a perversn, and was particularly toxic for Hollywood leadg men. ”Glaser said that the procs had been “thartic” for Hunter, but he still seems ill at ease discsg his gay inty, and he disapprov of morn celebri who are “blah, blah, blah, right your face. ” You probably won’t fd him acceptg GLAAD awards or ridg gay-pri paras, like Gee Takei or Ian McKellen.
What’s admirable about Hunter is that, agast his long-standg stct for the quiet life, he is fillg out an important part of gay history, when the studs ntrolled their charg and the celluloid closet was firmly locked shut. Oct 11Event InfoEvent Date: Friday, October 11, 2019 - 9:00pm to 9:03pmLerner Hall, 2920 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 Satow RoomBrg your pillows, blankets, oni and PJs for our P-Gay slumber party on Friday, October 11! And remember, there’s a’t no bgo like Gaybgo!