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- REASONS FOR KRISTY MCNICHOL'S 1998 DEPARTURE AND COMG OUT GAY 14 YEARS AFTER
- REMEMBER KRISTY MCNICHOL? HERE'S HOW SHE LOOKS NOW AFTER SHE RETIRED AND ME OUT AS GAY
REASONS FOR KRISTY MCNICHOL'S 1998 DEPARTURE AND COMG OUT GAY 14 YEARS AFTER
In 2012, the former actrs cid that was time to put the gay mors to rt and stepped out of the closet and admted that she was a lbian. Another reason ced for the revelatn was bee Kristy wanted to support other kids who are bullied for beg gay. Dpe havg retired om actg early on, she ntu to spire others through her open battle agast bipolar disorr as well as by g out as gay reported by Closer Weekly, the star announced her retirement om actg 2001, when she was jt 24 years old.
McNichol me out and announced that she was gay and she has been a two- relatnship wh partner Martie star disclosed the surprisg tth the hope of spirg a generatn of children, who were beg bullied bee of their publicist, Jeff Ballard, hoped that McNichol's g out n help kids who need support. She said that her cisn to e out as gay wasn't only for herself as her statement was reported by her publicist Jeff Ballard:. • Martie Allen and Kristy McNichol met the early 90's, and Kristy publicly me out as gay 201• • Kristy McNichol retired om actg 2001, and has sce enjoyed travellg and yoga wh Martie.
REMEMBER KRISTY MCNICHOL? HERE'S HOW SHE LOOKS NOW AFTER SHE RETIRED AND ME OUT AS GAY
We know that she met Kristy McNichol sometime the early ‘ Allen & Kristy McNicholIn 2012, Kristy McNichol fally me out and admted that she had been wh Martie Allen for two s, sharg a photo of the uple to People years of speculatn, the former child star me out the hop of stoppg children om beg the targets of homophobic bullyg. Her publicist, Jeff Ballard, enuraged her to make the the early 2010s, homophobic bullyg and the suicis of gay and lbian teens beme a wispread social issue the US, and McNichol was praised for her cisn to e out and show solidary to the victims. Homophobia Hollywood is still beg discsed by many to this day.
Actor Rupert Everett recently gave an terview about his experienc; when he me out as gay 1989, he stopped receivg offers, and 2019 he advised young actors agast g out due to the negative effect uld have on their reers. In 2016, Sir Ian McKellan also blasted the fact that an openly gay actor had never won one of the ma priz at the Amy Awards, and admted his disappotment at not beg able to break the cycle. Bullyg and suicis of gay and lbian teens and young people stgglg wh their sexual inty has bee a major social issue the Uned Stat the last two years.