'Big Bang Theory's' Jim Parsons out as gay - Los Angel Tim

Contents:

• 'BIG BANG THEORY' MYSTERY: IS SHELDON GAY?
• ‘BIG BANG THEORY’S’ JIM PARSONS OUT AS GAY
• BIG BANG THEORY'S JIM PARSONS SCRIB HIS JOURNEY TO PUBLICLY G OUT AS GAY

'BIG BANG THEORY' MYSTERY: IS SHELDON GAY?

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‘BIG BANG THEORY’S’ JIM PARSONS OUT AS GAY

Straight, gay or… “other”? ‘The Big Bang Theory’ star Jim Parsons is gay.

PHOTOS: Gay celebri Although Parsons has had an extensive reer the theater, ’s his role as Sheldon Cooper on ‘The Big Bang Theory’ that’s ma him a star. ’ Last year, he spent the break starrg the drama ‘The Normal Heart, ’ about gay men dyg of AIDS.

Comg out as a gay man Hollywood, Jim Parsons' biggt fear was gettg typest a select few rol. He revealed alongsi the Gay Tim that felt liberatg to be accepted for who he is, and to be able to play any type of role, as long as he was the bt person for . I was more ncerned that at a small level, I would always seem gay every role that I took.

BIG BANG THEORY'S JIM PARSONS SCRIB HIS JOURNEY TO PUBLICLY G OUT AS GAY

"When I performed drag the [Charl Bch] play, I felt that there was this permissn that was granted and I didn’t have to worry about appearg gay. The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons has reflected on g out as gay at the height of his Emmy-wng s's Parsons's iends and fay knew he had been a relatnship wh partner Todd Spiewak for many years, the actor discsed his sexualy publicly for the first time 2012 after playg an HIV-AIDS advote The Normal a wi-rangg discsn on the new seri of ‎David Tennant Do a Podst Wh…, Parsons told the former Doctor Who star that his upbrgg the Bible Belt fluenced him to separate his personal and profsnal liv for years.

I mean, I uld feel off her, and maybe she even said to different gre, of like, 'How would work to be a succsful actor… pay your bills wh , and be gay? "I'm not aaid to be my quirks on stage and brg who I am and my sensiv, but I am aaid of revealg [I'm] gay, " he said of that time Kle//Getty ImagRelated: Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons adms he "wouldn't have been able to handle" fame if he was youngerTennant asked whether Parsons felt prsure bee he was qutng his sexualy at the time, but Parsons explaed: "That would have been around the time I was g out, so I don't thk there was much more hidg , as far as that go. "I do thk I was aaid of not beg able to play anythg but gay parts, not only if I me out, but bee I would appear effemate.