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Top 20 Famous Gay Actors of Hollywood [LGBTQ+ Icons]

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen is an acclaimed actor acknowledged for his versatile performances on stage and screen. Beyond his acting prowess, McKellen is also recognized for his activism, particularly in LGBTQIA+ rights. His career did not suffer post-coming out. Instead, it flourished, with McKellen taking on a range of more emotionally resonant roles that resonated with audiences worldwide. McKellen came out during a BBC radio broadcast in as an act of protest against Section 28, a proposed law in the UK that sought to prohibit the "promotion of homosexuality." His spontaneous revelation was a bold move during a second when gay rights faced significant legal and societal challenges. Reflecting on the impact of his coming out, McKellen noted that it changed his life "for the better," enhancing his relationships, personal satisfaction, and even his approach to acting, allowing him to embody characters with greater authenticity​​​​.

Ian McKellen's contributions to LGBTQIA+ culture and history extend far beyond

This list contains information about gay celebrities who never came out, loosely ranked by fame and popularity. Many successful Hollywood actors are gay. These days, it's common for celebrities to publicly come out as gay in the media, but that wasn't always the case. Several famous gay celebrities remained in the closet throughout their entire lives.

Who is the most famous queer celebrity who never came out of the closet? Cary Grant tops this list. Though he was married five times to five different women, many people believed that Cary Grant was actually homosexual. He lived with player Randolph Scott on and off for over a decade and he was also rumored to include hired male prostitutes.

Despite his flamboyant stage presence, Liberace never officially came out as gay. He even went so far as to sue a publication for libel when they printed that he was gay. Liberace's friend, Betty White, has stated that the musician was, in fact, homosexual. Other secretly closeted movie stars incorporate Rock Hudson, Anthony Perkins, and Robert Reed. 

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Has anyone truthfully ever hooked up with a famous person closeted gay man?!

I know this is going to get wild but why not participate on.

by Anonymousreply June 1, PM

"famous"? no.

but i did get together up with a guy who won a dove award, contemporary christian music's highest honor!

by Anonymousreply 1February 10, AM

I was once taken brutally from behind as Hugh Downs played on the television. His nice eye was a beacon. It helped me focus.

by Anonymousreply 2February 10, AM

Yeah, John Travolta fucked me in a gas station toilet once. He shouted Xenu when he shot his load.

by Anonymousreply 3February 10, AM

My friend’s cousin said his neighbor’s son fucked Andy Cohen in his bad eye when they were younger.

by Anonymousreply 4February 10, AM

R4 He has a good eye?

by Anonymousreply 5February 10, AM

Telly Savalas ravaged my hole with his lollipop at a PA remain stop back in the mids.

by Anonymousreply 6February 10, AM

No, never. Not once.

by Anonymousreply 7February 10, AM

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The Secret Gay Existence of Hollywood

Flashback! The Hollywood film industry has always had a elevated percentage of gay and lesbian employees, drawn to the theatre as a world of creativity, uncover mindedness and experimentation. Yet the hypocrisy is that as gay as Hollywood was (and is), actors acquire had to pretend that it isn’t.

Hollywood has a history where it welcomes and nurtures gay and lesbian lifestyle behind the scenes but has often gone to great pains to keep its gay little secret from the heterosexual viewing public.

It all started during the prior days of motion pictures. During the sexual revolution of s there was ambivalence around gender roles and this was reflected in popular movies with icons like Valentino and Marlene Dietrich. But eventually the media started to make fun of these gender-bending characters.

The very handsome Valentino (pictured below) held a number of common boxing matches to affirm his masculinity after the media named him the “pink powder puff”. Sadly it was wounds from one of these fights that ultimately lead to his death at only years-old. At the