John Travolta (GAY?) Kiss Photo

[DMark]

I had never heard of this photo until I watched Bill Maher the other night and he mentioned it was "all over the Internet"...

The Photo.

I was living in NYC when Travolta was just starting to get a name in movies, and back then there were lots of rumors that he was Gay - but then again, those rumors circulate whenever a hot new actor leaps to fame. (Funny, but nobody ever claims Wilford Brimley or his type is Gay...gee, wonder why?)

I mean, Travolta is a Scientologist and can't be Gay...they have machines to cure that kind of stuff. Still, the rumors kind of stuck with Travolta over the years, but for the most part, it eventually turned into a non-story - certain guys I met swore they knew if for a fact, but it got to be a kind of "who cares?" story.

At any rate, it is not like this photo has John in Speedos getting a back rub from RuPaul...but it probably doesn't help in dispelling any of the rumors.

[Zebra]

Geez, that is a lame example of gay men kissing. Men can kiss each other and it is not gay.

[Cisco]

Europeans and Mid-Easterners kiss like that. Some Americans kiss like that. The overwhelming response you're going to get is that this in no way proves or disproves anything about Travolta's sexuality.

On the other hand, how cool would it be if Travolta dropped the Scientology thing and came out as gay?

[Loopydude]

Incredibly lame. The kiss could mean anything.

[hey alright]

Don't be a wet blanket. It's so much more fun to assume he's gay.

[Shirley Ujest]

Originally Posted by hey alright

Don't be a wet blanket. It's so much more fun to assume he's gay.

Now you're talkin'!

[kunilou]

Can you come up with a better way to exchange long protein strings?

[Dunderman]

Originally Posted by Cisco

Europeans and Mid-Easterners kiss like that. Some Americans kiss like that.

I love how you put "some" in front of "Americans", but not in front of "Europeans and Mid-Easterners". 'Cause, you know, we all act the same.

[BoBettie]

That picture actually looks like they were hugging and are pullling away from it to me.

[Cisco]

Originally Posted by Priceguy

I love how you put "some" in front of "Americans", but not in front of "Europeans and Mid-Easterners". 'Cause, you know, we all act the same.

It's many times more popular in Europe and the Middle East than it is in America. Go argue with a brick-wall if you're really that concerned; I'm not even fully sure what you're trying to say here.

[Severiane]

Originally Posted by Cisco

It's many times more popular in Europe and the Middle East than it is in America. Go argue with a brick-wall if you're really that concerned; I'm not even fully sure what you're trying to say here.

Well, I for sure have never seen any heterosexual French men kiss each other on the mouth.

Sometimes some parents kiss their children on their lips, but this guy doesn't look like John Travolta's son...

[Cisco]

Originally Posted by Severiane

Well, I for sure have never seen any heterosexual French men kiss each other on the mouth.

Ummm, I have, and I've only spent about 36 hours in France. Everyone was kissing everyone hello and goodbye at CDG, even the men.

[Severiane]

Originally Posted by Cisco

Ummm, I have, and I've only spent about 36 hours in France. Everyone was kissing everyone hello and goodbye at CDG, even the men.

Yes, we do kiss hello and goodbye, but not on the mouth ! (or maybe I need to change my glasses, and they are not kissing their lips on the picture, in this case Ok, everyone does it frequently)

[Dunderman]

Originally Posted by Cisco

It's many times more popular in Europe and the Middle East than it is in America.

Like Severian says, this is simply not true for any part of Europe that I'm familiar with. Men of some countries kiss cheeks on occasion, but that's it. It happens among guys of my generation on a lark or as a way of testing boundaries, but even that is far from common, and among men of Travolta's generation - no way.

[GuanoLad]

They could be about to kiss cheeks (or just after kissing cheeks) and the photo caught them just when their faces were the right distance apart to appear like it's lip kissing.

And maybe the other dude is European or otherwise flamboyant in personality.

[deevee]

Men kissing other men on the lips is gay. Period. The other guy could be Tom Cruise and some people would still say it doesn't prove anything.

[Loopydude]

I've gotten into the habit of cheek-kissing gay friends (folks in the theater community I know through my wife, mostly), as that's how they greet other male friends who happen to be gay or gay-friendly. Never on the lips, I must admit. Still, it wouldn't be a stretch to imagine a very chaste lip smooch with some of the more touchy-feely of that crowd, as they're pretty casual about boundaries, and sometimes smother my wife with kisses. It's all terribly platonic, I'm afraid, with nothing salacious to feed the mind of a hungry gossiper. Hey, Travolta's in showbiz. There's a high concentration of gay folk on the stage and screen, it would seem. Maybe the guy friend is gay, but he isn't?

Just saying you really can't tell from a snapshot.

[control-z]

Looks gay to me.

[PunditLisa]

Meh.

[Bryan Ekers]

"Mom! Tom Cruise and John Travolta won't come out of the closet!"



If Travolta is gay, he's picked a pretty attractive beard.

[Shirley Ujest]

Were there show tunes playing when this kiss occurred?











What?

[Carnac the Magnificent!]

File this as a footnote, but two gay male friends used to regale us with stories of John Travolta at gay bars back in the late 80s, very early 90s. Graphic stuff. He said Travolta was quite open--at least within the confines of the bar.

Why any of this matters is beyond me, but there it is.

[Annie]

So who's John's friend anyhow?

[levdrakon]

Oh, we've known about John for awhile now. Leave him alone. He's very well behaved for a scientologist and we have no reason to out him.

[DMark]

Originally Posted by Shirley Ujest

Were there show tunes playing when this kiss occurred?

I believe they were humming:

I am what I am
I am my own special creation
So come take a look
Give me the hook
Or the ovation
It's my world
That I want to have a little pride
My world
And it's not a place I have to hide in
Life's not worth a dam
Till I can say
I am what I am

- (from La Cage, by Jerry Herrman.)

[corkboard]

Originally Posted by Bryan Ekers

"Mom! Tom Cruise and John Travolta won't come out of the closet!"



If Travolta is gay, he's picked a pretty attractive beard.

[hijack] I had no idea she had such a big rack. Rowwrrrrrrr. [/hijack]

[Caricci]

Gay, schmay! What about the balding ?

[Ellen Cherry]

Originally Posted by Caricci

Gay, schmay! What about the balding ?

I was also quite alarmed about the man-boobs, photos of which were available in the same checkout line where I saw the gay kiss photo yesterday at the grocery.

Moobs!

[Loopydude]

He had big hairy moobs as far back as Pulp Fiction. Remember the scene where Tarantino is hosing the brain bits off of J.T. and Samuel L.?

[Khadaji]

Originally Posted by McNew

[hijack] I had no idea she had such a big rack. Rowwrrrrrrr. [/hijack]

Yeah, she was smokin' hot in Twins.

[Bearflag70]

I used to be friends with a guy who worked in a movie studio. Paramount, I think. He told me, back in 1993 or so, that it was quietly yet commonly known among people on the lot that Travolta would get it on with men in his trailer. He said trailer walls are pretty thin. FWIW.

Here is another gay kiss photo.

[Trunk]

Just an example of how "gay" a photo can look when it captures a completely innocuous moment(*). It doesn't look much less gay than that Travolta one to me, so based just on photo evidence, I wouldn't make a judgement about O' Vinny Barbarino just yet.

*Unless you really think that Parcells and Belichick were coming out of the closet with a big gay kiss in the middle of a football field.

[Loopydude]

Originally Posted by Bearflag70

I used to be friends with a guy who worked in a movie studio. Paramount, I think. He told me, back in 1993 or so, that it was quietly yet commonly known among people on the lot that Travolta would get it on with men in his trailer. He said trailer walls are pretty thin. FWIW.

Here is another gay kiss photo.

Funny!

I tend to find the above testimonials of Hollywood gossip a lot more convincing than that photo, but still, it's just not proof (which, I don't think, anyone is claiming). I've really no opinion either way, but that pic just wouldn't sway me in the slightest, even if I strongly suspected.

[Anastasaeon]

Originally Posted by Bearflag70

Here is another gay kiss photo.

I didn't even want to get out of bed this morning, and now I'm glad I did. You just made my whole day.

[Caricci]

Originally Posted by Trunk

*Unless you really think that Parcells and Belichick were coming out of the closet with a big gay kiss in the middle of a football field.

What? It could happen. They look very in love in that picture.

[handsomeharry]

Originally Posted by McNew

[hijack] I had no idea she had such a big rack. Rowwrrrrrrr. [/hijack]

Something's wrong with that pic. I've seen her pictures before, and they didn't seem even nearly 1/2 that big.

Speaking of big thingies let's also remember that John dated Marilu Henner. (Oh, never mind. Tom Cruise was married to Mimi Rogers! Wait!~ Hold it! He divorced her!)

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[MoodIndigo1]

That Travolta pic looks photoshopped.

[Khadaji]

Originally Posted by Trunk

Just an example of how "gay" a photo can look when it captures a completely innocuous moment(*). It doesn't look much less gay than that Travolta one to me, so based just on photo evidence, I wouldn't make a judgement about O' Vinny Barbarino just yet.

*Unless you really think that Parcells and Belichick were coming out of the closet with a big gay kiss in the middle of a football field.

The link doesn't load for me.

[Trunk]

Originally Posted by Khadaji

The link doesn't load for me.

Huh. Still works for me.

Google "belichick parcells" (no quotes) and then click the image tab. You'll know which one I'm talking about.

[yojimbo]

Word of advice to travellers. Even though you're in Europe don't kiss people in Ireland or the UK. Unless you actually want to kiss them that is. We don't do the kissing greeting thing at all.

[Cisco]

Originally Posted by MoodIndigo1

That Travolta pic looks photoshopped.

This has become the default know-it-all response for any picture worthy of discussion. Care to explain how it looks photoshopped?

[Trunk]

Originally Posted by Cisco

This has become the default know-it-all response for any picture worthy of discussion. Care to explain how it looks photoshopped?

The easiest thing to do, Cisco, is just refute his null authority with your null authority. For example, by way of complete refutation of MoodIndigo, I offer:

That Travolta pic doesn't look photoshopped!

[Antinor01]

Originally Posted by Trunk

The easiest thing to do, Cisco, is just refute his null authority with your null authority. For example, by way of complete refutation of MoodIndigo, I offer:

That Travolta pic doesn't look photoshopped!

Even though I haven't even seen the picture in question I will give the final word that it is not photoshopped.

[handsomeharry]

Originally Posted by Antinor01

Even though I haven't even seen the picture in question I will give the final word that it is not photoshopped.

Well, sure, after Trunk did all the work for you!


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