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.
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?
:rolleyes: 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.
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)
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.
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.
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.