# Kelly McGillis is gay? No wonder she was in Top Gun. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 30, 2009, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836 "2009-04-30T14:06:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836/21 "2009-04-30T18:19:36Z")
Whew…I don’t have to keep MY secret any longer… (Not a joke) ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836/22 "2009-04-30T18:43:49Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Kelly McGillis was in? I thought she had always been known as a lesbian. Me too. I’ve known who she was since The Accused, and I can’t ever remember thinking that she wasn’t a lesbian. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836/23 "2009-04-30T18:47:43Z")
Quote: Originally Posted by mswas > [@](#): > > I can’t wait until it’s not even news when someone comes out of the closet. > [@](#): > > Amen. I look forward to a day when no one goes IN to the closet. I live in LA, in Hollywood, I have friends with kids in private schools with star kids…all very progressive and liberal, and I know of several families with little children that are obviously gay and it’s being openly acknowledged and accepted, without any fuss. it’s a great thing ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836/24 "2009-04-30T18:55:53Z")
> [@Stoid](#): > > Whew…I don’t have to keep MY secret any longer… > > (Not a joke) I knew it! (just kiddink) [hijack]In a conversation started by a colleague, who I think is very nice but maybe would have been close-minded, I learned that not only is she friends with her 16-year-old son’s gay male teacher, but gets infuriated that so many people have a problem with “those people” teaching kids. As she put it, they love him, respect him, and how else are they going to learn firsthand that it takes all kinds of people to make the world go 'round.[/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836/25 "2009-04-30T19:10:07Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Heh, poor guy. The only place it rates a mention is on a site called Gossip Boy. 😃 > > And here of course. From the article: > [@](#): > > GB: First thing David we need to let the readers know why you chose Gossip Boy to come out. > > DOS: Gossip Boy? I thought you were with the Advocate! > > GB: Now. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836/26 "2009-04-30T19:20:57Z")
[http://www.kellyskeywest.com/](http://www.kellyskeywest.com/) She has a real nice bar in Key West. It has a micro brewery and some interesting beers.,pretty good food too. I do not know if she still owns it though. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836/27 "2009-04-30T19:35:25Z")
We’re going to Key West in June…we’ll have to check it out. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836/28 "2009-04-30T19:44:25Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > We’re going to Key West in June…we’ll have to check it out. It has whatever you like. fancy bars, biker bars, gay bars, Irish bars, neighborhood bars, outside bars, inside bars,Hogs Braeth, Sloppy joes, captain Tonys. Same for food, Cuban, Italian, Chinese, Steak houses, Fancy restaurants, bars that serve conch and alligator. everything . Bars have live entertainment, from folk, country and western, rock, Motown rock, anything and it goes from noon to 4am. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836/29 "2009-04-30T20:15:01Z")
**Little Nemo** said: > [@](#): > > Kelly McGillis was in? I thought she had always been known as a lesbian. From the article: > [@](#): > > Top Gun actress Kelly McGillis has confirmed \*\*Hollywood’s worst kept secret \*\*- she is a lesbian. > > The 51-year-old, who played Tom Cruise’s love interest in the film about a fighter pilot training school, has long been the subject of rumours **but always denied being gay**. So the news is that she now admits it. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836/30 "2009-04-30T20:25:18Z")
Really? I thought the worst-kept secret was the one about Jodie Foster. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836/31 "2009-04-30T22:17:23Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Really? I thought the worst-kept secret was the one about Jodie Foster. Except that she never lied about it; she just refused to answer questions. And she publically acknowledged her wife/girlfriend/whatever last year, anyway. I don’t mean to disparage their relationship; I just don’t know what the relationship is. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836/32 "2009-05-01T00:08:08Z")
> [@Stoid](#): > > Whew…I don’t have to keep MY secret any longer.. You slept with Kelly McGillis? ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836/33 "2009-05-01T00:41:26Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Kelly McGillis was in? I thought she had always been known as a lesbian. She was married twice and had 2 kids. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836/34 "2009-05-01T01:11:19Z")
> [@Stoid](#): > > I live in LA, in Hollywood, I have friends with kids in private schools with star kids…all very progressive and liberal, and I know of several families with little children that are obviously gay and it’s being openly acknowledged and accepted, without any fuss. How do you tell if a little child is “obviously gay”? Or, for that matter, obviously straight? ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836/35 "2009-05-01T01:17:48Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > How do you tell if a little child is “obviously gay”? Or, for that matter, obviously straight? It’s the one annoying thing to come out of the gay rights movement. Because that’s what a little kid needs who may or may not be gay, a bunch of gay people standing over him/her saying they’re definitely gay. Especially now when being gay still carries a slight stigma. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836/36 "2009-05-01T02:46:11Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > How do you tell if a little child is “obviously gay”? Or, for that matter, obviously straight? Maybe it’s the families (parents) who are obviously gay and they have small children? ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836/37 "2009-05-01T07:43:58Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > It’s the one annoying thing to come out of the gay rights movement. > > Because that’s what a little kid needs who may or may not be gay, a bunch of gay people standing over him/her saying they’re definitely gay. Hmm. How did you arrive at the conclusion that “a bunch of gay people” were “standing over him/her” from my reference to families? Also note the reference to “no fuss”. It’s just not a big deal, either to hide or celebrate. It just is. And maybe the kids in question won’t end up gay. But at this point, they seem to be gay. If you’ve ever known a gay adult when they were a child, you know that often, with people who grow up to be obviously gay (and if you want to argue that there’s no such thing, don’t argue it with me, I’m an old fag hag, and while I would never say everyone who is gay is obviously so, there are unquestionably people whose homosexuality is obvious, they don’t need to say it.) it was obvious when they were kids. the most amazing family I know of has a transgender son. I don’t know how old he is now, but the fact that he’s transgender has been apparent since he was extremely young, and his parents have always been supportive. It wasn’t completely painless and adjustment-free, but they’ve never in any way sought to deny the boy’s self-identification as a girl. They have told her teachers, and I think most of the parents and other kids are aware, I’m not sure. But as a result, this transgender girl (is it transgnder girl or transgender boy?) is very happy, very well-adjusted, confident, etc. It’s a wonderful thing to see. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836/38 "2009-05-01T07:45:29Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > You slept with Kelly McGillis? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836/39 "2009-05-01T08:13:01Z")
Does anyone remember **The Monkeys Mask** , could a straight woman pull that off? > **[The Monkey's Mask (2000) ⭐ 5.1 | Crime, Mystery, Thriller](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259442/)** > > 1h 33m | R ---
**Author:** ![Peanut\_Gallery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/838e76/32.png) [@Peanut\_Gallery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanut_Gallery)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836/40 "2009-05-01T09:03:46Z")
> [@HelloNinja](#): > > Too bad it’s taken her so long in life From the article: “She has claimed to have battled with her sexuality for more than 40 years and that for long periods of her life she was convinced she was being ’ punished by God’ for being gay.” Too bad indeed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-mcgillis-is-gay-no-wonder-she-was-in-top-gun/494836.md?page=3)