# Now that Ricky is out, what celebrities "everybody knows" are gay remain? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 29, 2010, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272 "2010-03-29T23:36:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272/281 "2011-09-30T15:25:14Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > It was pretty low key. As I recall he was linking to original cartoons that he was also possibly trying to sell for money, or something like that. When confronted he wouldn’t respond, and so he was granted _persona non grata_ status. Yes. He was using us to promote his own website without acknowledging that it was his own website. Once we discerned the pattern, we asked him about it, and he didn’t respond. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272/282 "2011-09-30T16:42:03Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Sean Maher still acts? That’s the part that surprised me, too - he’s on a new show?!? Not that I ever got much of a gay vibe from him - it just isn’t too surprising. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272/283 "2011-09-30T20:22:51Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Yes. He was using us to promote his own website without acknowledging that it was his own website. Once we discerned the pattern, we asked him about it, and he didn’t respond. All he did was link to jpg photos, he never linked to anything that could possibly make him money. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272/284 "2011-09-30T20:24:50Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > It was pretty low key. As I recall he was linking to original cartoons that he was also possibly trying to sell for money, or something like that. When confronted he wouldn’t respond, and so he was granted _persona non grata_ status. > [@twickster](#): > > Yes. He was using us to promote his own website without acknowledging that it was his own website. Once we discerned the pattern, we asked him about it, and he didn’t respond. Sorry, a correction to what **twickster** says here: we gave **Markxxx** a warning for linking to his Family Circus cartoon (dozens of times, if not hundreds) because that was really excessive self promotion. But he wasn’t banned for that. He was banned because after we warned him, he created a sock account. _That’s_ why he was banned. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272/285 "2011-09-30T20:29:11Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Sorry, a correction to what **twickster** says here: we gave **Markxxx** a warning for linking to his Family Circus cartoon (dozens of times, if not hundreds) because that was really excessive self promotion. But he wasn’t banned for that. He was banned because after we warned him, he created a sock account. _That’s_ why he was banned. Since this is Cafe Society, I feel I can safely say his Family Circus cartoons weren’t even funny. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272/286 "2011-10-01T11:23:14Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Sorry, a correction to what **twickster** says here: we gave **Markxxx** a warning for linking to his Family Circus cartoon (dozens of times, if not hundreds) because that was really excessive self promotion. But he wasn’t banned for that. He was banned because after we warned him, he created a sock account. _That’s_ why he was banned. Thank you all. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272/287 "2011-10-01T12:41:35Z")
Ahhh, so that’s why he kept saying that there was a Family Circus cartoon for that! I just though that he was obsessed with the Family Circus. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272/288 "2011-10-01T13:10:33Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > Ahhh, so that’s why he kept saying that there was a Family Circus cartoon for that! I just though that he was obsessed with the Family Circus. That’s how I feel about that xkcd webcomic or whatever it is. Every other thread gets an “obligatory xkcd link!” and I don’t think I’ve ever found one of them amusing. -Scrooge ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272/289 "2011-10-01T13:12:20Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Since this is Cafe Society, I feel I can safely say his Family Circus cartoons weren’t even funny. Concur. I always wondered why he linked to those all the time. They didn’t make me chuckle once. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272/290 "2011-10-01T13:37:13Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Exactly. I can even understand his agent and manager’s points; to this day openly gay actors don’t become A-List leading men, and with Maher’s looks he was a conceivable contender for A-List status. > > I was surprised when he said in the interview he had actually slept with women during his ‘confused and closeted’ acting years. That’s carrying the ruse a tad far. **Sampiro** , Ricky Martin had long term relationships (years) with at least one woman (that I remember). Personally, I prefer to believe that Ricky is not black or white, but gray when it comes to such preferences. I can believe he got tired of women, and found a smart, good looking boyfriend who stole his heart. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272/291 "2011-10-01T15:08:16Z")
> [@KarlGrenze](#): > > **Sampiro** , Ricky Martin had long term relationships (years) with at least one woman (that I remember). > > Personally, I prefer to believe that Ricky is not black or white, but gray when it comes to such preferences. I can believe he got tired of women, and found a smart, good looking boyfriend who stole his heart. I can believe (from what passes for his autobiography) he got tired of one-night stands and quickies with random guys; he did say he’d had a deep relationship at one point after he found a smart, good looking girlfriend who stole his heart. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272/292 "2011-10-01T21:20:42Z")
Has Kevin Spacey been mentioned yet? It’s my understanding that he’s one of those people who is “openly” gay to those who know him, but not publicly so. (But don’t hold me to that, as I have no cite. Which is why I ask.) ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272/293 "2011-10-01T21:24:06Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > Has Kevin Spacey been mentioned yet? It’s my understanding that he’s one of those people who is “openly” gay to those who know him, but not publicly so. > > (But don’t hold me to that, as I have no cite. Which is why I ask.) Posts #66 and #72. ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272/294 "2011-10-01T21:35:47Z")
Have we mentioned [Jonathan Taylor Thomas](http://corruptcamel.com/2011/06/ever-happened-jonathan-taylor-thomas/) yet? ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272/295 "2011-10-01T21:37:37Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > I thought Anderson Cooper was in a relationship. Shh. You’re killing my Cooper for President/First Wife fantasies. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272/296 "2011-10-16T17:34:31Z")
Surprising practically no one, Zachary Quinto (of the “Star Trek” reboot and _Heroes_) [has come out.](http://www.eonline.com/news/marc_malkin/heroes_star_zachary_quinto_comes_out/269727?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories) ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272/297 "2011-10-16T17:41:52Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > Surprising practically no one, Zachary Quinto (of the “Star Trek” reboot and _Heroes_) [has come out.](http://www.eonline.com/news/marc_malkin/heroes_star_zachary_quinto_comes_out/269727?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories) Woo! ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272/298 "2011-10-16T19:46:23Z")
As you say, surprising no-body. I always just assumed in his case. Nice to see someone doing it at a point in their career when it matters. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272/299 "2011-10-16T21:09:14Z")
> [@Illuminatiprimus](#): > > As you say, surprising no-body. I always just assumed in his case. It was… logical. ---
**Author:** ![coolbyrne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@coolbyrne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coolbyrne)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272/300 "2011-10-16T21:35:19Z")
Mariska Hargitay is rumoured to be waaaaaaay back in the closet, married to a man (Peter Hermann) who is also rumoured to be gay. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-ricky-is-out-what-celebrities-everybody-knows-are-gay-remain/534272.md?page=16)