# Predict the next celebrity who'll come out of the closet (and when) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 26, 2008, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296 "2008-09-26T06:02:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**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:** [November 13, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/141 "2008-11-13T18:05:45Z")
But using that logic then David Beckham is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay gay, and I for one don’t think his wife and children are beards. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/142 "2008-11-13T18:40:57Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > FWIW a good friend of mine worked for Poundstone for several years and says that Poundstone is asexual. I didn’t push my friend on how closely she worked with Poundstone to be able to state that definitively. Paula has said so herself, in her recent book, I think, and also on the air. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/143 "2008-11-13T22:24:47Z")
> [@Illuminatiprimus](#): > > But using that logic then David Beckham is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay gay, and I for one don’t think his wife and children are beards. David Beckham didn’t play a mad-scientist drag queen in Rocky Horror Picture Show. ---
**Author:** ![alexandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@alexandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alexandra)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/144 "2008-11-13T23:37:41Z")
> [@Dublin11](#): > > I’ve always had Simon Cowell pegged the same as George Clooney and Kevin Spacey. The sort of gay man who will spend his life being asked if he is gay, denying it with a chortle and being seen in the company of glamorous women. I don’t see him being closeted when he was a behind-the-scenes industry mogul. A bit like George Clooney in that I just can’t see him engaging in that level of self-denial. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/145 "2008-11-16T10:19:39Z")
[Possibly the gayest interview in TV history to involve two male celebrities who “don’t discuss their private lives”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J4rufFTXQ8)- not great sound quality but the only one I could find of the interview. Michael Urie (who for non UGLY BETTY watchers plays the flamingly gay Marc St. James, admin asst. to Vanessa Williams’ power-diva editor character) appears on REGIS AND KELLY with guest host Anderson Cooper. How gay is it? There’s dancing to Ike&Tina Turner, the phrase “sassy pants” is applied by one male to another, and the bitchy barbs fly like a Capote-Vidal road trip. Must say the coup de grace is Cooper’s though (the line about the irony of his co=hosting). It’s gayer than the [Seacrest-Cooper exchange](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG_5SZ-fCfE) of aught-six. (“Your’s is tiny, mine’s huge”- “I’ve heard that often” [that’s not something a straight guy’s likely to have heard, Andy].) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/146 "2008-11-16T12:34:51Z")
Moving away from showbusiness types… I’ll nominate current Israeli Defense Minister and former Prime Minister Ehud Barak. I’ve heard some rumors about him over the years, and if you look, you can find the clues: the lisp, the piano playing, the passion for horology, the slightly fey aura. And while I’m sure there were valid operational reasons for dressing as a woman when he killed all those people, he \*was \*the commanding officer - if he wanted to, he probably could have made one of his men in a dress instead. ---
**Author:** ![Merhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Merhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merhouse)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/147 "2008-11-16T16:03:20Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > BUMP. (1 month- that’s not a zombie is it?) > > I’m thinking Wanda Sykes came out on the Halloween episode of Ellen (s[tarts at about 4:40](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0gpMEz8Oh0&feature=related)). In discussing Prop 8 and her irritation at African American voters being overwhelmingly anti Prop 8 she compares being black and being gay: “I never had to sit my family down and tell 'em _I’m black_…”. She doesn’t _quite_ say she’s gay, but as close as you can come without saying it. I heard this on the news yesterday, and found it [here](http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gkyR0ezmPGvnecTYumldbe_SP1hQD94FP7CO0). ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/148 "2008-11-16T16:47:46Z")
I’d like to nominate [Rahm Emanuel](http://images.wikia.com/wikiality/images/RahmEmanuelMTP_thumb.jpg), who seems to be measuring something here. He’s way too hot for a straight guy, and sets off my gaydar every time I see him. Or it could just be wishful thinking on my part. Note his partially-amputated fuck finger, from when he used to work at Arby’s. Another reason not to eat there. ---
**Author:** ![Windwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/149 "2008-11-16T17:10:48Z")
> [@Dangerosa](#): > > Dan Savage had a scathing column many years ago about college girls who come out - then ten years later having put their families through hell are married Target shopping, minivan driving suburban soccer moms. I’m glad that they put their families through hell, because it would mean that the family in question was intolerant of gays to begin with! Let all the bigots have a lesbian daughter, the more the merrier I say. Even if the girl turns out to marry a guy (because she’s either bi or straight), making families come to terms (even painfully) with gays is a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/150 "2008-11-16T17:21:08Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > the passion for horology. 😕 I know what horology is — the study of making clocks — and I’m wondering how this is a clue. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/151 "2008-11-16T17:47:13Z")
> [@Walloon](#): > > 😕 I know what horology is — the study of making clocks — and I’m wondering how this is a clue. Barak has stated that one of his favorite passtimes is taking apart and reassembling watches. That’s not gay _per se_, but… ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/152 "2008-11-16T18:07:35Z")
But what? ---
**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:** [November 16, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/153 "2008-11-16T18:14:16Z")
> [@Walloon](#): > > But what? But that means Zachary Quinto must surely be gay! ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/154 "2008-11-16T18:28:45Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Barak has stated that one of his favorite passtimes is taking apart and reassembling watches. That’s not gay _per se_, but… Barak is Sylar! Cool! ---
**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:** [November 16, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/155 "2008-11-16T18:38:54Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Barak is Sylar! Cool! Dude, I beat you by like 15 minutes… ---
**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:** [November 16, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/156 "2008-11-16T18:55:22Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > But that means Zachary Quinto must surely be gay! We can all but hope… ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/157 "2008-11-16T19:05:31Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Dude, I beat you by like 15 minutes… No way dude. You said Zachary Quinto is gay, I’m just saying Barak is a super-powered, telekinetic who, if he decides to go nuclear on you, can really go nuclear on you. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/158 "2008-11-16T20:07:31Z")
So if a horologist is somebody who likes to take apart clocks, does that mean Jack the Ripper was a clockologist? ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/159 "2008-11-16T20:55:46Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > BUMP. (1 month- that’s not a zombie is it?) > > I’m thinking Wanda Sykes came out on the Halloween episode of Ellen (s[tarts at about 4:40](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0gpMEz8Oh0&feature=related)). In discussing Prop 8 and her irritation at African American voters being overwhelmingly anti Prop 8 she compares being black and being gay: “I never had to sit my family down and tell 'em _I’m black_…”. She doesn’t _quite_ say she’s gay, but as close as you can come without saying it. Confirmed. > **[Black Voices - Black News, Entertainment, Style and Culture](https://www.huffpost.com/voices/black-voices)** > > Amplifying African American voices through political, social justice, entertainment and cultural news. All black lives deserve to tell their stories. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296/160 "2008-11-16T21:06:10Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > I’ll take Anderson Cooper, mid-October. Does this mean that Aaron Brown gets his job back? 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296.md?page=9)