Nothing Lindsey Lohan does would surprise me, except possibly if she published a serious paper on theoretical physics.
But re Anne Heche, while I’m sure her career entered into her decision making, it’s been my understanding that she has maintained she is bisexual all along. She was bisexual when partnered with Ellen Degeneres; she is bisexual married to her current husband (presuming that’s still going). No major interest in defending her pervse, but my sense is that you may be misjudging what she did and why.
Funny that you use that analogy. I find watching real professional sports to be just about the most boring thing imaginable. But, I love sports-based movies. Anyway, the comparison doesn’t really work because my libido is equal opportunity. The only two things Sirens had going for it was lots of hot chicks and the way all the newspaper headlines were always about people dying horribly due to attacks from the native fauna. Other than that, it was deadly dull, and one of the more egregious examples of the chick flick double standard, where a married woman is free to slut it up all over town and is “discovering her sexuality,” while the husband is humorously emasculated. Overall, the experience of watching the film takes second place to a double feature of hard core porn and an episode of When Animals Attack.
Ahh. I was suckered by all the rumors of an engagement last December.
Speaking of celebrities who-are-rumored-but-are-probably-not-gay, in a recent biography of John Lennon, Paul McCartney insisted John didn’t have homosexual tendencies because (and this is my favorite reason ever) John never tried to fuck Paul. Despite ample opportunity.
Sticking only to those who’ve actually come out (not those who’ve been outted or are obvious or just so speculated about it’s become near fact), I’m surprised nobody has mentioned Jodie Foster. While she didn’t come out and say “Yep, lesbian… that’s what I am… M-O-O-N, that spells lesbian”, she as good as did so by acknowledging “my beautiful Cydney who sticks with me through all the rotten and the bliss” (Cydney being the lady she has lived with for 20 years and raises her children with [since they’re Jodie’s biologically I don’t know if Cydney has actually been given legal rights of any kind]).
I certainly wasn’t surprised to learn that John Inman (Mr. Humphries of Are You Being Served?) was gay, but I was surprised when he married his partner in one of England’s first legally recognized same sex unions. For those who wonder why gays want the right to marry, here’s an excellent reason: they were together for 35 years when they married, but it’s because of that “little piece of paper” they got just over a year before his death that his partner didn’t have to pay a huge chunk of Inman’s multimillion pound estate (even though he never made the money of a Kelsey Grammer or Jennifer Anniston he had excellent money management) in inheritance taxes but got the spousal rights instead.
A bit obscure, but Sir Nigel Hawthorne (best known either for the lead in Madness of King George III or Yes, Prime Minister) was admirable for the way he came out. He had never denied being gay but was very private, but when several tabloids began carrying stories about his long time relationship with Trevor Bentham, they began appearing together in public. When a gay fan wrote him a thank you for the visibility he brought gay rights, he officially came out in an interview. He said it was one of the best things he ever did as far as the difference it made, for he’d never realized how much having visible people- especially those in long time monogamous relationships- say “Yeah, I’m gay… and?” helped others cope with the issue.
I’ve never read of Derek Jacoby discussing his private life, but he did marry his partner recently. Ian McKellen said that he and Jacoby had major crushes on each other when they were in RADA together but neither would make the first move for fear the other one was straight.
He’s not nearly as smart as he wants you to think he is. And I know two guys who’ve claimed to have had sex with him, one of whom I’ve known for 25 years and believe absolutely.
Chuck Palahniuk surprised me. Choke was a whole book about a guy who was addicted to fucking women, with no homosexual content at all, but maybe Palahniuk also fucks women too. But I read he was living with another man.
I just found this out here, but what amazes me is that for once my gaydar worked!
Man, he was the biggest heartthrob when I was in what would be Junior High and I just couldn’t grok it, to me he looked more gay than a pink feathered boa in a Pride Parade.
[RINGO]I wonder if he beat himself up over it?[/RINGO]
So’s Douglas Coupland of GENERATION X, who also rarely had gay characters. (Has a reputation of being a terrible prima donna; media escorts have refused to work with him again.)