# Who's gay in Hollywood? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 14, 2004, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351 "2004-09-14T02:24:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351/1 "2004-09-14T02:24:49Z")
I mean, of course, gay and not yet out. We needn’t waste time on Ellen, etc. Let’s start with the obvious: Tom Cruise! Yes or no? Was the Tom/Nicole video a deliberate leak? Telling the world, “See, I do **so** have sex with my wife!” Protesting too much? Let’s settle this once and for all! Tony Randall **wasn’t,** it appears. I guess you never know. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351/2 "2004-09-14T02:29:35Z")
Well, I never had sex with Tom Cruise or Nicole Kidman. So based on my personal experience, I’d have to say he’s straight and she’s a lesbian. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351/3 "2004-09-14T02:31:14Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Tony Randall **wasn’t,** it appears. And you know this because . . . Anyway, get your facts straight. All the homos are in WEST Hollywood. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351/4 "2004-09-14T02:37:32Z")
Sorry, forgot to preface my post with– Is it already time for this thread _again_? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351/5 "2004-09-14T02:39:56Z")
What’s this Tom/Nicole video you mention? I never heard of a sex tape of them being leaked. And I would remember hearing about a tape of Nicole Kidman doin’ it! ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351/6 "2004-09-14T11:49:35Z")
I don’t see that this belongs in Cafe Society forum. Uninformed speculation about stars’ sexual preferences belongs in IMHO, if anywhere, and is so moved. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351/7 "2004-09-14T12:07:53Z")
What’s the point of this? Whether someone is gay or straight matters only to me if I’m the one that’s about to have sex with them. So, if my husband, Weirddave, was gay, I’d be interested. Other than that, not so much. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351/8 "2004-09-14T12:34:29Z")
Hey, I’d be interested in that, too, chickadee! ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351/9 "2004-09-14T14:16:04Z")
So, GingerOfTheNorth, you don’t know about your husband and Tom Cruise? ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351/10 "2004-09-14T16:02:47Z")
I’m disturbed by suggestions that Tom Cruise is gay. I’m disturbed by suggestions that Tom Cruise is straight. Frankly, the idea of Tom Cruise having any kind of sexuality or worse, actual sex, is about as repulsive as it comes. I’d rather envision a hot, boy on boy scene with John Kerry and GW Bush. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351/11 "2004-09-14T16:07:10Z")
> [@TeaElle](#): > > I’d rather envision a hot, boy on boy scene with John Kerry and GW Bush. :eek: Wanna buy a copy of the video? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351/12 "2004-09-14T17:11:47Z")
> [@TeaElle](#): > > I’d rather envision a hot, boy on boy scene with John Kerry and GW Bush. :eek: Would you mind? I’m trying to eat lunch! ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351/13 "2004-09-14T17:16:15Z")
> [@don't ask](#): > > Wanna buy a copy of the video? Nah, my husband reminded me that there is still something even more generally offputting that would be better than contemplating Tom Cruise having any kind of sex, but I don’t think that the films of that Henry Kissinger - Abe Vigoda - Janet Reno threeway are available to the public. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351/14 "2004-09-14T17:21:51Z")
Who cares whether someone is gay or not? Surely it’s entirely their own affair? ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351/15 "2004-09-14T18:09:24Z")
So the only person we’re sure is gay is **Weirddave**? ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351/16 "2004-09-14T19:15:55Z")
Tom Cruise couldn’t be gay. Every time I see him, he is smiling and making eyes at me. I just tell him, “Hey, you know I’m married” Leave me alone" and he goes away for a couple of weeks or so. I do have a question though. Why is it that when I see pictures of celebrities in magazines and such, their mouths are always so wide open- especially Tom and Goldie Hawn. They look like they are braying. Has anyone ever actually seen a picture of Goldie with her mouth closed? Finally, I hope Tom doesn’t get wind of this thread. I hear he’ll sue. (tiny print: is Lily Tomlin gay?) ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351/17 "2004-09-15T03:09:08Z")
> [@Ca3799](#): > > (tiny print: is Lily Tomlin gay?) Yes, and from what all I’ve remembered reading, she’s always been out about it, but it’s never been an issue. Also, I think her and her partner have been together a really long time, but I might be wrong about that. Does anyone else know for sure? Regardless, I’ve forever thought she was wickedly cool. **And don’t worry. Tom only haunts the IMdB message boards. 😉** ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351/18 "2004-09-15T03:25:29Z")
It’s funny how these types of threads always get people who don’t care about the subject, yet for some reason feel the need to open the thread, press REPLY, and inform us they don’t care about the subject of the thread. Nobody ever takes the time to reply in any of the CBS memo threads or “Ask the Lithuanian lesbian sheep-spanker” threads informing us of their lack of interest in the subject at hand. But ask if a celeb is gay, and it’s very important to some folks that they make sure we know they don’t care. This is not meant as a slam, just an observation. ---
**Author:** ![flamingbananas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351/19 "2004-09-15T03:28:21Z")
> [@TeaElle](#): > > I’d rather envision a hot, boy on boy scene with John Kerry and GW Bush. :eek: _vomits spectaculary_ ---
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351/20 "2004-09-15T03:51:39Z")
> [@flamingbananas](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Originally Posted by TeaElle > > I’d rather envision a hot, boy on boy scene with John Kerry and GW Bush. > > _vomits spectaculary_ I think you’re misunderstanding. She means when [they](http://www.seanet.com/~johnco/gw2.jpg) [were](http://cache.boston.com/globe/nation/packages/kerry/images/day2/06.jpg) _young_. See, that’s not _too_ bad, is it? Imagine those two doing it - it’s really not that bad. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-gay-in-hollywood/264351.md?page=2)