The Hypocrasy of Closeted Gay Celebrities

Wealth and fame have always had their privileges, like, for example, misbehaving with impunity. Perhaps nowhere has this been truer than in the gay demimonde. Historically, the gilded enclave of Hollywood has always been rife with homosexuals. Icons such as Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Montgomery Clift, and Rock Hudson all lived double lives, trysting secretly with each other or with handpicked groupies, all the while hiding their sexual proclivities behind their blinding public image.

Meanwhile, less fortunate gays, who were forced to frequent dive bars just to escape crushing ostracism, incurred the wrath of phobic hoodlums and the indignities of police brutality. Since then the climate has improved for most queer plebes. Tolerance is seemingly on the rise. Yet despite the change, Hollywood has remained clandestinely queer. While posing as limousine liberals, most of today’s movie stars have shirked their responsibility to come out of the closet. There’s no excuse. The consequences of coming out are few these days and infinitely less severe than they once were.

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