People will come out when they are good and ready. For some, they might not feel ready until they are established in the industry. For some, it may be because of parents or family. If you are not famous and you move away from your parents and come out to everybody around you, your folks may never find out and if they are the only people you don't want to tell then you have that right. If you are a celebrity and you come out in a magazine or tv interview, everybody knows and your parents will find out.

Being an actor or a musician is a job. One of the things that come with the territory is a lack of privacy. Do you think that just because someone is famous they don't deserve privacy anymore? They have to do whatever they can to keep what little privacy they have.

I'm thrilled when a big name star comes out or is just openly gay, but at the same time I respect anyone's decision to do what they feel they need to do. I don't think it's right to out someone or to insist they come out and be angry that they don't. It's up to every individual to make that assesment themselves.

And in regards to the fact that A-list stars' carreers are in jeparody if they come out, the sad fact is that this may be true. Squirt, would you put all of your hard work, effort and money on the line for a principal? That's what you're asking these people to do. Let's say you were asked to make a statement to the press about an issue that could take away everything you've worked for. Even if you truely believed in this statement and felt the world should know, would you be willilng to risk it all? If every gay actor in Hollywood, A-list or otherwise, would come out at once, it would have a huge impact on our society and culture. It may even pave the way for equality for all actors regardless of sexuality, but the ones on the front lines who start the ball rolling could easily be written off by the Hollywood machine. Sure it would be great to know that your actions today will affect people 20 years from now in a very positive way, but by doing it you may never work again. Now, there's something to think about.