Quote Originally Posted by Squirt View Post
I have put everything on line before due to principal and paid dearly for it and I'd do it again but I don't have hundreds of millions of dollars to lose.

I'm not asking anyone to do anything. I said that I could understand people staying in the closet for hundreds of millions of dollars.
I don't even think it should necessarily be limited to those who makes hundreds of millions of dollars. Openly gay actors, by and large, get relegated to playing -- go figure -- gay roles. Or small supporting roles like guest shots on TV shows. They are seldom given the opportunity to stretch their acting muscles, because studio execs say that people can't believe gay men playing romantic leads. Again, I really think it's just a matter of gay actors and/or musicians being able to have careers that challenge and fulfill them, just like we are all entitled to, regardless of our sexual orientations.

It really boils down to what kind of career you want to have. If you're an actor who's just happy to work and you don't care what kinds of roles you're getting, then it's OK to be openly gay from the start, but you essentially prepare yourself for the strong possibility that your sexuality is going to be a deterrent to you going up for the same parts as, say, Brad Pitt. Some of us (actors, writers, musicians, etc. etc.) just want more than that, and it actually has very little to do with money.

People do what they do and when society is ready it will change.
Still agree with this.