By Lee Pfeiffer
In an article for the Times of London, writer Tim Teeman exposes the blatant hypocrisy in Hollywood when it comes to gay rights. The film capital teems with liberal thinkers who pride themselves on wearing red ribbons, raising funds to battle AIDS and giving the world lectures about being tolerant and open-minded about minorities. Yet, as the article points out, those few homosexual actors who have come out of the closet have mostly seen their careers nose-dive. Although studios don't expect anyone to believe that straight actors who play action heroes are really the same as their on-screen persona, when it comes to gay actors Hollywood apparently thinks the audience will confuse their personal and professional lives. The situation is somewhat arguably somewhat different for lesbians, but only because straight males find female-to-female love scenes to be erotic. Meanwhile, gay males in the industry often regret coming out of the closet and have to tolerate the irony of the fact that their straight counterpoints often win kudos and awards for playing gay characters. For the article click here
