Actors are not responsible to fight for my gay rights. It's no less my responsibility to fight for their gay rights. I have nothing but admiration for someone like Jodie Foster, she didn't jeopardize her earning ability, she supported her family, she didn't spend years on the drug addled bandwagon. If I should meet her, and it comes up in conversation, I would congratulate her allowing the chips to fall where they may. Thanking her would imply that I think she did something on my behalf. Now, someone like Larry Craig, or any other lawmaker (or celebrity) that votes or lobbies for an anti-gay agenda while engaging in gay activity, gets a big fvck you, and possibly a punch in the weiner. (I loved Juno)

you are as always, my friend, the exception to the rule...regardless of what rule we're talking about

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Jodie Foster is not responsible for fighting for gay rights. True. But at the same time, it's always nice to know that there are out gay people in high profile professions for gay kids, adults to look up to. (They don't have to be campaigning for anyone, suppporting a cause etc.) To have someone out there that's like you, going through the same stuff as you are, helps sometimes. I mean, we need more out people besides Melissa, Ellen, Elton and Rip Taylor.
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Then become a celebrity.

As my business continues to grow, is it my responsibility to be an "out" gay businessman? No. Especially if it affects my ability to do business. I hope that I choose to continue to be out, it's certainly my intention, but how does it become anyone's business but mine? Just because the gossip rags feed on reporting celebrity dating drama, doesn't obligate the celebrity to provide material. Dating is hard enough without the entire world passing judgment.

Missing my point entirely.

If no one is out there to relate to, it's harder to get by. It's possible to get by, yes. But it's comforting to see someone out there like you. If a gay kid is struggling with his sexuality and admires you, don't you kinda want to give them the assurance that they'll be okay and get to the place you are?

It is no one else's business. Totally. But if you can do some good by being out, why not be out instead of not saying something that's been completely obvious for 15 years. I think that is iSm's point that it comes across as shame. If it really was no big deal for Miss Jodie, then wouldn't a big "yeah I am, so what?" be more appropriate?

Mine too....

I'm surprised Hannibal Lechter didn't know. You would think he'd have smelled it on her.

Because not everyone is equipped to have that kind of spotlight on them. If you are, and you choose to take advantage of that position and do that kind of good, you're an awesome person. But that doesn't mean it's your responsibility to do it if you're not comfortable doing it.

As has been pointed out, she didn't actively deny anything, she didn't campaign against gay rights, she didn't do anything unbecoming. She simply chose that part of her very public life to be private because she wasn't interested in the public being a part of her love life.

I admire those that can be positive public role models. That does not imply a corollary that I'm disappointed in those that don't.

How can you reconcile those two sentences? "It's no one's business, but she should tell everyone." It's one or the other. And

And I think it comes across as someone uninterested in the tabloids turning her private life into a spectacle.

But if the spotlight's already on you, just ignoring it doesn't make it turn off. Foster has been in the spotlight since like age 5. I'm thinking she's equipped.

But I also think what she did was smart in a way. It does keep the spotlight on you longer if you're ambiguous about it. In that case, I think it benefitted her.

The spotlight was, as it should have been, on her acting, not her personal life. Just because other people want to make her personal life an issue doesn't require her to respond to it.