Apparently, the prerequisite to being a gay public figure is to appear on the cover of a magazine with the caption 'I am gay'. I apologize for not doing so if this is what was expected!
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I kind of live my life as an example, and I just never felt like I had to be on the cover of a magazine announcing that I was gay; it's just who I am. I just live my life, and I never really thought about it.
There's no Hollywood tradition of maybe not telling people that you're gay to protect your future ambitions. The YouTube world is a little unprecedented. I think what people are seeing is that the more true to yourself you are, the more an audience will connect with you.
I don't keep it secret that I live with my partner Gio. I'm very proud of my gayness. But there is lots I wouldn't want the press to write about me... it is a matter of regret that being gay is the most interesting thing about me.
You can't be an openly gay movie star. You can't be an openly gay pop star, really - minus Ricky Martin.
The media has gone through lots of things that make it a less foreign thing to have your lead character be gay.
I was told that if I wanted to be a leading man in Hollywood, I couldn't possibly be thought of as gay.
I never thought I would be somewhat of a gay icon.
I have lived my life very openly, and have never hidden the fact that I am gay!
I've been openly gay since I can remember.
I didn't want to be known as a gay comic, but as a comic who happens to be gay.
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