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I get told a lot that I'm kind of carving my own path. That there are not many actors who are out and are able to play straight and gay, and everyone's OK with it.

I was told that if I wanted to be a leading man in Hollywood, I couldn't possibly be thought of as gay.

There were times I was told, 'You are too gay.' I turned down a lot of things because producers said they wanted me to be different. I said, 'It's not going to happen.'

Outside of being an actress, I feel like being out is the biggest way that gay people can change perception. There are people that give millions of dollars to gay organizations but are closeted to their own families.

Even now, there are young actors who want careers as romantic leading men, and the best thing is not to reveal you're gay.

I am not gay, but if I were, I would be the first one running out of the closet.

But when I did think about it and looked at the whole package - the producers behind the show, the writers, the cast I would be working with - I would have been a fool to turn it down just because the role for me was another gay role.

And I'm in favor of that because I have a gay son, who's a very successful theater designer.

My films might have been queer - because I was - but they were not gay.