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17 October 2011

This is cool. That story is really heartbreaking, of course, but I'm very glad if anything positive can come out of it. And, it sounds like, to some extent at least, it HAS, for Quinto.
posted by richat 17 October | 11:03
Cool. And yay for local Pittsburgh boy made good (CMU grad too!).
posted by octothorpe 17 October | 11:21
I'm always conflicted about these sorts of reports. It's a damn shame anyone cares what another's sexuality is (unless you are considering said person as a potential partner). It's especially a damn shame anyone cares about a celebrity's sexuality, but then people notice if Kim Kardashian wears the same dress as someone else. I also question if Quinto being gay comes as a surprise to many people. Lastly, having celebrities running around dedicating songs to you and coming out in your honor serves to incentivize suicides in my mind. A singular gay teen probably feels like he can't make much of an impact, but a Lady Gaga dedication sure can.

It would be nice if we were in a world were people like Quinto or Rodemeyer never felt a need to hide who they are. We're not in that world, so this complicates all of the above.

It's too bad it took such a negative event to make Quinto realize there was a value in his identifying with a marginalized group. I would have admired him more if he had come to this realization without the death of another.
posted by cjorgensen 17 October | 11:31
Eek, that's a scary point, cjorgensen - the incentivization (think I might have just made up a word?) of suicide. Gah.

Yes, I too wish it were less noteworthy. But...I think that announcements like Quinto's might be a (tiny, tiny) step toward broader acceptance and the eventual arrival at the point where sexuality IS NOT noteworthy. One can hope, anyway.
posted by richat 17 October | 12:33
I thought he and Jonathan Groff were such a cute couple, wish they were still together.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 17 October | 13:59
I wonder if desjardin still has a massive crush on him.
posted by ethylene 17 October | 14:37
Zachary Quinto's "It Gets Better" video.

I'd like to think that every celebrity and person of note who comes forward shifts the perception of homosexuality from "different" to "normal," but there's still so much stupid bullying going on. There are still people who won't stand up to bullying when they see it, or at least call out name calling and casual homophobia. The Don't Say Gay bill passed in Tennessee earlier this year.

In the year 2011. What the fuck. And the guy was pushing for it for a few years.

But I hope notable people keep coming out, and showing that being gay is normal.
posted by filthy light thief 17 October | 14:43
desjardins tweeted just the other day: @zacharyquinto so does this mean we can't get married?
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 17 October | 15:34
This is a lovely gesture but really, Zach, you had to say it?


Really?



It caused this to happen
which I like not cause of the gay thing but cause that 3am news show is like my favorite thing in the world, just THROW! THROW THE INTERNS AT THE CAMERA! NO ONE IS WATCHING! Everyone has no makeup and there is paper everywhere.
posted by The Whelk 17 October | 20:18
Cortex is very mature and witty || You ever get a paper cut?

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