Zachary Quinto out of the closet

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Nyom

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/10/zachary_quinto.html

I think we sort of knew this already though? He's publicly supported gay causes in the past and don't think he's ever said he wasn't gay, just decided it was nobody else's business.

I respect that point of view to be honest, and I also like how he just dropped it in to an interview, rather than laboring the point. And how NY Times haven't used it as a headline (even if everyone else did .... and me too ....).

Zachary Quinto, NYT Interview wrote:

Doing that play made me realize how fortunate I am to have been born when I was born. And to not have to witness the decimation of an entire generation of amazingly talented and otherwise vital men. And at the same time, as a gay man, it made me feel like I — there's still so much work to be done. There's still so many things that need to be looked at and addressed. The undercurrent of that fear and that, you know, insidiousness still is swarming. It's still all around us. To revisit that world at all, it took a toll on me. It definitely was an incredible experience but it was really daunting at times.

From his blog earlier today:

when i found out that jamey rodemeyer killed himself - i felt deeply troubled. but when i found out that jamey rodemeyer had made an it gets better video only months before taking his own life - i felt indescribable despair. i also made an it gets better video last year - in the wake of the senseless and tragic gay teen suicides that were sweeping the nation at the time. but in light of jamey's death - it became clear to me in an instant that living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it - is simply not enough to make any significant contribution to the immense work that lies ahead on the road to complete equality. our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay lesbian bisexual and transgendered citizen of this country. gay kids need to stop killing themselves because they are made to feel worthless by cruel and relentless bullying. parents need to teach their children principles of respect and acceptance. we are witnessing an enormous shift of collective consciousness throughout the world. we are at the precipice of great transformation within our culture and government. i believe in the power of intention to change the landscape of our society - and it is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action. jamey rodemeyer's life changed mine. and while his death only makes me wish that i had done this sooner - i am eternally grateful to him for being the catalyst for change within me. now i can only hope to serve as the same catalyst for even one other person in this world. that - i believe - is all that we can ask of ourselves and of each other.

stephen_n

I hadn't a clue who Zachary Quinto was so I googled him and the first headline that comes up is Zachary Quinto puts career online with gay announcement!

How sad is that! :-(

Meesared

He's Spock!

vibe666

Meesared wrote: »

He's Spock!

and Sylar too.

stephen_n

Meesared wrote: »

He's Spock!

Are you out of your vulcan mind, there will only ever be one spock!

Meesared

stephen_n wrote: »

Are you out of your vulcan mind, there will only ever be one spock!

Ok ok hes young Spock

Killer Pigeon

It was so obvious that Spock, the character, was gay. But the actor who played him ... well.

Meesared

Pfft Spock had plenty of Pon farr!

Meesared

OHGOD im such a nerd >_>

TylerIE

His coming out inspired someone else too:

From the Advocate

Zachary Quinto Inspires News Anchor to Come Out on Air
By Jeremy Kinser


ABC's World News Now anchor Dan Kloeffler revealed he's gay while reporting on actor Zachary Quinto's decision to come out over the weekend.

Kloeffler says he'd ignore his rule about not dating actors if Quinto is single. Kloeffer later wrote a blog post about his admission on the ABC News website:

"Kind of a big moment for me while filling in on World News Now, which is by far the most fun you can legally have at 3:00 in the morning! Yunji de Nies and I were talking about celebrity headlines, when I read the story about Zachary Quinto, who played Spock in Star Trek, coming out as gay in a magazine interview. Because WNN is a show where you can offer some personality, I had a little fun with the story saying that I would drop my rule against dating actors.

"I’ve never shared that I’m gay on-air, even though I’ve been out to my family, friends and co-workers for years. In fact, an old boyfriend — now best friend — has always given me a hard time about not doing so. But for the same reason that Zach decided to come out, I too, no longer wanted to hide this part of my life.
"There have been too many tragic endings and too many cases of bullying because of intolerance. As a kid I wanted someone to look up to, someone that could relate to the feelings I was having. Most of all, I wanted to know that it would get better. And it did.

"As a journalist, I don’t want to be the story, but as a gay man I don’t want to stand silent if I can offer some inspiration or encouragement to kids that might be struggling with who they are."