Lesbian actress Amber Heard has said people in her profession are dissuaded from coming out in Hollywood and end up becoming part of a “detrimental lie”.The Rum Diary star told Women’s Health magazine: “You can’t respect yourself if you’re afraid to be who you are. It requires bravery to do something no one else around you is doing.“But the risk was outweighed by the possibility of playing into this horribly detrimental lie that some in Hollywood perpetuate.”
via Amber Heard: Staying in the closet in Hollywood is a “horribly detrimental lie” – PinkNews.co.uk.
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Amen. It’s awful how many people stay in the closet just because they’re worried about their acting career. Ellen coming out 15 years ago really did change a lot of things for the better, but there’s this lingering shame still hanging around.
Some criticized Kristy McNichol for saying she was coming out to helped bullied kids when she has been out of the acting game for 20 years. It would have had more of an effect if she did it at the height of her career but I wonder how coming out pre-Ellen would have been received.
Ben
11 Jan 12 at 08:47