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Breaking: Welcome to the Gayborhood, Chris Colfer
Shunning the cover of People, Chris Colfer talked to The Advocate in a new interview and joins the ranks of out gay men in Hollywood. The interview doesn't range very far from known facts, some of which The Advocate just gets wrong - they do claim this is Colfer's first interview with the gay press, though we might beg to differ. There are a few gems in there, though. They also misquote some facts from GLAAD's recent fall primetime study. For the record, the number of gay characters on primtetime broadcast went up to 3%, it didn't increase by 3%. But what's important here is that we've shifted the landscape again, and we have an out gay character being played by an out gay actor. Chris rehashes a lot of things we've covered before, such as auditioning for his idol, Ryan Murphy, to growing up in Clovis, CA. But some of the new details flesh out his personal story. We knew that Ryan was so taken with Chris he created a character for him, but we didn't know he'd gone so far as to cut an existing character, Rajish, from the show to make room. But if there's one single takeaway quote from the entire interview that stuns, it's when they ask him if he was out in high school. Chris gives a response that's both simple, and chilling, "Oh, no. People are killed in my hometown for that." Reminding us just how much we need things like the Matthew Shepard Act. It's certain the interview was timed for the HRC National Dinner this Saturday, where Chris is appearing with his castmates. And we're more than glad to have Chris officially on our team. Complete interview at The Advocate Submitted by on Wed, 2009-10-07 10:10. |
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Here's another reminder
Thanks for the reminder
Had no idea it was today. Can't believe it's been eleven years and STILL no federal hate crimes legislation signed into law.
A little clarification
My Two Cents
on today AND Chris Colfer
http://fablog.ehrensteinland.com/2009/10/07/greenlight-people/
We have a gay...
Glad it`s official
Chris for next HOT 100! Who`s with me? ;)
Really?
He's a bit young!
Queer as a pair of pink elephants, as my best mate would say!
Well
Looks can be deceiving
He's a bit young!
He may have the face of a "12 year old milk maid" but really he is 19 years old. Jake Silbermann is 26 years old (my age) and he always does well on our Hot 100.
Chris Colfer is cute, smart, and talented. I am glad he is finding success and is brave enough to be completely honest about who he is.
Absolutely!
It's about time I had the cute gay twink on TV and in real life
hole [no pun intended, ya pervs!]gap replaced after losing Justin/Randy Harrison when Queer as Folk ended its run! Congrats Chris! Here's hoping we'll see Chris/Kurt recreate that infamous prom dance with his totally hot boyfriend sometime in the future of GLEE!!Kitty
http://www.saveiantojones.com/
QAF:The Prom Scene.....
I'll drink to that! And it's
Chris Colfer
I'd love to attend sometime
Seriously - I would truly love to get to Outfest. But as a matter of policy for our writing here, we tend to go with what a given actor has said to us or sourced media. And as recently as September 8, Chris' mother was quoted by the L.A. Times as saying she didn't know if her son was gay or not.
Based upon that is what we're going on.
Yes
I`m kind of hoping that Chris did come out to his parents privately first, before the interview, since his folks seemed very supportive and understanding. But maybe the interviewer just asked that question without informing Chris first, and he didn`t feel like denying it. We may never know.
On another note, I`m hoping Afterelton would get the chance to talk with Chris again at some point, now that he`s out.
And that of course meant she DID
Give her a break
Seriously
How awesome is Chris? And he looks really cute as blonde too!
What's that from?
Possibly spoiler for the show
I think they are going to do "Hair" the musical later this season. There should be one episode called "Hairography", which is episode 10 if I`m not mistaken.
Congrats!
Just when I thought I couldn't love Chris Colfer any more, and now he comes out! I love Kurt, and even though he is stereotypical he's still a complex guy with many layers. And the reason I think why many people love Kurt is because he is such a talented and confident guy (but not as confident as he might seem). He is played brilliantly by Colfer, and I don't think Kurt would be as popular if the role was played by another actor. Colfer really gives everything of himself in the role, and it shows.
Chris Colfer truly is an inspiration for gay people everywhere. This wasn't exactly a surprise, but the impact is huge nontheless. It shows that you really CAN be an out gay actor in Hollywood and be successfull.
I admire Chris for taking the step to come out, and I hope more actors will follow him and come out in the future.
Harvey Milk: You gotta give 'em hope.
Rajish
yes, we knew that character was cut. it was stated in several interviews with Ryan Murphy, and i think also on the glee: casting special that they have on constant repeat on the Fox movie channel (and it's up on youtube, as well).
here's part one -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaJQJ3pK3jU
i can't remember when they say it, though, or in which "part."
We didn't know...
He talked about it in a video from June. HERE
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Congratulations, Chris
LOVE HIM!!!
This guy has just cast a spell over me since "Glee" started. He and the character of Kurt are so much fun to keep up with. Congratulations, Chris!
And I just figured his mother said what she said because it's not her place to out her son to the entire world. It was his step to take, and now he's taken it.
Congrats to Chris!
So refreshing to see someone so young be so honest ... unlike at least two older actors who have played gay "break out" characters in recent years.
Article Changed
Is it my imagination but wasn't the following paragraph changed?
"At just 19, the kid who grew up in Clovis, Calif., a small town near Fresno, has risen to stardom playing Kurt Hummel, one of the few gay characters in prime time."
I thought it earlier said: "At just 19, the kid who grew up GAY in Clovis, Calif., a small town near Fresno, has risen to stardom playing Kurt Hummel, one of the few gay characters in prime time."
I'm I crazy?
Hugo
When I read it....
... it said "the gay kid from Clovis, California," which I took as him being officially out. Did they really change it over the past hour? Wow, they did.
Okay... that's random.
I wonder if anyone has asked him or if they just assumed. I saw a video clip of a woman who asked him if his situation was similar in real life to Kurt coming out to his Dad. Did she just assume he was gay in real life or is he out to these people?
Not that everyone/anyone needs an "I'm Gay!" article in a magazine; just wondering.
There are corrections to be made
There are corrections to be made all over their article, so I'd expect it to change repeatedly in small ways - it really feels like they rushed it out. The "the gay kid from Clovis, California," would be in direct contradiction to their pointed question:
so I believe we can assume they actually asked him. The correction was more a matter of timing of when he came out anywhere. Other errors still not corrected:
- GLAAD statistics
- First interview with gay press
- And the club is called "New Directions" not "New Beginnings" at this point.
I have a feeling we'll see the article morph as an editor cleans it up.Great news!
To celebrate, I dug up some dirt on Chris's "Glee" costar Cory Monteith . He was the first to PLAY gay in a film (kind of)! Chech out this clip from a film called "Killer Bash" I found on YouTube. It's not exactly gay and dubbed in French, but... Wow.
Link (Possibly NSFW, but it's YouTube so nothing too filthy)
good for him
good for him :-)