The homosexuality issue… EVERYONE wondering ANYTHING please read!!!
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TonTon — 3 years ago(July 01, 2022 02:52 AM)
Okay .. and who is this best friend? Name? I didn't think so. There are a lot credibility issues on this topic … especially with "best friends." What do you mean "any of the women he was attracted to were with him later"? Do you mean after the age of 25? For PR reasons he was seen with many women .. its not hard to pull this off in Hollywood.
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Hudson was gay, but there are actual confirmed relationships with women. Hudson had an affair with Marilyn Maxwell which was not publicity. Mamie Van Doren claims an affair with him and he was engaged to Vera-Ellen. -
saz_angelface — 19 years ago(May 11, 2006 07:42 AM)
Lol! Ok so he was gay. BIG DEAL! Talk about it if you want, it is a free country! and yay for free speeck ;o) !!
However it is interesting to look into the fact that he was acting twice in his films.
One - acting as a straight man and two - acting as his character. Hmm and he's still yummy!
"Maybe I should see things as they are and not how I what them to be" - Lora in Imitations of Life -
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kdmagik-1 — 18 years ago(February 26, 2008 01:05 PM)
the reason to discuss it is so that it is not erased from history. if one looks through most culture (art,music,movies,books,etc.) throughout history many of the greats were queer in some form and its been erased from the history book because if the mainstream realizes what the queers have given to the human experience its that much harder for them to fight against granting them complete equality.
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whybother7-1 — 18 years ago(March 24, 2008 10:34 PM)
^^Exactly. What's wrong with discussing it? It's one thing to want to respect an actor's private life, it's another to ignore who someone really is. I don't think Rock liked having to hide his being gay and who he was at all. It was just something he had to do in order to have a career. We aren't disrespecting his legacy or anything by questioning his sexuality. I think he deserves to be remembered for who he was and not the perfect picture hollywood painted for him.
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jonmarmont — 17 years ago(June 21, 2008 07:15 AM)
Obviously the orininal poster to this thread is a bit stupid. Firstly we can talk about whatever we please, as bjd, 'free speech rocks'.
Secondly the original poster should not automatically assume that any discussions surrounding his homosexuality are going to be prejudiced in nature. It actually says more about her than it does about us!
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jingle_bones — 18 years ago(February 08, 2008 10:03 AM)
I thought it was quite well known within Hollywood that he was gay. There is a strong homosexual subtext in many of his films, included those with Doris (especially 'Pillow Talk') and those directed by Douglas Sirk.
Many more vintage stars were gay than the public realised. In those days the studios protected the reputation of stars whom were big box office draws. Rock, for example, was 'arranged' a marriage with a Universal Studios employee.
Rock was gay yet sustained a successful career in cinema and television and was adored by millions of women (and men!) the world over. Way to go Rock!
Just for the record, I am a straight man and I love Rock; he is, undoubtedly, one of my favourite stars. Why should I care if he prefered men to women? -
gonewiththewindlove — 17 years ago(May 09, 2008 09:05 PM)
i really agree w/ you.so what if he was gay or was rumored to be gay, he was a great actor and performer and so many other great leading men like montgomery clift and it is rumored james dean was to.
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surly_human_sidekick — 17 years ago(June 11, 2008 06:22 PM)
Usually I would agree that an actor's sexuality has no relevance to his or her body of work and is hardly worthy of discussion. In the case of Rock Hudson, however, I believe the topic is hugely relevant due to his death from AIDS.
At the time, Rock Hudson was probably the first public persona that most people knew with the disease. His diagnosis being made public opened up the subject of AIDS into households in which it may never have been discussed. While his death may not have eliminated prejudice attached to AIDS, it was hugely imporant in being the first small step towards understanding.
This included information about transmission of the disease and eliminating some of the myths still attached to it in the mid-80s. It was through Rock Hudson that many people learned that AIDS cannot be caught through kissing.
And it was the re16d0action of his friends in Hollywwood, who rallied around Rock and showed their support, that showed the public that AIDS sufferers should not be treated as pariahs.
It's of credit to Rock Hudson that there was no further public denial of his sexuality once his diagnosis was made public. There was no pretending that it had been caught via a blood tranfusion or whatever. As a result, Rock was the first well-known gay face of AIDS. He may still be the most well-known person to die from the disease.
His place in history should not detract from his many fine movies and performances. His professional contribution to movies is a sensational legacy. But he also left a legacy in his personal life which will not be forgotten.