Luke Evans - not as gay as previously believed Options

[carbuncle]

Luke Evans (actor) is currently fully protected due to a dispute about Evans' sexuality. There seems to be no question that Evans is openly gay, just about whether or not WP says he is gay. Although WP was happy to label Jay Brannan as gay for years despite his objections, this seems to be going to the other extreme as can be seen in this BLP noticeboard thread.

It has hit the blogs already here:

• Hollywood’s Next Big Action Star Is Gay
• Is Luke Evans Gay? Publicist Tries to Get His Story Straight
• Action Star Luke Evans Doesn’t Realize His Gay Past Is All Over The Internets

This should be interesting...

This post has been edited by carbuncle:

[Silver seren]

The "labeling" would be improper if it was just speculation or if he had never stated anything about it. However, it's not based on any rumors, he outright discussed it fully in multiple interviews. Thus, his statement should be included. And to remain neutral, you should also include the current info that he is dating Holly.

[Jagärdu]

The "labeling" would be improper if it was just speculation or if he had never stated anything about it. However, it's not based on any rumors, he outright discussed it fully in multiple interviews. Thus, his statement should be included. And to remain neutral, you should also include the current info that he is dating Holly.

Once again, what if he were bi 10 years ago, and found it safer simply to say that he was gay? What if he were bi or even straight and he found it advantageous to say that he was gay because at the time he was doing musicals (and not action films)? You assume that he is gay and now hiding that fact for professional reasons, yet that assumption has no more evidence to back it than any number of others (e.g. the two I made above). What this comes down to is gay politics, pure and simple. He said he was gay and he's a role model so gosh darn it we're not gonna let him get away with trying to be anything else!

[Silver seren]

The "labeling" would be improper if it was just speculation or if he had never stated anything about it. However, it's not based on any rumors, he outright discussed it fully in multiple interviews. Thus, his statement should be included. And to remain neutral, you should also include the current info that he is dating Holly.

Once again, what if he were bi 10 years ago, and found it safer simply to say that he was gay? What if he were bi or even straight and he found it advantageous to say that he was gay because at the time he was doing musicals (and not action films)? You assume that he is gay and now hiding that fact for professional reasons, yet that assumption has no more evidence to back it than any number of others (e.g. the two I made above). What this comes down to is gay politics, pure and simple. He said he was gay and he's a role model so gosh darn it we're not gonna let him get away with trying to be anything else!

If he makes a new statement himself about being bi instead, then it will super-cede the prior statement and the old interviews and how it affected his career can then be discussed while saying he is bi. (If he speaks about it and says he's straight, I have no idea how to rectify the two things. Maybe invoke extreme bi-curiousness in his younger years?)

It has nothing to do with being a "gay role model", so you can stop repeating yourself. I don't think any of us want more "role models" like Ellen or Rosie. *shudders*