Hollywood continues to be cloaked in the mystery of who is really gay in Hollywood. Why are LGBT people in Hollywood not out? Partly I suppose to protect their jobs, careers, and faux marriages. But what about those brave folks who have come out? The recent Out 100 from Out magazine highlights some of our heroes, our heroines, our idols and our favorites. From actors, musicians, artists, designers, producers, architects, correspondents, directors, editors, writers, promoters, filmmakers, comic book writers, campaigners and even a knight (Ian McKellen)- they have it covered. An impressive list of folks, many gay and out of the closet. All interested in advancing the LGBT conversation. And interesting backgrounds each.
So, why is Hollywood still cloaked in mystery? Many of us still remember Hollywood in the Rock Hudson and Doris Day years with movies like Pillow Talk, one of my favorites. The movies they made together made us laugh and fall in love with both of them. And the mystery of their sex life was OK back then. No one seemed to need to know what was really going on behind the curtain. While we suspected, we kind of enjoyed the mystery. Today, no mystery goes uncovered. While I can say I am proud of so many people in Hollywood coming out, I am also sometimes shocked. Most recently I read that Clay Aiken came out by appearing on the cover People magazine — for $500,000. We don't need to be paid to come out, do we?
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According to this article he didn’t want or get any money for coming out in People
http://www.jossip.com/the-real-story-behind-clay-aikens-coming-out-20080930/
Yes,but OUT magazine this month reports he was paid by PEOPLE $500,000 to come out on their cover.