{"id":302294,"date":"2024-06-04T23:46:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T04:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/glee-star-chris-colfer-says-he-was-told-not-to-come-out-as-gay-on-show"},"modified":"2024-06-04T23:47:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T04:47:30","slug":"glee-star-chris-colfer-says-he-was-told-not-to-come-out-as-gay-on-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/glee-star-chris-colfer-says-he-was-told-not-to-come-out-as-gay-on-show","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Glee&#039; Star Chris Colfer Says He Was Advised To not Come Out as Homosexual on Present"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"42.9052953157\">\n<section id=\"cb-7d1b21d93c69531e4fc66ccccb38a926\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-548fbe9d-37d9-4d56-80df-96437bb1dc19-1173820853-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-548fbe9d-37d9-4d56-80df-96437bb1dc19-1173820853-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"2009\" alt=\"2009\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5e\/16by9\/2024\/06\/04\/5e88b527f4be42448e49983e4c445743_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">ABC<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7d1b21d93c69531e4fc66ccccb38a926--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d9193b6f841c82d0e6e0d9b20fffe716\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.1016949153\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/chris-colfer\/\"><strong>Chris Colfer<\/strong><\/a> says he was warned not to come out as gay while on &#8220;Glee&#8221; &#8212; even though he played an openly gay character &#8212; because it&#8217;d ruin his career &#8230; but he didn&#8217;t listen.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d9193b6f841c82d0e6e0d9b20fffe716--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e9ac31c5d45d1be4e52ebef68f7ac9fe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>The actor went on &#8220;The View&#8221; Tuesday where he reflected on his time on the hit show from the 2010s &#8212; on which he played Kurt, who was gay &#8230; obviously mirroring CC&#8217;s real-life sexual identity.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e9ac31c5d45d1be4e52ebef68f7ac9fe--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1b08f1ed602875b61e02ca625c889ad8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240604_ec6cfc0a1d4e43bb8933b0333611f421\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d41aa397-bfd3-43ff-b686-22d1a484f8c4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"actor\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ec\/4by3\/2024\/06\/04\/ec6cfc0a1d4e43bb8933b0333611f421_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"actor\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1b08f1ed602875b61e02ca625c889ad8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ee3bf936960e652312e12214d0f7e694\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>At the time, however, Colfer says he wasn&#8217;t out just yet &#8230; and goes on to say people around were encouraging him to keep his orientation a secret &#8212; warning he could torpedo his career.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ee3bf936960e652312e12214d0f7e694--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-78b726daac8daa28bd803b8b10ce4fd0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\">\n   <a id=\"gallery-link-ab4601c0-815f-4887-8cd3-6340cdf122c4\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2021\/06\/06\/stars-showing-off-their-pride\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:ab4601c0-815f-4887-8cd3-6340cdf122c4\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d41aa397-bfd3-43ff-b686-22d1a484f8c4\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\"><br \/>\n         <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/48\/4by3\/2024\/03\/19\/48d086d3cd8341ea82200e0eb9910d57_md.jpg\" alt=\"Stars Showing Off Their PRIDE\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>       <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-78b726daac8daa28bd803b8b10ce4fd0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f6ff17cc5b6087ca2268d3c38f045f59\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>According to him &#8230; the thinking from these folks at the time was something along the lines of &#8212; don&#8217;t come out, it&#8217;ll only hurt you, and you have to stay closeted, it&#8217;ll pay off professionally down the line. As backwards as this seems &#8230; he says that was kinda the mindset then.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f6ff17cc5b6087ca2268d3c38f045f59--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3c0056dc02ac46b482fd20f10d3e9d3b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3c0056dc02ac46b482fd20f10d3e9d3b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ededf12df1dde8501e530e0273d46309\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Interestingly, Colfer says he actually didn&#8217;t come out for a while at first &#8212; but when he got a sweet letter from a fan thanking him for the representation his character was offering on TV &#8230; he realized that being a beacon of inspiration for others was more important.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ededf12df1dde8501e530e0273d46309--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ba0e3e4ee7445dc06194be95f45576af\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Now, he lives out loud &#8230; and has been with his partner <strong>Will Sherrod<\/strong> for a decade.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ba0e3e4ee7445dc06194be95f45576af--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-881987f15945a4edb30cee9b920275d7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\">\n   <a id=\"gallery-link-91d6028f-9f7d-4a2f-a242-7e5497328dff\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2024\/06\/04\/chris-colfer-and-will-sherrod-together\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:91d6028f-9f7d-4a2f-a242-7e5497328dff\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d41aa397-bfd3-43ff-b686-22d1a484f8c4\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\"><br \/>\n         <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/4a\/4by3\/2024\/06\/04\/4aafc6023c864d09b65c8c23b85920ad_md.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Colfer And Will Sherrod Together\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>       <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-881987f15945a4edb30cee9b920275d7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f8623d43b44e506c267c0e22eb034399\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Of course, it&#8217;s Pride Month right now &#8212; so this story couldn&#8217;t have come at a better time. Things sure have changed since when &#8220;Glee&#8221; was on the air &#8230; that much is certain.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f8623d43b44e506c267c0e22eb034399--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/06\/04\/glee-star-chris-colfer-told-not-to-come-out-gay-ruin-career\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play video content ABC Chris Colfer says he was warned not to come out as gay while on &#8220;Glee&#8221; &#8212; even though he played an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-302294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302294\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}