Gay stars don’t come out for one simple reason: you can be an out lesbian and land a leading role and no one is going to care because audiences respond well to tough, butch women if the role calls for it. However, in the minds of the mass audience, “gay” = “interior decorator”. Let’s be clear, Liberace killed off the prospect for out of the closet gay men in Hollywood.

You can’t be a Top Gun if your Gay in Hollywood. Cruise and his people know this. Do you really think he wants to be typecast as the Gay Uncle? Would he get the Gary Mitchell role in the Star Trek sequel? Probably not. But by remaining closeted, he keeps his options open. This is not fair; this is not even right, but I will bet you that even David Geffen gets this. Hollywood, despite its willingness to trot out failed film after failed film, has also put out films that have scored with motion picture goers.

Hollywood gets their audiences.

I keep wondering if Condi Rice will come out now that she is doing the William Morris thing and the talk show circuit. The difference is, she’s a woman and that’s seen to be acceptable. The rules are different for men. That may not be fair, but that’s Hollywood.

CNN isn’t right wing, that’s FOX. It has Lou Dobbs, but even mostly clearly left MSNBC keeps Morning Joe.

Anderson has done interviews about very closeted guy in beard marriages before and seemed just as intrigued and curious. They’re lives are a lot different than his has been, and his way looks much more healthy and comfortable. He’s just glass closeted, and he’s never publicly denied being gay or bearded. Up intil about 4 years or 5 years ago he was considered out by most people familiar with him. He’s still spotted going out for dinner and going on vacation with his boyfriend. When he lives with someone it’s a man, not a wife. A few years ago he gave his boyfriend a noticeably inimate thank you in his best selling book.

Anderson gets outed all the time by magazines and online without him denying or complaining. It won’t be that big of a shock or have a huge impact if he comes out. Anyone who takes an interest in him discovers he’s gay as soon as they google him. Even without googling, it’s not hard to notice that he’s an extremely eligible seeming man who’s never been linked with a woman and who loves dishing on air about shows like American Idol and the Real Housewives of Atlanta.

If Shep Smith, who has been rumored to be gay, came out of the closet he actually would be dealing with a right wing news network and shocked fans.