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Matt Bomer might be the (flawless) face of the new Celebrity Coming Out Method™ (which includes a subtle mention in random interviews or public appearances and a lack of fanfare as its hallmarks), but he doesn't shy away from discussing the importance of coming out publicly in an interview with E!'s Marc Malkin.
Reports Malkin:
"I never really endeavored to hide anything," Bomer, 34, told me this weekend while promoting his new movie, Magic Mike. "But there were times I chose not to relegate my history to the back page of a magazine, which to me is sort of akin to putting your biography on a bathroom wall."
"I had somebody from the military approach me a few weeks ago just saying how this helps people, affects people," Bomer said. "It brought me to tears."
I go so far as to suggest that he could be saving young gay people's lives. "I hope so," he said. "They need saving, certainly in this day and age as much as ever—no matter how much we think we've progressed."
"What we really have to do is stop the adjective before the job title—whether it's 'black actor,' a 'gay actor' or 'anything actor,'" Bomer said. "Everybody thinks that equality comes from identifying people, and that's not where equality comes from. Equality comes from treating everybody the same regardless of who they are. I hope the media and the press catches on to that because it's time to move out of 1992."
How do you feel about Matt wanting to ditch the pride that comes with the "gay" adjective?
(Source: E!)
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