OK, this reveal is about as shocking as Barry Manilow, but talk about bad timing.
You're accused of being a pedophile and your defense is you're coming out as a gay man?
I think we can safely say he's not a role model for gay youth. But how creeped out are you?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/30/arts/kevin-spa … ction.html
I agree fenwaydav that straights and gays approach sex differently, but it's a total drag that KS conflated his sexuality and this supposed case of abuse. One does not have to do with the other, and KS does the whole of the gay community a big disservice. I can handle derision that's directed my way because of my sexuality, but for young people struggling to come out, shit like this does not help their cause.
txholdup makes a great point; KS is gay, and it was his choice to keep his sexuality to himself, but saying he chooses to identify as gay on the heels of these abuse allegations--straight or gay--does not lessen the fact that, if the allegations are proved true, he's a predator and creep.
I loved him as an actor and always hoped he would come out as gay and be a good role model for gay people.
To find out he is into teenagers is sad.
Maybe he never came out as gay because he actually considers himself to be a paedophile.
First of all yesterday, 8 more men, just from the set of House of Cards and said Spacey had made unwanted sexual moves, grabbing junk, grabbing ass, cornering guys who had already said no.
Then there is what he said to come out. One of the arguments the religious right has with us is they say that being homosexual is a choice. And what does Spacey say to come out, "I choose now to live my life as a gay man". There is no choice, the only choice is whether or not you hide it.
And one of those victims was 14, not 17 and regardless of what kind of whore you were at 10 or 11 or 12, the adult should have said no. There are laws regarding soliciting a minor. Then there is the argument that all gay men are child molesters, thanks Kevin for giving that argument a boost.
When you are in a position of power as Spacey clearly is, on the set of House of Cards, you don't make unwanted sexual advances to those who work for or under you. That is sexual harassment and abuse of power. And pulleeze, how do you tell when someone wants to get help for a problem they have? When they do it before they get caught pulling someone's pants down.