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Morning Round-Up: Rock Hudson; Sam Smith and Madonna; Janelle Monae; Elliot Page & more!
Rock Hudson’s former boyfriends & colleagues reflect on the life of the closeted movie star Queerty
Sam Smith and Madonna Drop Fiery New Single, ‘Vulgar’ Variety
Janelle Monae Reveals the Advice Prince Gave Her, Thoughts on AI Takeover in Music & More in Apple Interview Just Jared
Elliot Page says he got shingles filming Inception due to stress of feeling ‘out of place’ EW.com
Pat Robertson’s History of Terrible, Vile Anti-LGBTQ+ Statements Advocate
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Victor says:
Rock Hudson–
I did not follow his career closely.
I loved him in McMillian and Wife. Yes, I am old. I also saw him on Dynasty. I have seen bits and pieces of his movies here and there.
I do remember being in the military-Weisbaden, Germany-medic-and seeing Rock on television and he looked terrible from a medical standpoint. HIV/AIDS was surging and I just came from the US where I heard very little to Germany where HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns were everywhere. It was also the time the military started testing for HIV. A few of my close friends tested positive.
Can you imagine living in Rock’s time where being found gay was the loss of friends, employment, jail time, being thrown in a mental institution, shock therapy… The pressure o keeping all the plates spinning could be overwhelming. I read stories that Rock’s image was indeed manufactured and at home behind closed doors, he was a “queen.” Loved to laugh, have fun, and entertain his friends-men and women. He seemed to have the game down pat. Hats off to all those gay men and women who came before me and paved the way to a better acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community today.