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Tuesday Round-Up: Leonard Bernstein; Wesley Taylor; Tom Daley; Jonathan Van Ness; Sarah Paulson
Peter Napolitano: Leonard Bernstein And I Loved The Same Man. Here’s What Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ Doesn’t Show HuffPost
Wesley Taylor Hard Launches Relationship with Boyfriend Jack Raymond on Their One-Year Anniversary Just Jared
Tom Daley returns to diving competition for the first time in 2 years and wins gold Queerty
Jonathan Van Ness Shares Update After Unspecified Surgery, Says ‘I’m Gonna Be Great’ People
Sarah Paulson Celebrates Broadway Premiere with Girlfriend Holland Taylor: ‘My Person’ People
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Victor C. says:
Thank you for sharing the Huff Post article about Peter Napolitano and Lenord Bernstein. What a heartwarming read.
I tend to give gay/bisexual men more credit for living their truth in the 40s, 50s, and 60s. The cost was so much greater than it is today. One could lose their careers, friends, and family. Remember as well that being gay was still considered a mental health disease until the early 70s. One could be forced into a mental institution, required to have shock therapy or even a lobotomy. We have come a long way.
According to the article–“Anyone could see that Tommy and Lenny’s relationship was not a casual one defined solely by sexual attraction and activity — or inherently inferior to the commitment and permanence of a straight relationship. Yet, that’s exactly how LGBTQ couples were commonly perceived before Stonewall, AIDS and marriage equality. They still are, as evidenced by today’s growing anti-LGBTQ movement, which reduces all gay relationships to strictly sexual ones. Unfortunately, I fear that “Maestro” may unintentionally contribute to that stereotype.”
It’s up to LGBTQ+ today to live out and be proud. It is different for everyone but we have to convey the message that gay relationships are in so many ways like straight relationships. It’s not only about sex. Gay relationships, as straight, spend more time outside the bedroom in living their lives. We all want to find love and be accepted for who we are.