In today's progressive society, it may seem like much ado about nothing, but only 50 or 60 years ago, many gay men married, some multiple times, to keep up appearances they deemed vital to their careers moving forward. This practice also frequently led to gay men and women marrying their beards. In fact, according to the Oxford Dictionary, the term "beard" was a North American term that referred to "a woman who accompanied a homosexual man as an escort to a social occasion in order to help conceal his homosexuality." The term, which became popular in the 1950s and 1960s, was also used for men who married lesbians for the same type of deception. Marrying women was an easy and common practice to "prove" heterosexuality. With all the flamboyance, adultery, and excessive behavior associated with Hollywood celebrities, actors and musicians, many gay men felt compelled to hide their sexuality for fear of being blackballed and their careers ruined. Read more on Latest Viral News on long before we celebrated the turn of the 21st century in 2000, there was still a stigma in many circles against gay people…and not just in conservative areas of the country. Voted as the most eligible gay bachelor on the planet, Adam started out as an American Idol contestant and went on to become a Grammy nominated musician.īest known for the womanizer ‘Barney Stinson’ in ‘How I Met Your Mother’, Neil Patrick is a father of twins from a surrogate mother.įor breaking news and live news updates, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Manish e is edgy, unchained and his fashion knows no boundaries. The film was a welcome change from the usual mainstream Hindi movies and dealt with the plot revolving around AIDS and same sex love.Ĭreator of international fashion labels ‘ Manish Arora’ and ‘ Fish-Fry’, his success has been exceptional and is often called ‘Attitude Arora’ and ‘ Irreverent Arora’.
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