“When you’re in the midst of it, you don’t see it that way–but in retrospect, I think: I was so brave to be so gay so early on…. I think that’s the way the barriers were broken.
You know, it’s funny; what I wanted was fame. I remember when I got off the bus all those years ago, I thought to myself: I want to be able to walk in and all the heads turn and people are going: ‘Look, there he is.’”Leslie Jordan speaking to The Guardian about being unapologetically gay throughout his career.
Related: Leslie Jordan clutching his pearls to Cardi B’s ‘WAP’ is a mood
Kieran
Brave? C’mon. As if he had a choice. Swishy, stereotypical gay men have always been the object of humor for heteroes for as far back as anybody can remember.
Kangol2
Clearly you have no idea about the scope of his career but also, did you really need to trash an out gay man who has lived his life with courage? You do realize how anti-gay and homophobic many powerful people in Hollywood are, right? And how many still hold the sorts of effemophobic/anti-fem attitudes of people like you?
Cam
The right wing troll account ALWAYS attacks out of the closet LGBTQ people, while it defends Republican bigots.
You’re just being you.
Hdtex
Piss off “Keiren” troll.
GayEGO
Stop being such a dishy queen Mary!
Kangol2
Bravo to Leslie Jordan, who began his career in the conservative backlash era of the 1980s, which was also when the AIDS pandemic was ravaging the community. He has always been out, he has always been himself, and he has played “straight” roles (remember Reasonable Doubts in the early 1990s? or Boston Public in the early 2000s?) while never sacrificing who he is.
Mr. Stadnick
This is really just a snippet of a real article.
Fahd
I’m a big fan of his and the Guardian so I will definitely read the full interview/article.
charette8596
Loved him in Boston Legal with James Spader as his attorney and again in Call Me Kat. He’s hilarious.
MusicBoi74
I got a chance to meet Leslie at the bar I was the DJ at when he made an appearance one night. He was hilarious and also very personable. We took pictures with the staff and he autographed one of the flyers promoting the show for me. He was “just one of the girls”, to me, and I sensed he was exactly the same person behind the stage as he was when he was behind the microphone. That was a fun evening, for sure, and full of laughter!