If [people] want to think that, they can.
Lukas Gage speaking to the New York Times about rumors that he’s dating celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton.
I’m a pretty open book about most things in my life, but I have a problem with the culture of everyone needing to know everybody’s business and nothing can be sacred.
It’s a weird line that I’m still trying to figure out.
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Godabed
it’s a weird cultural fascination with other people’s lives. i agree with him. Mind your business.
Love321
it’s not “other people’s lives” in this case, it’s about his sexual orientation which Lukas wants to remain in the closet, and people like you are helping him in that possible due to your own implicit homophobia.
abfab
Dear God. You’re joking, yes? If not, you win the Queen Of The Ironic Award.
LumpyPillows
Toxic.
jackscott
He’s in the spotlight, of course people are going to wonder! I think they make a cute couple, if that’s what it is 🙂
bachy
I don’t care if they’re dating, but seeing as how he’s a stylist I do wish he’d do something about Lucas’ hair.
Love321
kinda funny, Lukas is open about everything else, but regarding his “business” i.e. sexual orientation, Lukas wants to keep quiet and stay in the closet. Lukas has that choice, but don’t gaslight us into thinking you “don’t want us in your business” when actually you just prefer to stay closeted.
Rugby8
He’s entitled to “stay in the closet”, if his IN the closet.
No one is gaslighting you – it has NOTHING to do with you
Love321
Rugby8- I said Lukas is gaslighting US, not me because it isn’t exclusively about me but our entire community. Us can include his fans, queer kids, discriminated LGBTQ people, straight allies, or anyone who would like to see more diversity and representation in film actors. And yes, Lukas is gaslighting US because he is getting us to think it’s about keeping his business private, when in actuality it’s about enabling him to stay in the closet.
Brian
This is a psychotic response — especially seeing your commitment to it, posting it twice. You need help.
Love321
Brian- This is clearly an ignorant response. Lacking the intelligence to state how my comment is “psychotic” so you proceed to insult in a simplistic and most basic way possible. You add nothing to add to the conversation, you’re just be mean-spirited and ignorant. Just like the trolls before you, you don’t have the intelligence to state your point of view in a civilized manner, so you’ll rather insult a stranger online you know NOTHING about to feel better about your own shortcomings. PS- My comment has only posted once. Maybe because of your lack of intelligence, you can’t count either.
LumpyPillows
You don’t get to demand people tell you anything about their personal life. Who do you think you are? Toxic.
wade.l
No gaslighting here
Love321
LumpyPillows- I think you may have some illiteracy issues because no one is demanding Lukas to come out of the closet. If you think so, present a copy/paste evidence of anyone’s comments where they’re demanding Lukas to come out the closet, or admit you’re dishonest. Maybe you feel the need to fight arguments that weren’t even presented. Furthermore, if anything, all of the discrimination and oppression going on against LGBTQ people, but you want to claim a person who is discussing Lukas is toxic shows how truly warped your mind really is. Never mind all of the horrific injustices going on against LGBTQ people, people questioning Lukas’ sexuality on a queer website is toxic. Delusional.
XtopFer2
Why does Queerty essentially treat their readers as if we’re 12 year old girls.? Tiger Beat had more retraint and substance.
abfab
Because they are?
MSM
It is his business and no one else’s. That being said, i would date either one of them or both at once if they were actually real people. LOL.. Each is too gorgeous for mere mortals.
scotty
jeez really? just let the boy be. that’s all anyone really wants …to be left alone. he certainly doesnt appear to be lonely so yeah i can admire his looks from afar but just let the boys be. not tryna throw shade at all. ive adored him from the first time i saw his apartment zoom thing. he’s such cute.
Bengali
I think it’s important in such manners to fill out the proper documentation For example, when i go to my local Kroger supermarket there’s a form to fill out indicating sexual orientation, top, bottom, number of anal gas expulsions (per hour), number of times you make but air biscuits and how often you stop to enjoy the scent.
cuteguy
He is staying in the closet solely to protect his career so he can continue to be cast in formidable and memorable roles. Ironically his biggest roles to date have been lgbtq roles and yet he wants privacy? There needs to be lgbtq representation on screen and he cannot play it both ways. You’re either with us or against us
LumpyPillows
Or you can mind your own business.
Love321
agreed. People don’t understand it’s important to have representation both on screen and off screen, representation and diversity in stories and with the storytellers. Diversity with characters AND in actors. There’s hasn’t been a single openly gay actor nominated for an Academy Award but there’s alot of Academy awards going to straight actors telling our stories. We can do better.
nm4047
If only I knew who is is, it may make a difference. But I doubt it.
Diogenes
His alphabet comment was spot on. Which ever letters he uses is fine with me, as long as it works for him. That anyone could have another approach to the matter confuses me.
wade.l
I don’t think you understand the essence of the meaning of gaslighting…Lukas is not hurting anyone with manipulation.
Love321
Wade-No, I don’t think YOU understand the meaning of gaslighting. Here’s the google definition. gaslighting- manipulate (someone) using psychological methods into questioning their own sanity or powers of reasoning. The definition does not include the word hurting, nor any of its synonyms.
LumpyPillows
The definition also tells me he isn’t gaslighting anyone.