Many Hollywood stars of yesteryear who were LGBTQ+ were forced to hide who they really were. In those days, if it was even rumored that you might not be straight, it could ruin your career permanently. And if it was ever confirmed that you weren’t straight, you were basically cooked.

▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
01:02 - Cary Grant and Randolph Scott
02:03 - Montgomery Clift
03:22 - Merv Griffin
04:46 - Jim Nabors
05:36 - Cesar Romero
06:20 - Rock Hudson
07:33 - Outro

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Thankfully, society has come a long way since then, and being in the LGBTQ+ community is no longer thought of as a negative. In fact, the pendulum has perhaps swung the other way, where gay stars and other people in the LGBTQ+ world are celebrated and appreciated for their talent and positive effects on society. In this video, we’re taking a look at some of the prominent actors from the older days of Hollywood who were forced to live a secret double life.

While they were actually gay or bisexual, they felt as if they couldn’t be who they truly were, for fear that it would ruin their career. And while the town of Hollywood was a lot more liberal than the rest of the country, that didn’t mean these stars could come out publicly. For many, it was an open secret in town that they weren’t straight, but the general public had no idea. So join Facts Verse, as we present: Gay Actors of Old Hollywood Who Had to Live in Secret

Gay Actors of Old Hollywood Who Had to Live in Secret