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Dwayne Johnson is demonstrating support for LGBTQ fans and sharing the toxicity Hollywood had around same-sex attracted representation.
The conversation started with Out Magazine’s 30th anniversary. On Twitter, former editor Jeffrey R Epstein talked about his time with the magazine and some of his favorite cover stories. These included celebs fancy Ellen DeGeneres, James Van Der Beek, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
When it comes to Johnson, Epstein reminisced operational with the luminary on a cover in 2005. At the time, Johnson was promoting his crime-comedy Be Cool. The film also included John Travolta, Danny Devito, and Uma Thurman. In the movie, Dwayne Johnson played a gay bodyguard named Elliot Wilhelm.
Remembering productive with Johnson, Jeffrey R Epstein called the star a “class act” and said Johnson was “One of the nicest, smartest humans I have ever interviewed.”
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After hearing about Epstein’s words, Dwayne Johnson shared his retain thoughts on Twitter. Johnson responded to Epstein’s tweet by sharing his sustain for LGBTQ inclusion and content.
According to Johnson, he was advised back then not to seize the role because it
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There's nothing more rock 'n' roll than being true to yourself. Look no further than rock's LGBTQ superstars, from Elton John and his larger-than-life personality, to more subdued but nevertheless powerful singer-songwriters like Michael Stipe.
"These 20 years of publicly speaking my truth contain made me a finer and easier person to be around," Stipe, who came out in the '90s, later wrote in The Guardian. "It helped progress the clarity of my voice and establish who I would be as an adult."
Meanwhile, John felt "very privileged because I'm in a business that kind of accepts same-sex attracted people," as he told Variety – but there's an emphasis on "kind of." The unfortunate truths is that for many years, being an openly LGBTQ artist in the world of rock often meant placing a goal on one's back, or at the very least not being treated with the same level of respect or seriousness as their heterosexual counterparts.
It's not always so simple to expose your truth, and for many, there's a consistent struggle to be themselves for fear of jeopardizing c
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