Out actor Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers) recently shared his thoughts on retiring the phrase “openly gay” from our daily lexicon during a roundtable discussion for The Hollywood Reporter last week. Scott suggests that the term indicates that the term is “a little near ‘shamelessly.'” From Pink News:
“I’m going to make a pitch for getting rid of the expression ‘openly gay,’” Scott began.
“It’s an expression that we only ever hear in the media. You are never at a party and say this is my openly gay [friend]. You never say it,” he explained, to roars of laughter from the rest of the group.
“Why do we put ‘openly’ in front of that adjective? You don’t say you’re openly Irish; you don’t say you’re openly left-handed.”
“There’s something in it that’s a little near ‘shamelessly.’ You’re open about it? I’d nearly prefer shamelessly. If you’ve got to say it to understand it, just say ‘out’ possibly, or, you know what, just don’t say it at all. Now I think it’s just time to park it.”
Watch the clip below. https://www.tiktok.com/@hollywoodreporter/video/7320701720328162602 Scott came out as gay in 2013, and recently revealed in an interview with GQ Magazine that he was “encouraged” to keep his sexuality a secret when he first started out in the acting industry. “I was encouraged, by people in the industry who I really admired and who had my best interests at heart, to keep that [to myself],” he told GQ. “I understand why they gave that advice, but I’m also glad that I eventually ignored it.” Scott is currently receiving widespread acclaim for his performance in All of Us Strangers – in theaters now. https://youtu.be/O97iSjvqBlY?si=IJWdhNEarh6z1raQ
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