Will Broadway always be "gay"?

Okay it's probably a gross generalisation - although, as a theatre fag myself, perhaps not! - but we all know that a solid proportion (some might say overwhelming majority) of guys in (and into) the theatre industry, and more specifically musicals, are gay, or perceived to be that way.

I'm wondering whether people think this is just the way things are, or if its as much because straight guys are less likely to feel comfortable acting in, and enjoying, something perceived to be so gay? And, if so, do you reckon that in years to come, theatre won't be so closely associated with homosexuality?

Weird topic, I know.

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Football is straight?

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This topic has come up in conversation between me and my friends before. People always get all insulted when I mention that some people think theatre is a "gay" thing. Yes, theatre appeals to everyone, but if a man is interested in theatre, a lot of people will joke, even if it is in their heads, about his sexuality. I mean, I myself wouldn't, but people do. I mean, if a man is interested in theatre and turns out to be gay, you know someone would think, "Well, that explains that."

To answer the question and stop rambling, I think theatre will be "gay" for a long time, if not always. People just can't look past the gay Broadway stars to the straight ones, I guess.

Then again, gays are getting accepted in society a little more each day, so maybe along with that, people will stop being so stereotypical.

Okay. A very, very, very little more each day?

... ahh, just let me pretend.

I think a part of the reason that the fan-base is primarily gay is because it's a place to fit in for young people who are isolated from the people around them.

As a straight man, I couldn't care less about what Broadway is or isn't. It's a passion and everyone has passion - gay, straight, bi, whatever. So I think people should follow their heart to find their passions, and mine lead me here and I absolutely love it.

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I mean, I myself wouldn't, but people do. I mean, if a man is interested in theatre and turns out to be gay, you know someone would think, "Well, that explains that."

To answer the question and stop rambling, I think theatre will be "gay" for a long time, if not always. People just can't look past the gay Broadway stars to the straight ones, I guess.

Then again, gays are getting accepted in society a little more each day, so maybe along with that, people will stop being so stereotypical.

If "people" like you were to stop tossing out generalizations every 2 seconds about "people", then "people" wouldn't "just" feel a certain way. It comes from somewhere. "People" don't "just" think and say things for no reason at all. It's because "people" spread these generalizations around that they remain existent in the first place.

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I apologize. I wasn't trying to be offensive.

And yet, SeanMartin, this past mid-term election seven more states (Idaho, Colorado, South Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin) approved an amendment to ban gay marriage. They join Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Utah, Louisiana, Missouri, and Oregon who all approved a similar amendment back in 2004.

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At least, not yet.

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>> And yet, SeanMartin, this past mid-term election seven more states (Idaho, Colorado, South Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin) approved an amendment to ban gay marriage. They join Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Utah, Louisiana, Missouri, and Oregon who all approved a similar amendment back in 2004.

But if you look at the voter spread, it's moving in our favour. Again, I'm not saying it's perfect, but more and more people on all sides of the political spectrum are finally seeing this for the canard it truly is. Even conservatives are finally recognizing that this isnt part of the true conservative agenda, but rather that of the religious fundamentalist -- and the conservatives are starting to distance themselves from that.

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I don't know about Broadway, but your avatar makes me feel gay in a very special kind of way, benjamin.

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As a straight male who loves theater, I've wondered this myself. I DO think, though, that one of the distinguishing marks of straight male theater goers is education. I doubt there are many people without a good education who enjoy theater (whatever their orientation), but I think that that is especially true amongst straight males.

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"If musical is mostly Gay men...and for the most part it is..." - Harvey Fierstein

There are plenty of straight men
in the theater, just alot more
gay men!

What straight man sits at home
and puts on a Ethel Merman record?