Zachary Quinto, Sam Smith + More Cover OUT December 2014 Issue

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Published November 11, 2014

Zachary Quinto on coming out: "One of the most defining conversations that I had with myself was that absolutely no good can come from me staying quiet about [my sexual orientation]."Pin
Zachary Quinto on coming out: “One of the most defining conversations that I had with myself was that absolutely no good can come from me staying quiet about [my sexual orientation].”

Samira Wiley on her religious upbringing: "I grew up in the church. I have seen my parents inspire people and give them hope and faith most of my life . . . I feel like oftentimes in the church people get caught up in literal translations of the Bible. But that's not the home I grew up in. I was just taught that love is the most powerful thing. And being able to see that and see my parents on the forefront of that made such a big impact on my life."Pin
Samira Wiley on her religious upbringing: “I grew up in the church. I have seen my parents inspire people and give them hope and faith most of my life . . . I feel like oftentimes in the church people get caught up in literal translations of the Bible. But that’s not the home I grew up in. I was just taught that love is the most powerful thing. And being able to see that and see my parents on the forefront of that made such a big impact on my life.”

Sam Smith on being a gay artist: "My aim is to tell people how good it's been for me so that, hopefully, gay men or parents with gay children can look at my story and think, 'Wow, that's how it should be.' That's what we can work towards. That's been my whole motive -- to not make it a talking point. My music should be a talking point. My voice should be a talking point."Pin
Sam Smith on being a gay artist: “My aim is to tell people how good it’s been for me so that, hopefully, gay men or parents with gay children can look at my story and think, ‘Wow, that’s how it should be.’ That’s what we can work towards. That’s been my whole motive — to not make it a talking point. My music should be a talking point. My voice should be a talking point.”
Ellen Page on staying in the closet: "No one's ever been so direct as to say, 'You're gay, so we're gonna hide it.' But there's an unspoken thing going on. [People] believe it's the right thing to do for your career. They don't realize it's eroding your soul. It was eventually about me being like, 'Wait, why am I listening to that? At what point did I let those things become important?'"Pin
Ellen Page on staying in the closet: “No one’s ever been so direct as to say, ‘You’re gay, so we’re gonna hide it.’ But there’s an unspoken thing going on. [People] believe it’s the right thing to do for your career. They don’t realize it’s eroding your soul. It was eventually about me being like, ‘Wait, why am I listening to that? At what point did I let those things become important?'”
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