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For much of his professional career, Gurr was a closeted gay man, coming of age during the 1950s era of Joseph McCarthy and the Lavender Scare, the anti-communist purge of LGBTQ+ people from the U.S. government.
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Han plays Min, the closeted and wealthy heir of a Korean corporate empire whose visa is about to expire.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Behind her glamorous exterior, the real Dorothy was a closeted lesbian who struggled with substance abuse and was mistreated by the men within Hollywood’s studio system before ultimately committing suicide.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 17 Apr. 2025
The film centers on María (Gomez), a closeted twenty-something Chicana who—against the wishes of her workaholic mother, Celestina (Perroni)—sets out to fulfill her grandmother’s dying wish: to return to the rural Mexican village where she was born before Alzheimer’s erases her memories for good.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Han plays Min, the closeted and wealthy heir of a Korean corporate empire whose visa is about to expire.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Behind her glamorous exterior, the real Dorothy was a closeted lesbian who struggled with substance abuse and was mistreated by the men within Hollywood’s studio system before ultimately committing suicide.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 17 Apr. 2025
The film centers on María (Gomez), a closeted twenty-something Chicana who—against the wishes of her workaholic mother, Celestina (Perroni)—sets out to fulfill her grandmother’s dying wish: to return to the rural Mexican village where she was born before Alzheimer’s erases her memories for good.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Closeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closeted. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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