Anne Heche reveals she lost a multi-million dollar motion picture deal for her relationship w/ Ellen

[babarsuhail]

Anne Heche says her 1997 relationship with Ellen DeGeneres led to Heche being escorted by security from her "Volcano" movie premiere and then fired from a major motion picture deal. https://t.co/3f5FFGF6qh
- USA TODAY (@USATODAY) October 6, 2020
This Monday night on Dancing with the Stars, she got blacklisted by Hollywood for her relationship with

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[deathrvltn]

wow, she was really brave. i can't imagine. i'm sure i would be too afraid to jeopardize my career like that, and i'm bisexual too.

[warwarwar]

Why did windupbarbie give this a thumbs down?

[deathrvltn]

i don't know! my comment feels straightforward, and very tame. ha ha.

[warwarwar]

It is haha. Maybe they meant to hit a different reaction

[emu]

I have turned down opportunities over this and I just think of everyone who paved the way before me, who were willing to die to be themselves rather than to spend another minute of their lives pretending they're someone they are not. I'm not going to have hets dictate my life based on what I'm supposed to be ashamed of when it's what I am proud of. I can't imagine staying quiet unless it's putting me in danger.

Edit: I think a good number of lesbians, gays and trans people are annoyed by the fact that so many bisexuals just opt to be quiet and passing as heteros instead of joining the fight.

[deathrvltn]

i definitely agree! in my comment, i more meant if i had been in her exact position, coming out in the late 90s when it was so detrimental to a person's livelihood, and their wellbeing in the public eye.
the timing of reading this post is funny because i emailed my acting manager this week and told her i'd love to be reading for queer roles because that's my community. i was a lil nervous because she's in her 60s and fairly conservative, but happy i said it.

[deathrvltn]

just read your edit, and we couldn't be more on the same page! i consider my bisexuality and my passing as straight to be an enormous privilege, and always have. i've been out of the closet since i was 11 or 12. i was outed in 7th grade when a journal of mine got passed around my cluster and unfortunately i wrote in great length and detail about ALL my many crushes on numerous girls. ha ha. i was bullied for being bisexual pretty badly, and it prompted me to get involved in a lot of lgbtq activism in my middle school, high school and of course as an adult. but i realize many people read me as a straight woman, and i'm not harassed because of it, which goes back to privilege.
i've never felt super comfortable in a lot of queer specific spaces, however, because i don't always feel like i belong, even though i'd really like to. i wish there were more women centric queer spaces in LA.

[slaughtermatic]

I think a good number of lesbians, gays and trans people are annoyed by the fact that so many bisexuals just opt to be quiet and passing as heteros instead of joining the fight

bitch please were never welcomed anywhere, mighty big expectations to have while shitting on us constantly

[joe_pwnz_pete]

MTE bc I remember a lot of discourse around whether or not bisexual people in hetero relationships should feel like they're allowed to attend Pride/LGBTQ events etc and how "flaunting their straight passing privilege" is harmful to Pride and LGBTQ events.