Do you generally have trouble buying gay actors in straight (romantic) roles?

I have a little secret for you OP - MOST actors are faking their attraction to their sex scene partner.

But to answer your question, Jonathan Groff in Mindhunter was very convincing going down on his girlfriend in the sex scenes he had with her. I was actually proud of him and said that might be the first time I've seen a gay guy convincingly do that.

OP, your posts are vapid and boring.

For Christa’s sake, get a life.

R1, very different when you’re faking an attraction to their whole gender and everyone knows it.

R2, what the fuck is vapid about this? You just don’t like this being asked. And what are my other horrible posts?

R4. Sorry, I don’t have the time or interest.

OP you're the reason why Chris Evans is faking a lavender marriage. Much thanks 😒

R6 He right tho. Ppl always say he ain't got any chemistry with women.

Yeah yeah, he a lovely gayling 💋

He shoulda been in BROS and not just advertised it but he and Billy seem to be close friends so it was a nice gesture at least.

This will date me back to the Dinasaur Age, but I don't care, it's true.

To a woman, every one of my female relatives SWOONED over Richard Chamberlain's portrayal of Father Ralph De Bricassart (sp) in "The Thorn Birds", especially during his in-bed love scenes with Rachel Ward.

And they all knew beforehand he's Gayer than a Box of Christmas Bows.

He’s got a fine ass too, but at this point the hole is likely a blown-out rosebud.

Interesting... isn't there a thread on here called "Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan, did they have a thing?".

I can see it.

Why do people have trouble buying gay actors in straight roles....but not the opposite?

OP - WTF are you nattering on about?

From silent films to modern Hallmark fluff, you aren't left with many viewing options if you struggle with this.

Not if I want to pay the rent.

Jake Gyllenhaal has the same smile as my closeted ex.

I remember that movie Jake did with Anne. The advance publicity focused on their supposedly "hot" love scenes. The movie bombed.

I remember that movie Jake did with Anne. The advance publicity focused on their supposedly "hot" love scenes. The movie bombed.

R20 and people said a shadow was his first dick leak.

I believed Travis Kelce as a straight guy for rent in that SNL skit.

I know what OP is getting at. Perhaps it’s just a reaction that gay viewers have because we know the complete lack of sexual attraction we feel toward women and we protect it on the gay actor? Something insides says “Ew!” If that’s the case, the straight audience would not have the same reaction.

^project, dammit

R23 Speak for yourself. I love dicks but I’m not disgusted by women.

And there has never ever been a straight actor playing in a relationship where there is "no" chemistry with the female lead. Right.

One thing valuable about the "fluidity" of Gen Z and its era... comments like the OP don't sort into a simple "all gay actors are X and all straight actors are Y"

There is chemistry and there is lack of chemistry, and there is the space between OP's ears and there is the rest of the world.

Did I say “ disgusted by” or was that in your head?

It’s funny, R1, but when I read this thread’s topic I immediately thought of Jonathan Groff in Mindhunter, but have the opposite opinion. Perhaps it’s because I know he’s gay, but in the scenes where he’s with his girlfriend he struck me as a closeted 80’s gay trying to live the straight life.

I wrote it off that he’s just not that good of an actor (see: “Looking” and “Glee”).

OP, have you seen Andrew Scott's performance as "Hot Priest" in FLEABAG?