REJ wrote:

"we didn’t like him flaunting his straight-ness in interviews. "

I think you got Gale confused with Hal Sparks!

posted at October 27, 2006 04:02 PM

Bill wrote:

"Excuse us while we snicker -- we didn’t like him on the American version of “Queer as Folk” and we didn’t like him flaunting his straight-ness in interviews."

That was Hal Sparks...Mr. Harold is a 'friend of Dorythyians' everywhere.

Bill

posted at October 27, 2006 04:08 PM

QAF Hater wrote:

No, I think you're both wrong. Hal said kissing guys was like dogs, or something stupid. He's worth hating, too. Harold is just as lame. Always reminding everyone that he was straight: like we NEEDED reminding. He couldn't act gay to save his life.

posted at October 27, 2006 04:25 PM

Lewis wrote:

It would seem that you have confused Mr. Harold with Hal Sparks. Mr. Harold did not reveal his sexual orientation until an interview with Flaunt magazine in 2002. QAF began in December 2000. From After Elton (9/6/06): "He didn't answer questions about his sexual orientation during the first season of Queer as Folk, but eventually gave what must be one of the most apologetic, heterosexual coming-out interviews in celebrity history, in Flaunt magazine in 2002." Mr. Sparks, on the other hand, has proclaimed his straightness from the rooftops in EVERY interview since Day 1, with frequent graphic references to the female anatomy.A 2003 interview in Direct TV is an excellent example, where Hal is a "self-professed ladies' man" and "as straight as I am ---which on the Hugh Hefner scale, is slightly past smoking jacket..." In my opinion, you owe Mr. Harold an apology

posted at October 27, 2006 04:44 PM

QAF HATER wrote:

Wait. So they're both straight. They both had problems "coming out" about their straightness. Gale was dorky, and weird. Hal was simply offensive. Am I missing something? The show was stupid. The acting was terrible. Who cares?

posted at October 27, 2006 04:47 PM

Dick wrote:

Rush Limbaugh informs us that you are off your medication or perhaps you are acting when you confuse actor Gale Harold with Celebrity Duets participant Hal Sparks. I loved when Marie osmond called Hal's singing "a little white".

posted at October 27, 2006 05:03 PM

Bill wrote:

QAF HATER wrote:
"Wait. So they're both straight. They both had problems "coming out" about their straightness. Gale was dorky, and weird. Hal was simply offensive. Am I missing something? The show was stupid. The acting was terrible. Who cares?"

You are missing alot........

posted at October 27, 2006 05:04 PM

Bill wrote:

"perhaps you are acting when you confuse actor Gale Harold with Celebrity Duets participant Hal Sparks."
_______________________________
Horror of horrors...

posted at October 27, 2006 05:18 PM

saph wrote:

Yeah. Actually he wasn't fired for 'annoying everyone' at all. He knew that he wasn't going to be on it after 8 episodes from the beginning, according to Berman. And like everyone else said, You must have him confused with Hal Sparks because Gale was always rather humble about his sexuality wheras Sparks was always running around telling everyone just how STRAIGHT he is. There have really only been two or three times that I've ever even heard of Gale mentioning his own sexuality.

posted at October 27, 2006 05:37 PM

Ana wrote:

You should get your facts right. Gale has never flaunted his straightness. In fact, he was very reluctant to reveal his sexual orientation.

posted at October 27, 2006 05:42 PM

Warren wrote:

Dear Dennis,
I suggest you start doing something about 'getting stuff done' and not being pathetic. Thank you.

posted at October 27, 2006 05:43 PM

tim wrote:

Are you all arguing about Gale Harold being gay, or him being a good actor? I think the writer thinks he was a bad actor and a lousy straight person. Now, how can he be a lousy straight person, I don't know. Sometimes I'm a lousy gay person. I guess it depends on the day. And my boyfriend's mood.

posted at October 27, 2006 05:46 PM

Billy wrote:

I am personally sad that I don't get to see his pretty straight face on some television show every week. Leave him alone!

posted at October 27, 2006 06:55 PM

Jaxon wrote:

Are you off your meds?? Gale Harold has NEVER flaunted his straightness, he didn't want anyone to know his orientation. And this "he annoyed everyone" is a rumor that someone started, it has NEVER been verified and I think it's a load of crap. The man is a gentleman and hates the spotlight, lay off of him.. Go get Hal Sparks, now that guy's a real tool.

posted at October 27, 2006 07:23 PM

tam wrote:

I read the Flaunt interview when Gale Harold finally admitted his sexuality, and he seemed... not embarrassed, but like he shouldn't have to say whether or not he was gay or straight. He never struck me as someone who cared about what people thought of his sexuality. It's Hal Sparks who started screaming about his straightness from day one, and comparing kissing a man to kissing a dog.

I think you owe Mr. Harold an apology.

posted at October 27, 2006 07:44 PM

Kale wrote:

Are you insane?? Gale Harold is described by fellow QAF cast mate Peter Paige as one of the most gay-friendly straight men he's ever met. I think you're confusing him with Hal "Have I mentioned I'm straight" Sparks! The only time Gale Harold mentions his sexual orientation is when he's badgered by the press. And even then he is more likely to respond with a "it's none of your business."
Perhaps some fact checking might be in order.

posted at October 27, 2006 08:20 PM

Mac wrote:

I´m disappointed with Gale.

His wooden and depressing performance.

Gale has no bump of acting ability.

posted at October 27, 2006 09:29 PM

Zack wrote:

Ha, I figured a bunch of the crazy B/J shippers and Gale freaks would come running because someone dared to say something negative about their god.

posted at October 27, 2006 11:20 PM

Sieren wrote:

think the writer thinks he was a bad actor and a lousy straight person. Now, how can he be a lousy straight person, I don't know. Sometimes I'm a lousy gay person. I guess it depends on the day. And my boyfriend's mood.

Lol! I have to agree. It depends on the day.
I am soo pissed off right now that Gale is not on the show anymore. That is the only reason I watched it! I think the show is going to go down hill from here.

Sieren

posted at October 27, 2006 11:51 PM

Mandy wrote:

Who is the 'WE' that you are referring to??? If you have an opinion you should own it, not try and give the impression that others share your view.

In the future could you also keep in mind that it is unprofessional to put forward your opinion when you are clearly uninformed - you have mistaken Gale Harold for Hal Sparks!?

You have definitely insulted the intelligence of readers, and more importantly insulted a very talented actor.

Gale Harold deserves your apologies although I am sure he knows even less of you than you do of him.

posted at October 28, 2006 06:05 AM

Kent wrote:

I'm sure you've gotten a thousand comments telling you what an idiot you are. Don't have the balls to post them, eh?

posted at October 28, 2006 08:35 AM

DEM wrote:

Sheesh...if you don't like his acting, O.K. But get your facts straight about the other bit. As others have already pointed out, Hal Sparks is the one always proclaiming his "straightness". Gale Harold is a good friend to the gay community.

posted at October 28, 2006 08:45 AM

sherry meade wrote:

Gale flaunting his straightness? Sorry but you have the wrong person. Gale very rarly stated his sexual orientation because he didn't feel it had anything to do with his body of work. I f he was such a lousy actor, then why is it that so many people believed he was gay when QAF first started?

posted at October 28, 2006 02:27 PM

Jordie wrote:

um wow just so you know, Gale was one of the most loved actors on QAF and everyone loved his acting. Im happy that he got booted off of Vanished because the writing on that show sucked. When the writing sucks ALL the acting is going to suck, frankly between the two senators wifes being dumasses and the weird sidekick that show was doomed from the beginning. And you are also extremely wrong with the whole "flaunted straightness," i hate to repeat what has already been said but Gale RARELY ever said anything about his sexuality, he didn't want people pre-judging the character over how convincing he could be as a gay man. Brian Kinney is one of the most memorable characters ever and by far one of the sexiest for various reasons. So i think that you are wrong and that Fox really needs some new writers.

posted at October 28, 2006 06:25 PM

Stacey wrote:

Let me guess-You think dimples is a great actor and will be able to save Vanished? One actor does not break a series and one actor does not make a series. If that were true Hal Sparks would have torpedoed QAF. Gale was never annoying as Brian and as Kelton he was the only character that kept me interested in the show. Gale was the only bright spot for me and the only reason I watched the show. He did not bring the show down the crappy writing did that, but Fox and Berman are acting as immature as Michael Novotny, trying to lay blame at the actors feet. Grow up boys, Gale has declined to comment about any of this aside from saying that he is definitely doing Suddenly Last Summer in NY. Fox, Berman, and Sparks could take a lesson here on what it takes to be an honorable human being.
Try going back and watching a few of Gales interviews. I have never verbally heard him talk about his sexuality and now his publicist says he refuses to answer that question. Focusing rather on his work now and not looking back.

posted at October 29, 2006 11:52 AM

Mandy wrote:

I loved Gale Harold on Queer As Folk, his acting was INCREDIBLE and I just memerized by the chemistry he had with Randy Harrison. They were just amazing, watching them would make me smile. I just loved him on Vanished, he was only the reason I watched that show and now I'm not because they fired him for no reason at all, well not a good enough of a reason. I know the ratings will go down a lot, the show will get cancel and I will laugh so hard when it does!

posted at October 29, 2006 09:41 PM

duckdookie wrote:

Wow. It's called research. If a mental midget like George W. Bush knows how to use "the Google" what does it say about you that you can't?

posted at November 1, 2006 02:05 PM

pjk wrote:

So many inaccuracies in such a small piece of 'journalism' what an achievement! NOTHING was 'announced' officially or otherwise that Gale was fired particularly not because he 'annoyed everyone' if you can attribute those quotes please do, but I doubt it. As everyone has stated above he has never focused on his sexuality, the utter opposite in fact. Karma is a bitch as you say and may you feel her slap soon.

posted at November 1, 2006 10:15 PM

Mocha wrote:

I beleive Gale is one of the finest actors out there. Look at the difference between his Brian Kinney Character and the Agent Graham character. It's hard to beleive it's the same person playing both parts. It takes talent to be so virsitile. And check out his movies like 'Wake', 'Particles of Truth'or the 'Unseen'. If you had, you'd say "Damn that boy can act"! And I know it's been said, before, but I will say it again - He was almost in the closet as being a straight guy. He's made it very publicly clear, sexual orientation doesn't mean shit to him and he hates getting asked about it, let alone, flaunt about it. Another thing, the TV Guide interview, with the produces of Vanished stated, he knew what what going to happen, was all for it, and they even went with his ideas for some of the scenes in his last episode. That's not exactally something you hear a lot of producers doing for actors they don't like. And, as was posted before, don't say 'we'. You're the one who seems to have this problem with him. Don't hate him, because you're not him.

posted at November 2, 2006 01:38 AM

muchado wrote:

Gee. You fancy yourself a journalist? You've definitely got your wires crossed, as those who've already commented have pointed out. A retraction would seem like the 'professional' thing to do. Gale would be the actor LEAST deserving of the cattiness you have displayed. Your green-eyed monster needs a shorter leash.

posted at November 3, 2006 06:55 AM

kel c. wrote:

From After Elton (9/6/06): "He didn't answer questions about his sexual orientation during the first season of Queer as Folk, but eventually gave what must be one of the most apologetic, heterosexual coming-out interviews in celebrity history, in Flaunt magazine in 2002."

This quote is interesting because Mr. Harold also made the statement in a past interview that he didn't reveal his sexuality because he was ASKED by the Producers to hold off. Keep an air of mystery, so to speak. Or don't bite the hand that feeds so be gay because it will help a second rate show. Mr. Harold perfectly exemplified the term "gay for pay". There was no shame in Mr. Peter Paige saying loud and proud his sexuality but to the powers that be on this show, Harold wasn't allowed the same respect because he's straight? And Harold went along with it? Oh Hollywood is fucked up. I applaud actors like Paige who don't give a damn and speak freely about who they are. Hiding your personal truth only makes you a chump, Mr. Harold.

"Gale Harold is a good friend to the gay community."

What had Gale Harold done for the gay community? I think I have seen practically every cast member of this show EXCEPT Gale Harold at gay-centric events.

posted at November 3, 2006 12:35 PM

Myrta Cordero wrote:

Envy??? he is too good to be at FOX

posted at November 7, 2006 02:26 PM

GummiBarenGirl wrote:

Regardless of what you think of Queer as Folk, or Gale Harold's acting ability, Gale has always been a respectful person in interviews and to his cast and crew. If you are going to peg him as a hard-to-work-with homophobe, you'd better have some evidence. It is my opinion that Gale's integrity is SUPPORTED by the fact that he took the controversial role as Brian Kinney. Most heterosexual actors wouldn't DARE. Gale is ALLOWED to be heterosexual, just so we're clear, and his stating so when questioned and questioned and questioned again is his right. If you have EVER seen an interview with Gale, you would know that he is very shy, intelligent and respectful, and is NOT the kind of person who could EVER be described as "flaunting his straightness". What the hell does that even mean? Shame on you Gale, what bad Karma you must have for sticking your head out on a chopping block to take a role you believe in and then try to be HONEST about who you are! :-P ???

posted at November 7, 2006 07:26 PM

anna wrote:

you have got to be kidding me! gale harold is AMAZING. i couldn't care less that he got fired from 'vanished' but he was damn good on queer as folk. he played a gay man very well. and so what if he tells people he's sraight? (although i do wish he was gay...not in a heterophobic way) why does that matter? his character and his acting on queer as folk were fantastic.

posted at November 7, 2006 08:32 PM

Rae wrote:

I think its all pretty pathetic that you all waste such time in HATING anyone....grow up, who cares who's straight or gay..we are all people with feelings and thats all that matters, isn't it...isn't that what the gay rights movement is all about...we are all the same...and the religious, straight narrow minded fools call Gay people coiming out, and being proud "Flaunting their Sexuality" So I find it pretty Hypocritical to be gay and say that these two actors are flaunting their straight sexuality..its just like those fools we try so hard not to be. I believe Gale Harold and the cast of Queer as Folk are all amazing..because they had the balls to do Queer as Folk in the first place. Also Vanished wasn't that good in the first place, he was the only good part of it in my opinion. But I still stopped watching it because the show sucked. Gale can DO A BETTER show and he obviously knew that.

posted at November 7, 2006 09:16 PM

Thinker wrote:

I find it interesting that he (Gale Harold) is so reluctant to "expose" his sexuality.. Most people, when they lie but don't want to, get a little wierd while doing it.. Just a thought..

posted at November 9, 2006 11:27 AM

Rose wrote:

I love Gale harold....I loved him on qAF and he was the only reason I watched Vanished...by the way I am a heterosexual and I think Gale playing a gay man in QAF was superb.....He was the only reason I watched that show also.....I'm glad he is straight....what a waste to women everywhere if he wasn't

posted at November 10, 2006 08:58 PM

ramon wrote:

i love gale harold if he is gay or no in your work is fantastic i wish a 6 season to queer as folk

posted at December 3, 2006 05:42 AM

sammy wrote:

you obviously never saw QAF, Particles of truth, Unseen or any interview given by Gale Harold! If you had you would realise he's got amazing abilities that you could only dream about. Maybe its jealousy? Hes hot your not!! FREAK

posted at December 12, 2006 08:05 PM

Francisco wrote:

Who really cares? Obviously Gale did something someone didn't like. Oh Well!!! Love him or hate him; he is still hot! And that is what matters.

posted at December 13, 2006 03:09 PM

Wicked Blonde wrote:

Gale Harold is a Hot SEXY Man!! Gay or straight! Who cares! He's an amazing actor, it's just too bad that since QAF we've not had anything worthy of his talent. I really tried to like Vanished, really I did. I can only hope that we'll see more of him in the future.

posted at December 14, 2006 12:56 PM

Shelby wrote:

Noone says anything when anyone else "Flaunts" their sexuailty?

posted at December 17, 2006 01:31 AM

Wicked Blonde wrote:

I just have to say one more time, Gale Harold made Brian Kinney!! There is no one else who could have made it SO sexy to be the alpha-gay-male & kept us wanting more. Who really cares who he prefers to sleep with? He just is SEXY.

posted at December 19, 2006 11:20 PM

Ashley wrote:

Sure my comment sums up a lot of what everyone else has to say, but I thought I'd get my say in..

firstly, as it's been said, Gale had knowledge prior to becoming apart of the show that his character wouldn't last, and though I do not have the exact quote, he said something along the lines of him being happy about the main character being killed off because it would cause more suspense. I have never seen the show, only because I had never had interest to watch it, but I can tell you right now that Gale's acting is much better than what some of the previous comments have been claiming it to be. Gale has gone on to do several more projects beyond Queer As Folk, and if his acting was that bad, I'm positive that the casting directors of his latter works could have found better replacements if they had felt the same.

As for the whole Hal Sparks deal with him comparing kissing a male to kissing a dog. That entire thing is taken out of context and therefor, i think, made him look like a prick. The way Hal meant it was that kissing a male for him was EMOTIONALLY like kissing a dog for anyone else. There were no emotions involved with any of the kisses, he didn't mean it to be interpreted in the sense that kissing another male is like kissing a dog, as in it disgusted him.

It's a real shame how critical people are and how words can be twisted or cropped ever so slightly to give a complete 180* twist to anything someone can be quoted saying.

posted at December 27, 2006 09:27 PM

Ericka wrote:

First of all I am kind of ashamed of all of you. You do not know Mr.Sparks and his personality. So what if has proclaimed being straight from the very beginning, that doesn't make him a bad person.

I have met and conversed with Mr.Sparks on more then on occasion and I think that a lot of people forget that he is a COMEDIAN! That is just who he is. He makes jokes, sometimes ones that maybe he should think about before saying, but still are just jokes. If you are trully offened then sorry, but don't come onto an internet site and go shooting your mouth off about someone you don't even know.

posted at December 30, 2006 05:40 PM

Ericka wrote:

Just something that I found Peter Paige saying about Hal.

Shamama: So, I want to give you guys a chance to quash the rumors that there's all kinds of catty, backstabbing drama going on on the set, especially between Peter and Hal Sparks.

Paige: I will happily quash that rumor. I adore Hal and think he's a wonderful person and talented actor. I am sure most of that is derived out of one comment he made that was taken out of context, which I've been asked to respond to, like, 900 times now. Any idea people have that Hal is homophobic is inaccurate. Any sense people have that Hal wants people to know that he's straight is about his career. I think he was thought of as gay much more on "Talk Soup" than on our show.

posted at December 30, 2006 05:46 PM

Leah wrote:

Just to set things straight...no pun intended, Mr. Harold had to leave Vanished because he is performing off broadway in tennesse williams play, Suddenly Last Summer.

posted at January 1, 2007 10:00 PM

romeo wrote:

hal sparks is more gay than a gay can ever be, he goes around with his "big, i like to talk alot" mouth insulting gays and on the second hand mr. harold i think he is a good actor. this is a message for hal sparks " you are ready, come out of the closet coz its pretty scare in there"

posted at January 9, 2007 08:15 AM

Jennifer wrote:

Gale Harold gay or straight is hot and one of the best actors i have seen in a long time. I just recently purchased all 5 seasons of QAF. I was hooked after the first 5 minutes because of Brian. I actually watched all 5 seasons in 4 days, i couldn't wait to see what happened next. I was convinced he was gay and only found out by going online and finding one of the few interviews he did saying he was straight. But it wouldn't have mattered either way i would still feel the same way about Gale! He is great. The few interviews i saw he seems to be very nice and shy. So just leave him alone.

posted at February 27, 2007 11:36 PM

Emma wrote:

I assume I'll just be repeating everyone else on here, but I feel like I have to have my say. I've seen interview after interview with Gale, and I have never -ever- seen him "flaunt" his sexuality. He comes across, to me, as a very nice and very humble person... maybe even a bit shy. Also, could you please clarify who this "we" is that the article is referring to? I absolutely adored Gale as Brian in QAF. He and Randy Harrison (Justin Taylor) had amazing chemistry together... chemistry that, I feel, couldn't have been achieved if they had been someone else. Gale MADE Brian real, and he's an amazing actor. Seems like everyone else thinks so, too. So... who's this "we" again?

posted at August 12, 2007 05:29 PM

Cat wrote:

I love Gale. I think he is a great actor. And he VERY reluctanlt admitted, to an interviewer he made turn off the tape recorder, that Yes, he was straight and what's worse was he was single. This was kinda weird, like did he feel bad that he was playing this gay man fighting against "straightness" and in reality he is straight. He was great as Brian. He also obviously is very comfortable in his sexuality or self, whatever it may REALLY be, as even he has said that he and Randy, in real life, will greet each other with a kiss or whatever, or hold hands, and he was real close to Robert Gant, there were even some questionable (though most likely just fooling around) pictures of the two. I personally feel he seemed more comfortable playing a gay man than any of the straight characters. And gale really left because of the stage thing right? I know they said it wasnt a dispute, that everyone loved him and that something big needed to happen to the main character and Gale just said, well kill me. but didnt he go right to that play or whatever, so I am guessing he secretly, though never said it, knew that vanished was a sinking ship so he just agreed and went on. He is a smart man, but it was so sad. I hated seeing him 'dead'. I still liked him a bit better on QAF, he and Randy had great chemistry. but i liked the action and stuff of vanished. they ahould bring QAF back and make brian an FBI detective lol. anyway, as for Hal Sparks... I think he felt most uncomfortable of everyone as a gay character, but i dont think he flaunted sexuality. I think he is funny and really like him. I do think he talks a bit too much and sometimes it gets to be repeatative or monotonous, but he is a good singer and funny and seems like a nice guy, so, those are my thoughts.

posted at May 18, 2008 12:55 AM

David wrote:

I don't care whether or not Gale Harold is straight. Even though I like the show, I never bought the supposition that he is so hot that every other gay man wants him. His body is very mediocre and although he is nice looking, most of the guys he did it with on the show were MUCH hotter than he. I think that he would barely be noticed in the gay world.

posted at June 11, 2008 04:25 AM

BRIAN-AND-JUSTIN-LOVER wrote:

If you think that Gale Harold is a bad actor, I'm afraid your wrong on a lot of parts. In every scence, there was always an underlying emotion hidden somewhere. Many other actors wouldn't be able to play a homosexual man. Too afraid to get labled as the "Guy from Queer as Folk". But Gale wasn't afraid. He went into it head first and never looked back. I have watched interviews with him, he acts just like every other male actor. I don't see where he "flaunts" his sexuality. Frankly, he shouldn't have been on the show if he was going to be doing that. But no, he's is confident actor, and is confident in who he is a male. Don't judge any of his work from Queer as Folk if you've never fully watched all the seasons. Mainly for the fact, that you see changes in Brian that Gale did very well. And as for annoying people. If he annoyed people sooo much, why did the producers keep him on QAF for 5 years?

posted at June 14, 2008 03:23 AM

Rainbow Rocker wrote:

QAF opened a lot of eyes to a lot of real gay activities and social scene..straight or gay who really cares?? Are you gonna date them??? Most gay porn stars are also straight..hello its an acting job..If I got paid to be a straight man..hello I am there...

posted at June 18, 2008 11:00 PM

Mary wrote:

I'm new to this so bear with me. I think Harold is a very good actor. I was very suprized to learn he was straight. If he is, he's a very good actor. So he has an attitude problem. Some one will adjust it for him and he'll be okay. Now Hal Sparks, there's a whole new subject.If I were an actor and given a gay part, would I do it? Absolutely and hope my love interests were beautiful!!!

posted at September 19, 2008 06:19 AM