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Jim Parsons Appreciates Those Before Him Who Paved The Way

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The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons was openly gay when he was growing up in Texas. Some people didn’t approve, but their opinions didn’t bother him. He explained in a 2016 interview: “I also don’t think I’m particularly brave to be the way I am because I stand on the shoulders of those who came before me and paved this way.”

He took his partner Todd to red carpet events: “There was no going back, luckily. I took Todd along to the first award shows, as my date, and what happened? Absolutely nothing. And afterward, nobody ever asked me: ‘Are you gay?’”