{"id":78101,"date":"2019-02-07T08:26:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T13:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/matt-dallas-execs-told-me-to-stay-in-the-closet-during-kyle-xy-or-my-career-would-tank-watch\/"},"modified":"2019-02-07T08:26:03","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T13:26:03","slug":"matt-dallas-execs-told-me-to-stay-in-the-closet-during-kyle-xy-or-my-career-would-tank-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/matt-dallas-execs-told-me-to-stay-in-the-closet-during-kyle-xy-or-my-career-would-tank-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Dallas: Execs Told Me to Stay in the Closet During \u2018Kyle XY\u2019 or My Career Would Tank \u2013 WATCH"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matt Dallas: Execs Told Me to Stay in the Closet During \u2018Kyle XY\u2019 or My Career Would Tank \u2013 WATCH<\/b><\/p>\n

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Matt Dallas, best known for his work on the TV show Kyle XY, talked about his experience as a closeted gay<\/a> man<\/a> while working on the show in a new Q&A with his husband Blue Hamilton.<\/p>\n

Said Dallas: \u201cI was told to stay in the closet, not talk about my sexuality, to be on every red carpet with a girl<\/a> on my arm because you could not be successful if you were openly gay<\/a> in the entertainment industry, at least in front of the camera<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dallas said that it still affects him: \u201cBecause of the advice that was given to me to stay in the closet, I became very disconnected from who I was, and there\u2019s a lot of residual stuff that to this day that I still deal with where I find myself [thinking] \u2018oh, I sound too gay<\/a>\u2019 or \u2018I\u2019m acting too gay<\/a>\u2019 because it was so drilled into my brain.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBe visible,\u201d interjected Hamilton. \u201cBe very, very visible. And gay<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

RELATED: Matt Dallas and Blue Hamilton Share Things Gay Husbands Do \u2013 WATCH<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Dallas came out in 2013 when he announced his engagement.<\/p>\n

Dallas and Hamilton also talked about parenting their adopted son Crow, creating their vlog, settling conflict, their longest relationships and what they took from them, spanking each other, \u201cthe detestable crime of sodomy,\u201d what drives them crazy about each other, mental health issues, running for political office, advice for single people about self help,<\/p>\n

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