Jim Parsons was thriving, playing the hilarious and brainy show-runnerSheldon Cooperin “The Big Bang Theory.”
But little did fans know that behind the scenes, Parsons was hiding a huge part of his identity.
“‘The Normal Heart’ resonated with him on a few levels,” the article read.
So why did he wait?
2007 was a different time when it came to LGBTQ+ rights.
“So I was scared,” Parsons elaborated.
“I wasn’t scared about losing my job.
And I wasn’t scared to the point of denying my sexuality.
But I was scared enough to make it my mission not to talk about it,” perOut.
But despite his anxieties, he eventually came out to the world but in a rather subtle way.
as noted byThe Hollywood Reporter.
“I said yes.
I remember thinking it was kind of poetically perfect.”
But telling them was a completely different challenge altogether.
All my friends knew, any coworkers knew, any employers.
I never was hiding it in my daily life that I could see" (via theGolden Globes).
It’s easy to imagine why he felt he was missing out.
