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Zachary Quinto



The last Star Trek film I saw on TV was unbalanced by having Zachary Quinto in the role of a young Mr Spock - he was so mesmerising that Captain Kirk and the whole foolish plot with him at its centre suddenly seemed incidental.  After the first rushes the script should have been immediately re-written so as to capitalise on Quinto.  An opportunity missed.

Reading about his 'coming out' in his blog was interesting, he wrote "it became clear to me in an instant that living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it - is simply not enough to make any significant contribution".  Most people who don't have anything to come out about probably feel in this day and age that there's no longer an issue -  just get on with it.  Strangely the reality is somewhat different, I think, for many people facing any personal disclosure that may result in possible rejection or ridicule.  It turns out that Quinto was spurred to make his admission by a spate of young gay suicides in America.  His blog is here.