Happiness?

My goodness. That's so sad. I didn't realize that he only came out so comparatively recently. That would make him about 94 at the time!

I can't speak for everyone in the closet but coming out lifted a weight from my shoulders. I suspect that it would do so for many people; I think many people worry unduly about the consequences of coming out. I know I did. Then taking that final step of not changing back to trousers when going home took away a burden I hadn't consciously realized I was carrying.

Such a contrast between him and people like Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi

Here's a video of the two of them being a bit camp making mistakes in a rehearsal
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I'm not going to say get out of the closet and you'll be happy. I think that people, regardless of their sexuality should think about what's impacting their happiness and look to what they need / can do to make them happier. And yes, for a lot of people being in the closet may be the issue, though just coming out may not automatically make you happier. However, maybe how happy you are and / or what's causing you unhappiness is something we should all consider.

It would have been a very difficult life having a sexuality he didn't enjoy.

Why would he want a personal thing that he didn't like, as public knowledge?

I would not like anything I hated about myself to be public knowledge.

That's very sad. 😥

Conditioning is awful...