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And I always say again to young men and women who are in that position [the closet] (And you know, I’m not for outing people, that’s not my game, it’s not what we should do). But I believe if you have a personal reason why it is and you figure it out, the moment you figure it out, you should come out of the closet. You should be proud of who you are, because the more of us who are out there shouting out loud: the easier it’s going to be to change the laws that need to be changed because they cannot deny people with voices. They can’t. And if you know someone in that position: help them. Help them. Don’t push them out of the closet, because god knows it’s not nice to be pushed out, but help them with the stuff they’re struggling with and let them know that it is okay. Because, you know, someone asked me last night … ‘Have you lost jobs or roles because of being openly gay’, and I said ‘If I have, I don’t care’. My father and mother told all us as children … no matter who you are, or what you are, or how you live your life, be the best that you can be at the job that you do because then nobody can deny you. They cannot deny you anything. So that’s what I say to kids: just always be good. Always be the best that you possibly be because then it’s harder for somebody to say ‘no’. And when they do say no, then you can go, ‘oh yeah? well fluuuhh you, i’m gonna prove you wrong and i’m gonna do it anyway.