{"id":6221,"date":"2012-10-08T09:36:19","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T09:36:19","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-10-08T09:36:19","modified_gmt":"2012-10-08T09:36:19","slug":"gay-dad-and-white-collar-star-matt-bomer-talks-about-growing-up-gay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2012\/10\/gay-dad-and-white-collar-star-matt-bomer-talks-about-growing-up-gay\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay dad and &#8220;White Collar&#8221; star Matt Bomer talks about growing up gay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Matt Bomer, star of USA Network&#8217;s <cite>White Collar<\/cite> knew he was gay when he was a teenager, but coming out wasn&#8217;t an option. &#8220;When I was in high school, there was no safe haven, there was no outlet for you to speak your mind,&#8221; the 34-year-old actor said at GLSEN&#8217;s Respect Awards, where he was honored with the Inspiration Award. &#8220;So I did what any self-preserving 14-year-old would do\u2014I signed up for the school play and also the football team to cover my tracks.<\/p>\n<p>His partner, Simon Halls, one of Hollywood&#8217;s most powerful publicists, spoke of his and Bomer&#8217;s three sons. &#8220;Having kids teaches you so many things, and one of the things we both have learned in our parenting journey is how loving and accepting and open children&#8217;s minds and hearts are,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Unfortunately, in some parts of the country, some kids are taught at an early age that being different is somehow bad or wrong or worthy of ridicule\u2026Kids aren&#8217;t born to be bullies, they&#8217;re taught to be bullies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/352005\/matt-bomer-opens-up-about-growing-up-gay\" target=\"_blank\">E! 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