''There are not enough famous gay actors to play these roles.... Our first concern was to get the best actor that we could get who was enough of a movie star to get the movie made. When one is casting a film for a lead role we always have to ask that awful question: 'Who puts bodies in seats?' Who has carried movies previously? Sadly, there don't seem to be openly gay actors that could carry a movie, but I think that will change.'''

Dan Jinks, a producer on the upcoming Harvey Milk biopic, ''Milk,'' explaining why Sean Penn got the lead role instead of a openly gay actor. (New York Times) The New York Times article features interviews and profiles of several of Hollywood's out, gay actors including: Jasika Nicole, Chad Allen, Bryan Batt, and many others.