Meredith Baxter - Gay

[RootBeer]

'Family Ties' Gay Bombshell

http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-familytiesbombshell,0,2313443.story

You Go Girl :smile:

[juliekan]

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2009/12/meredith-baxter-im-a-lesbian-/1

"I'm a lesbian," she told Matt Lauer. "Some people would say, well, you're living a lie and, you know, the truth is – not at all. This has only been the past 7 years," said Baxter, 62, explaining that she's "extraordinarily happy." And the famous Family Ties mom says it sheds some light on her three previous marriages (which resulted in five kids). "I understand why I had the issues I had earlier in my life. I had difficulty connecting with men."

[Marcia3]

Good for her! She looked so tense before the interview and very much relieved when it was over! Such a class act!

[birdwatch]

Good for her! She looked so tense before the interview and very much relieved when it was over! Such a class act! I agree. Must be a great relief - both to have discovered the truth for herself and to have it out there. Isn't it sad that people have to try so hard to bury their own true self due to the huge societal disapproval. Oh well; she might not have had her 5 kids if she had known from the outset that she was gay.

[Dunlurken]

Matt said, "Okay, now that the viewers at home have taken their jaws off the floor"..... and I was surely one of them. She's been married three times and has 5 children. Wow! I thought she was going to say she had cancer or something. What a relief, it's not that big of a deal. JMO. So she's Gay? Not a problem for me.

[barskin&co.]

Matt said, "Okay, now that the viewers at home have taken their jaws off the floor"..... and I was surely one of them. She's been married three times and has 5 children. Wow! I thought she was going to say she had cancer or something. What a relief, it's not that big of a deal. JMO. So she's Gay? Not a problem for me.

Nor for me. :thumbsup:

[Justice4all]

Good for her! She looked so tense before the interview and very much relieved when it was over! Such a class act!

ITA it looked like the weight of the world was lifted off her shoulders.


:rose: for Meredith

[Debb]

She has always been one of favorite actresses, starting back when she appeared in the tv show Family. She is very underrated IMO.

Still I wonder how you do not realize you are a lesbian until you reach your sixties. That is rather odd IMO.

[Silk]

'Family Ties' Gay Bombshell

http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-familytiesbombshell,0,2313443.story

You go girl



Meredith after all these years has found who she is comfortable with in a relationship. This is not new stuff off the press.
I think it took a lot however for her to be just as comfortable to tell the world who she is and I am personally glad she has both worlds.
5 beautiful children and a significant other who she's happy with.
Now, that's awesome...

[Marcia3]

I agree. Must be a great relief - both to have discovered the truth for herself and to have it out there. Isn't it sad that people have to try so hard to bury their own true self due to the huge societal disapproval. Oh well; she might not have had her 5 kids if she had known from the outset that she was gay.

I guess everything happens for a reason, and I'm happy for her that she's found someone to share her life with. We should all be so lucky!

[vonna]

She has always been one of favorite actresses, starting back when she appeared in the tv show Family. She is very underrated IMO.

Still I wonder how you do not realize you are a lesbian until you reach your sixties. That is rather odd IMO.

Couldn't agree more!

[CANDYKISSES]

She has always been one of favorite actresses, starting back when she appeared in the tv show Family. She is very underrated IMO.

Still I wonder how you do not realize you are a lesbian until you reach your sixties. That is rather odd IMO.

Maybe she began her journey after starring in "OTHER MOTHERS". Her role could have been the starting point for some soul searching IMO. :huh:

[withay]

I have a dear childhood friend who spent her teens and most of her
20's in bad relationships and other types of problems that constantly disrupted her life. Then she met and fell in love with someone who also happened to be female. They are looking at close to 30 years together now and all of her "problems" have gone away. Just normal life problems now. I could not be happier for her (and Meredith). :thumbup:

[withay]

She has always been one of favorite actresses, starting back when she appeared in the tv show Family. She is very underrated IMO.

Still I wonder how you do not realize you are a lesbian until you reach your sixties. That is rather odd IMO.

I think that society's disapproval caused more people (in the past) to deny what they may have subconciously known. So as society has become more accepting, some older people (men and women) have acknowleged their homosexuality.

[Silk]

I have a dear childhood friend who spent her teens and most of her
20's in bad relationships and other types of problems that constantly disrupted her life. Then she met and fell in love with someone who also happened to be female. They are looking at close to 30 years together now and all of her "problems" have gone away. Just normal life problems now. I could not be happier for her (and Meredith). :thumbup:

I just don't understand how Meredith didn't realize she was gay until she was in her 60's.
My ex boss was gay and my ex colleague was gay. They both were very good friends of mine. They said they were about the age of 14 when they realized they felt different about the opposite sex. Then later realized they were definitely gay.:shrug:

[Katt2]

I just don't understand how Meredith didn't realize she was gay until she was in her 60's.
My ex boss was gay and my ex colleague was gay. They both were very good friends of mine. They said they were about the age of 14 when they realized they felt different about the opposite sex. Then later realized they were definitely gay.:shrug:

She was 55 when she accepted her alternate lifestyle.

I am not so sure it is a matter of realization but it is a matter of pushing it far into the recesses of your mind because it goes against the flow of society.

[withay]

She was 55 when she accepted her alternate lifestyle.

I am not so sure it is a matter of realization but it is a matter of pushing it far into the recesses of your mind because it goes against the flow of society.

I think it is not so much a matter of realizing it but rather a matter of no longer denying it. In retrospect I realize that several of my teenaged friends, male and female, were gay. Even if they realized it, I think most of them tried to "fit in" by dating the opposite sex. A few of them were even quite promiscuous, probably trying to find the "right" partner. And we have all heard the stories of men and women trying to marry and "make" themselves be straight; some people still think that can be done if you just try hard enough!

[tiptop]

I think it is not so much a matter of realizing it but rather a matter of no longer denying it. In retrospect I realize that several of my teenaged friends, male and female, were gay. Even if they realized it, I think most of them tried to "fit in" by dating the opposite sex. A few of them were even quite promiscuous, probably trying to find the "right" partner. And we have all heard the stories of men and women trying to marry and "make" themselves be straight; some people still think that can be done if you just try hard enough!

Yes, a matter of final acceptance after much turmoil and confusion.

[BettyC]

I just don't understand how Meredith didn't realize she was gay until she was in her 60's.
My ex boss was gay and my ex colleague was gay. They both were very good friends of mine. They said they were about the age of 14 when they realized they felt different about the opposite sex. Then later realized they were definitely gay.:shrug:

I liked the part in the interview when Matt mentioned her 3 marriages and she replied "I just thought I was a bad picker."

I'm glad she picked the right female partner. I love seeing happy people.

[SavannahStar]

She has always been one of favorite actresses, starting back when she appeared in the tv show Family. She is very underrated IMO.

Still I wonder how you do not realize you are a lesbian until you reach your sixties. That is rather odd IMO.

I can take her or leave her as an actress, EXCEPT in The Betty Broderick Story. She was absolutely spectacular in that, played the part perfectly.

[k9friend]

I can take her or leave her as an actress, EXCEPT in The Betty Broderick Story. She was absolutely spectacular in that, played the part perfectly.

I agree. That was a good made for tv movie and she played the part eerily well.

About her being gay - I missed the Today Show interview and when I came downstairs that moring my bf (who is also 62) said, "Meredith Baxter, she's been married three times and has five children...now she's gay!"
Neither of us have a problem with someone coming out or living an alternative lifestyle, but we were both a bit surprised. I had to wonder, did she just have so many bad experiences with men that she decided that it would be better to be with a woman? "...bad picker..." - I dunno. Maybe she's bi and got sick of men. Usually when someone comes out, it is because they have had closeted gay relationships and the societal disapproval has kept them from admitting it. It seems to me that Meredith is more bisexual and chose a woman when she got tired of trying with men.
JMO

[sofiesmom]

She has always been one of favorite actresses, starting back when she appeared in the tv show Family. She is very underrated IMO.

Still I wonder how you do not realize you are a lesbian until you reach your sixties. That is rather odd IMO.I remember her in "Bridget Loves Berney(sp)" which was even before "Family". It was about a young Jewish guy marrying a young non Jewish girl...Catholic, I think. I was very young and didn't think anything of it, but I think my parents thought it was controversial. I thought Bridget (Meredith) was so pretty. The male was David Birney(SP), and Meredith did marry him in real life. IIRC, they had triplets. I believe they got divorced due to his alledged abuse.

[StarShine]

I agree. That was a good made for tv movie and she played the part eerily well.

About her being gay - I missed the Today Show interview and when I came downstairs that moring my bf (who is also 62) said, "Meredith Baxter, she's been married three times and has five children...now she's gay!"
Neither of us have a problem with someone coming out or living an alternative lifestyle, but we were both a bit surprised. I had to wonder, did she just have so many bad experiences with men that she decided that it would be better to be with a woman? "...bad picker..." - I dunno. Maybe she's bi and got sick of men. Usually when someone comes out, it is because they have had closeted gay relationships and the societal disapproval has kept them from admitting it. It seems to me that Meredith is more bisexual and chose a woman when she got tired of trying with men.
JMO

That crossed my mind also. Well if this relationship doesn't work out, what will be the next step for her?

[Silk]

She was 55 when she accepted her alternate lifestyle.

I am not so sure it is a matter of realization but it is a matter of pushing it far into the recesses of your mind because it goes against the flow of society.

I guess you are correct. At her age it was a huge no no way back in the days.
Come to think of it, my work friends knew they were gay at 14 but did not come forward til years later. They did everything secret.
Yep, that's what they said.:unsure:

[withay]

I have a childhood friend who accepted that she's lesbian early on but it didn't guarantee happy relationships. Same as with hetrosexual relationships. It's just life. Some relationships work well while others don't, depending on the individuals.

I'm not saying that all homosexual relationships are peaches and cream! I'm just saying that trying to deny and hide something that is so important to who you are practically dooms you to failure. My friend had almost 0% chance of being happy until she acknowleged she was attracted to women.