When my stepfather found evidence that I’m gay, he was not pleased. Traditional Spanish men can be macho and chauvinistic. My stepfather was as traditional as possible. While not a member of the Mob himself, we are part of a mafia stepfamily. My Stepuncle Luise is deeply involved. Even though my stepfather has always been careful to stay arms length from the stepfamily connections, he turned me over to my stepuncle. I needed to be taught how to “be a man.” I guess in his mind, it was a choice between the Mob and the military and he trusted his stepbrother more than the government.

Hollywood can be a fickle thing, where reputation is everything to those who choose to walk in the limelight and spend a lot of time crafting a very specific image for themselves in order to land the roles they want to pursue. Dylan was no exception to that rule. Having to hide his sexuality from his parents for so many years now, hiding it from the general public came very naturally to the blonde movie star.