Video Campaign Wants Closeted Actors to Come Out

James Duke Mason, the actor-activist son of pop singer Belinda Carlisle, has launched a new video campaign called Trailblazer, in which established openly gay celebrities encourage closeted gay and lesbian performers to come out.

Hollywood has always been a trendsetter and voice for political and social progress, and that's why the Trailblazer Campaign is so important and why it has the potential to make a huge difference," Mason tells The Advocate. "If the campaign can help to encourage more and more actors to come out and express their true selves, then that will have a huge impact on the industry and in turn on America and the world. A message of equality will be heard everywhere, and change will eventually happen."

Mason's first film, What Happens Next, will premiere at the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival on April 27. Mason says he expects Sandra Bernhard, David Moretti, and Perez Hilton to film additional videos soon.

James Duke Mason, the actor-activist son of pop singer Belinda Carlisle, has launched a new video campaign called Trailblazer, in which established openly gay celebrities encourage closeted gay and lesbian performers to come out.

Hollywood has always been a trendsetter and voice for political and social progress, and that's why the Trailblazer Campaign is so important and why it has the potential to make a huge difference," Mason tells The Advocate. "If the campaign can help to encourage more and more actors to come out and express their true selves, then that will have a huge impact on the industry and in turn on America and the world. A message of equality will be heard everywhere, and change will eventually happen."

Mason's first film, What Happens Next, will premiere at the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival on April 27. Mason says he expects Sandra Bernhard, David Moretti, and Perez Hilton to film additional videos soon.