Kal Penn is OUT!

It was really great how they and Kal Penn treated the subject so matter-of-factly. I had barely been aware of Kal before this segment (I'm old) but will be watching for his next projects with anticipation.

So Kumar likes the cock? Wonder if NPH tagged him in Harold and Kumar.

Who is Josh?

There was always something about him and yet he never pinged. Congrats to him though.

Just saw that, OP! Good for him and CBS This Morning for working it into the interview.

He and his partner just celebrated their 11th anniversary. Very under the radar. I always liked him, he seems like a good guy.

Where's the DL liar who posts on EVERY gay speculation thread: "Ha ha! I know him, he's good friends with my brother/sister/cousin. He is SO not gay ha ha! Kal is completely okay with people thinking he's gay but he's totally not haha! You wouldn't believe how many girls he goes through haha! An ally, SO not gay! Ha ha!!"

extra points for whoever finds a pic of him and his bf

I assume he is uncut

"Skinny?"

There's one in the actual video r8.

[quote]extra points for whoever finds a pic of him and his bf

I think his partner is the guy in green and a baseball cap here.

The reason Kal flew under the radar for so long is because he's fat and ugly. If he were slightly built like Kumail Nanjiani got for The Eternals, the gay rumors would have been flying around the DL for years. It's the truth. Don't deny it.

He always pinged for me. But I love guys with snotty voices.

Kal is not ugly. He's cute.

He looks happy.

R13 Who was denying it?

Someone knew in 2008

And no one appeared to care in 2008, R17.

Never pinged for me. so I was surprised for about 30 seconds and then shrugged and moved on.

[quote]Never pinged for me

Gaydar is an actual telepathic power!

"Ancient white fags on DL think that EVERY cute guy in Hollywood is gay. Kaleidoscope is STRAIGHT, you pedo creeps!"

There have been dozens of gay speculation threads here on DL for the last 16 years mentioning Kal, and there have ALWAYS been the rabid deniers that he is GAY.

What is their agenda in all these threads?

BTW, EDWlN is a rabid gay-denier of ALL male celebrities.

He's ugly and looks like he smells. I like the guy on the left in r12 who's that cutie?

I bet he is a top. Bottom usually won't let himself go like that.

R7 huh? people (Dataloungers) have been posting for YEARS that Penn is glass closeted and out to friends/family -- anyway props to Kal for not being a closet case

Well this is a pleasant surprise

For an American Indian he did get enough comments at Datalounge about being in the closet. Of course, DL goes crazy when there's a new gay rumor about a Caucasian guy.

some of you should turn in your gay cards. He pings! and he looks fat in OP's picture...

If that's the boyfriend at r12, he looks like a fitfat Rob Gronkowski or a much better looking Jeremy Renner.

Kal and DL fave Riz Ahmed in NYC.

Wonder if they ever got together. Riz is bisexual.

Please tell me HoMo Rocca did the interview.

I think I already knew about this because I read it here. Thanks DL!

Harold & Kumar movies are like comfort food for me. Kal has had an interesting career. If he was a white American sex symbol he probably wouldn’t have been so “matter of fact” about saying he is gay.

R25, and LOTS of deniers on those glass-closeted comments.

Even this past Summer, with the "HAPPY PRIDE!" post at R12 (and here again), there were DL-ers affirming that Kal is merely a supportive ally, and that "being at Stonewall means NOTHING! Straights go there, too!"

There are certain DL-ers determined to shout down any speculation that any male celebrity is gay if he's not out.

[quote]For an American Indian

Oh, DEAR!

[quote]For an American Indian

HOW!

R32, same here. I actually thought he was already out.

DL didn't clock him because, well... we know why.

DL **did** out him numerous times.

😂 💦 ☕️

r30 I actually had a threesome with Kal and Riz. When they came in my mouth it tasted like a yummy mild curry!

r41 troll.

He should dump his boyfriend and hook up with Connor Jessup.

There's always been something very comforting about his speaking voice.

Never seen his boyfriend but let me guess...

No fats or fems. Whites and light-skinned Hispanics ONLY. Not racists--just preference. Prefer guys named Tanner or Austin

Unlikely ol'Kal has had the snip

My apologies at r27. I always assumed Native Americans and American Indians would refer to two different groups of people.

[quote] Gujarati Indian

[quote] Early life. He was born Kalpen Suresh Modi in Montclair, New Jersey, to Gujarati Indian immigrant parents. His mother, Asmita Bhatt, is a fragrance evaluator for a perfume company, and his father, Suresh Modi, is an engineer. His father is from Kaira and his mother was born in Baroda.

I’d eat his ass.

Is there OnlyFans?

[Quote] BTW, EDWlN is a rabid gay-denier of ALL male celebrities.

I'm surprised you're allowed to type and post his name here. It was scrubbed in nearly every previous thread, even in ones that had nothing to do with him. I've never seen anything like it.

Ladies and gentlemen, the boyfriend:

Capital EDWN and lower-case L.

“Not the marrying type…”

r53 troll.

[quote]DL **did** out him numerous times.

Yeah, people here were saying he was gay back in 2008 when he landed that position with the Obama administration.

finally!!!!!!!!

I think he's better looking now than he was back in the 1st Harold and Kumar movie (I like some meat on a guy's bones) and the boyfriend's cute too. Congrats to 'em both!

I knew he was gay from day one.

Love Kal

Well, congratulations to Kai.

R9 - you are probably 100% correct, and that ruins it for me.

[quote] I always assumed Native Americans and American Indians would refer to two different groups of people.

Dot, or feather?

The boyfriend looks very Jeremy Jordanish from that quick glimpse.

But is Kal packing?

I'd love a peek at that big brown dong.

“So Kumar likes the cock? Wonder if NPH tagged him in Harold and Kumar.”

I did NOT dip my Penn in the company ink—nor vice versa.

DL definitely discussed him being gay. There was a thread earlier this year called "Which Gay Actors Do You Think Come Across as Straight?" or something like that and people mentioned him

Has he had a three-way with Pete and Chasten yet?

Who is he?

[quote] DL definitely discussed him being gay.

DL has discussed Pat Robertson being gay. Not exactly a reliable indicator LOL.

Who is she?

Who was she?

Who does she hope to be?

Kal Penn never hit the radar or gaydar screen one way or the other.

He never struck me as being gay, so I just assumed straight and moved on without ever contemplating the question further.

He’s a good actor. He should try to get on a cool Netflix show and leave the CBS shows behind.

Hahaha R65!

Here's another picture with his fiancé

[quote]anyway props to Kal for not being a closet case

.... for the last 24 hours now ....

"My life is an open book, just don't expect me to read it to you."

They made their pilgrimage to the Stonewall Inn earlier this year.

R68 The Indian Actor who is not Dev Patel.

Is Gays coming out on Halloween a thing? Because I think I missed that?

Good for him. Oddly, John Cho has been silent so far. No congratulations or anything.

^ Congratulations on being gay?

R81 More on the engagement

I assume you mean on Twitter, R80? You may find this difficult to believe, but some people actually express their feelings and support directly to the people in their orbit.

[quote]DL didn't clock him because, well... we know why.

DL clocked him repeatedly. I guess it didn't interest you because, well....

[quote]I appreciate that People doesn't know any additional facts about Kal Penn's fiancee to include in the headline, so they just went with "Josh" and called it a day.

[quote]Good for him. Oddly, John Cho has been silent so far. No congratulations or anything.

Not as odd as Susan Dey not commenting.

Do we really think he is a good actor? I think I have seen him in 3 things and he was not good. Glad he is out though

How brave of him to come out now, with no career.

I may have found him mildly attractive in the first Harold and Kumar. If I recall there is a scene where he is shaving his balls. However, nothing he's done since has piqued my interest.

[quote]To write a deeply intimate and hilarious book about acting, politics, family, identity, and navigating those spaces as a man of color only to have an article focus on your gayness highlights exactly why @kalpenn aptly titled his book “You Can’t Be Serious.”

R90 Yes, because it's so rare to read about POC actors and not at all newsworthy for an actor who played only straight roles to come out as gay years later.🙄

I'm glad that Chasten weighed in on this. Chasten has a way of getting to the heart of the issue. What a good guy!

R92 The point being erase homosexuality and gay identity?

R93 Yes, I don't get it either. We went from celebrating gay identity to now not having to come out as anything but queer. Doesn't sound progressive to me.

^And we're also supposed to believe that being a POC is more disadvantaged than being gay. Fuck that noise.

Dave Chappelle also played into this mindset with his "gays can be racist" spiel.

R94, who's talking about erase.

Chasten's point seems to be that Penn revealed a lot of things, but only his coming out is of any interest to the media.

[quote] I always assumed Native Americans and American Indians would refer to two different groups of people.

[quote]Dot, or feather?

Now we say "casino or call center?"

r56=CeCe Peniston

Loved him on House.

What is he out of--toilet paper again?

[quote] Chasten's point seems to be that Penn revealed a lot of things, but only his coming out is of any interest to the media.

He is primarily as an actor in the Harold and Kumar films. Everything but is coming out has already been known to fans of his. The fact that the media focused on this doesn't take away from his accomplishments. To most people, "his navigating those spaces" as a gay man is more interesting than his perspective as a POC. Chasten's statement attempts to minimize his sexuality in an attempt to portray gays as having already made it when that isn't the reality for most people. Most non western cultures still regard homosexuality as a taboo, which is why Chasten's statement sounds tone deaf.

That comment from Chasten is some pissy queen nonsense. Of course there are going to be articles about him being gay, for fuck's sake -- they can't re-paste every single thing in the book in a single news article. This is news! Fuck off Chasten before your man starts fucking the help

Some of ya'll are acting like he's soooooo brave, but there's at least a decades worth of DL speculation about him being gay...without him ever officially coming out. How is that brave? He worked for the Obama admin and never once publically took a chance to align himself with the gay community.

Now that he's officially a has been, he's suddenly found a backbone.

Reading about their love story in People, some white guy shows up to his place with an 18-pack of beer (spoiler alert: no decent beer comes in an 18-pack), and switches the TV to NASCAR. Despite a series of red flags in the span of a minute...he's immediately in love?

I swear, Asian men will do ANYTHING for white dick.

I thought he was tempest tossed aside by an Obama administration that found no use for him, and this after he sabotaged his career("Haus", which unceremoniously killed his character off) to lend his helping hand.

He's a sexy, handsome guy. I love Pakistani and Indian guys... very sexy... beautiful skin, beautiful eyes, thick, coarse body hair....

Excuse me for a few minutes.

R104, he was out to people in his everyday life. It's not like he had a fake wife or was lying about himself

Yes, he was out to everyone except r104, which is why he’s in a hissy fit.

[quote] about Kal Penn's fiancee

Oh, dear, Nathan!

r47, the correct term is Indian for someone born in India. American Indian refers to the indigenous population of what is now North America and Indian-American is a person born in America that is a descendant from the country India.

You mixed up Indian-American and American Indian.

R105, the bf has apparently moved from a rw douchebag to a lw douchebag: he has pronouns listed in his profile.

Good for him. Have known for years, as he's constantly a name in the "who will come out" threads. Still, good for him. Better late than never.

R112, the douchebag is you, a MAGA troll who gets bent out of shape over pronouns

[Bold] HUGE PENIS!!!!!!!!!!!

[quote]the bf has apparently moved from a rw douchebag to a lw douchebag: he has pronouns listed in his profile.

Link please.

I want to date/fuck an Indian man like Kal

Hot feet.

Well, on this day in Gay History we learned that Kal Penn is Gay, and despite feeling a little Gay growing up, Ed Sheeran is not. Win/win situation as far as I see it.

[quote]Yes, he was out to everyone except [R104], which is why he’s in a hissy fit.

I don't see any evidence of a "hissy fit," perhaps you can point it out?

BIG THICK UNCUT COCK!

[quote]R47, the correct term is Indian for someone born in India.

R111, but what's the correct term for an American of Indian descent, such as Kal Penn (who was born in NJ)?

Wouldn't he be Indian American?

In-jah.

I'm with you, R107. I thought Kal was cute when he was younger. I think if he lost weight and got into shape he could still be nice looking. I also like a man with a large nose.

[quote] but what's the correct term for an American of Indian descent, such as Kal Penn (who was born in NJ)?

Indo-American

It helps he’s not as famous but a very graceful way to come out late-ish in life.

He got really fat and a sloppy for a while but is now dropping the pounds. I think he looks fine and sexy for a guy in his 40s. He was skinny and cute when young. Good for him. He also comes across as a good guy.

He might be brave, but is he stunning?

For r116:

R127 = Kal Penn

IIRC, there was a LOT of gossip about how close he was with Obama, but they always said he was straight back then and there was nothing to it. Maybe need to revisit that.

R1 is a weirdo.

I thought so. He was never linked with a woman romantically. I had a crush on him after Harold And Kumar.

R31 Today Mo was on CIndy Adams's WABC radio show. She brought up the partner. He said they live in a three room apartment.

Cindy Adams is still alive? Or is this a different Cindy Adams?

[quote] She brought up the partner.

The partner? What are they in business together?

FFS, the man is his fiancé.

Thanks, OP.

Will you let us know when he gets home?

But, is he down?

[quote]His mother, Asmita Bhatt, is a fragrance evaluator for a perfume company,

I want that job.

R130 = Chrissy Metz

Another good out Indian-American actor is Maulik Pancholy who had a small role in Thirty Rock and appears on the NY stage a lot.

My name is Chasten and I'm a huge whiny bitch baby!

“I figured maybe if I did some gay shit, you’d wake up.”

Hopefully more Indian-American and Indian men will come out

We need a gay version of Harold and Kumar

I wish he'd finally come out! He's so fucking hot! Big penis too! Yummy!

Maulik Pancholy came out years ago…he deserves a lot of credit for that.

Kal Penn should’ve come out when he was relevant…not 2 days before his book goes on sale.

Kal Penn gets to decide when he wants to come out, not you.

R148 has stated her boundaries.

R148.

Is John Cho going to come up next?

Crazy just waiting till Cowboy Bebop gets released?

Of what?

[quote]He's a sexy, handsome guy. I love Pakistani and Indian guys... very sexy... beautiful skin, beautiful eyes, thick, coarse body hair....

This. I also like guys who are a little sloppy and "regular-guy"-ish, and Kal fits that as well.

R151 Unless he comes out as bi/pan, I think John's wife might be shocked.

HUGE PENIS!

I'd hit it

Cindy Adams is still alive and writing. It's fucking insane!

R90 I didn't think it was possible but Chasten comes across even more smug in his tweets than he does in his profile picture.

One thing’s for sure, Josh is getting a hell of a banging tonight.

R68 I don’t know who they is, either.

Kal has had gay rumors on dl for years don't now what that poster that claims otherwise.

R145 the third Xmas HAROLD & KUMAR movie is pretty gay. Think they were going for, “aww Kumar is an adorkable manchild who just misses his bro/bestie”, but they overshoot it slightly and it comes across more like Kumar is pining with unconscious jealousy over Harold’s marriage (to a woman) hence why he is struggling to move on to make his own adult life.

Not sure if he can visit India now without society looking down on him.

Someone here claimed John Cho hit on them (male) but they didn't know he was a famous actor till some time later, they said they turned him down cause they didn't like Asians. Lmao.

[quote]Oddly, John Cho has been silent so far. No congratulations or anything.

How dare he make Asian men seem more feminine by being gay!!!

Too bad he's also fat.

I think they're cute together

MASSIVE PENIS!

He never pinged for me either, but the only thing I've ever seen him in is Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle.

[quote] Kal Penn is OUT!

No kidding

Hes a millionaire and not bad on the eyes. Id have dated him in a nano second. Good on his lover to see the long term potential.

He may not be buff but at least he's not fucked like that Eternals guy

His boyfriend, R171? They don't seem like they're merely fuckbuddies / lovers.

I know this is off-topic, but Chasten's statement brings up the age-old question: how can Pete stand that whiny, sanctimonious person? He is such a fucking schoolmarm. Puts Elizabeth Warren to shame.

His brother Sean must be so proud!

If Sean were his brother, he'd die getting the gay beat out of him...assuming Big Bro wasn't too tired after knocking his wife of the moment around.

Engaged! That sounds nice....

Kal Penn was in Obama's WH administration, and had a new network television program? Clearly one has missed quite a lot.

AOC is a fan

R178 His sitcom (Sunnyside)was funny but was cancelled after a season by NBC

"If Sean were his brother, he'd die getting the gay beat out of him"

You mean the guy who played Harvey Milk? He's not antigay.

Have you ever seen him have chemistry with any woman?

Have he and the fiancé ordered their kids yet? It's the new gay thing to do.

That’s why they were consulting with Pete and Chastain.

I'd vote for him over Fugly Pete.

Go Kal!

Aw. Good for Kal. He's a decent (not great) actor and seems like a good egg. I agree that with the sentiment that he's kinda hot in an approachable way.

So, do we have a running list of all of our gay Indian actors? I feel like there's a decent number of them. There's, Sachin Bhatt...

And Rahul Khanna...

Your turn, John Goodman.

And Karan Soni...

[Quote] The reason Kal flew under the radar for so long is because he's fat and ugly. If he were slightly built like Kumail Nanjiani got for The Eternals, the gay rumors would have been flying around the DL for years.

Kal Penn has been speculated about as far back as 2008 on the DL.

Off course Chasten needs to insert herself into this. Shouldn't she busy at home lactating for her hungry designer twins?

The couple that grinds together...

[Quote] I chatted with Kal Penn once when he was on holiday in Ghent, Belgium. Even got his private snapchat. He invited me over to have drink somewhere and then go to his hotel with his boyfriend, but I had to take a train home early. Still my biggest regret on that app haha.

[Quote] There are certain DL-ers determined to shout down any speculation that any male celebrity is gay if he's not out.

It's basically Matt Lucas' "Only Gay In the Village" character posting on the DL.

Wasn't one of the Penn brothers gay? The fat one who OD'd, I think.

[Quote] Reading about their love story in People, some white guy shows up to his place with an 18-pack of beer (spoiler alert: no decent beer comes in an 18-pack), and switches the TV to NASCAR. Despite a series of red flags in the span of a minute...he's immediately in love? I swear, Asian men will do ANYTHING for white dick.

If anything those details reflect masc4masc rather than race.

Is he cut or uncut?

The comments on this article are sad. Lots of homophobes.

1) Kal Penn being gay has been discussed on DL in the past.

2) He is was and is hella sexy.

He was rumoured to be Obama's sidepiece. And Barry O. did have some very close Pakistani roommates back in college. Just saying.

R136, he didn't correct her. What's the fiance's name?

George Glass.

Fat, brown and ugly. Don't care.

Now if John Cho were gay - then we’d be talking.

r203, would we?

Kal Penn is OUT of what?- Rose Nylund

Coffee creamer Rose-Dorothy Zbornak

[quote]Excuse me for a few minutes.

Pics please.

A solid 2 out of 10

So many racists here. Shameful. He is hot. Sure, he has gained some weight, but he is still hot. He has a pretty face. He also seems like a nice guy. The haters need to stfu.

I don't think he's hot. But I don't think he needs to be.

"Most Eligible Indian-American Bachelor"?

Times of India owes me for a new keyboard. Just spewed mouthful of coffee laughing at that headline.

Mr. Penn has been busy...

"Among those joining in the group’s hunger strike is Richard Chow, a driver and the brother of Kenny Chow, a driver who faced enormous debt and died by suicide.

In an interview, Mr. Chow said he felt weak and dizzy but would push on until the city agrees to help the drivers.

In recent days, the group has received more support, as people have rallied around Mr. Chow and the others. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat, recently visited the protesters at City Hall, as did the actor Kal Penn, among others."

[quote]Off course Chasten needs to insert herself into this.

Chasten doesn't [italic]do[/italic] inserting.

[quote] So many racists here. Shameful. He is hot.

Excuse me! Just because someone doesn't find Kal Penn particularly attractive doesn't make them racist. There are easily a half billion South East Asian men around the world - a great deal of them better looking than Kal Penn!

R213, Kal is an actor. Who cares if the Google link you posted features South Asian men who are better looking than Kal. What is their talent, being attractive?

Character actors don't have to be model perfect or have movie star looks. Character actors and actresses have longevity, look at all the plain looking character actors and actresses who are constantly working. Not every performer is a gorgeous movie star.

The obsession with beauty and youth is ridiculous.

Thanks, r190.

I don’t think anyone has brought that up yet in the prior almost 200 posts.

🙄

[quote] Excuse me! Just because someone doesn't find Kal Penn particularly attractive doesn't make them racist.

True. But I think he was referring more to posters like this:

[quote] Fat, brown and ugly. Don't care.

fuggo

Jesus Christ, I realize we live in an age where one's value is based solely on their looks, but it's actually possible for one to be a role model/courageous/talented AND ugly. Some of you might find Kal attractive, but he is NOT hot. People saying he is, or speculating he has a big dick (which would make him the only Indian man with that feature), are probably Indians/Asians who are projecting.

He’s just fat and middle-aged now. Google ‘Kal Penn young’ and tell me that’s an unattractive man.

Some of you might find Kal attractive, but he is NOT hot.

Different people like different things.

[quote]His sitcom (Sunnyside)was funny but was cancelled after a season by NBC

"Sunnyside" was one of the first series cancelled in 2019. It only lasted 4 episodes before NBC pulled it. They filmed 11 episodes; the rest were only made available online after it was cancelled. Also featured DL fave Joel Kim Booster. Kal's character used his real surname (Modi.)

However, Kal was a regular on "Designated Survivor" (President Kiefer Sutherland) and appeared on that show far longer than he did on "House." He also had an arc on Kiefer's other series, "24."

Agree with R218. Indian here and I have not come across another hung Indian. They are mostly small to medium-range men. Though they do have huge egos which are supersized. If you are looking for hung, definitely don't look for them in Indians.

Not attractive enough to care.

Fascinating that dicks become decreasingly smaller as you move east from the Mediterranean. I wonder why that is.

What happened to the hot one from Harold and Kumar?

Let's just cut to the important questions:

- Coinslot or rosebud?

- Cut or uncut?

- Thick meat or meh?

- Hairy crack?

- low hangers?

Should the title of this actually be “Kal Penn is Out to Me!” What IS the standard format for coming out threads?

He seems like a dom top who gets topped on his B-day.

[quote]In You Can't Be Serious, Penn details his first date with Josh and being shocked that his future partner a) arrived at his apartment with an 18-pack of Coors Light and b) instantly switched the TV to watch NASCAR.

Josh seems like a hot little whore.

People saying Josh was MAGA just because he likes NASCAR - half of my family members are NASCAR freaks and also Democrats. I know, it's weird. But they do exist.

[quote] In You Can't Be Serious, Penn details his first date with Josh and being shocked that his future partner a) arrived at his apartment with an 18-pack of Coors Light and b) instantly switched the TV to watch NASCAR.

On DL, that would be a "Danger Mr. Robinson, Danger!" level of red flags. As a guest, to instantly switch the channel?

Plus, I highly doubt anyone can still remain uncertain who's the top and who's the bottom in the relationship (hint, bottoms like men who take charge).

The 18-pack of beer/NASCAR story isn't an accident--it's intended to communicate to the straights, "Don't be afraid--we gay men are just as tacky and boring as you are."

Would he have shared their first date story if Josh showed up wanting to watch Madonna's "Truth or Dare" or RuPaul's Drag Race? Answer: no.

There's frontal male nudity in one of the Harold and Kumar movies and I'm pretty sure it was Kal's. Small with the thickest bush I've ever seen (in fact, it must have been augmented, there was so much of it). I used to have a cap, but I can't find it now, darn it.

R233 Lmao, you can't be serious. This is fake, dick hair and all.

Kal did show his ass in the first Harold & Kumar movie. I believe it was in his character's introduction scene. It was set up as being funny and gross.

R135 Cindy turned 91 on April 30th.

I’m happy for him and everything, but who exactly, at least before this announcement, was the audience for his memoir?

[quote] Should the title of this actually be “Kal Penn is Out to Me!” What IS the standard format for coming out threads?

OP used the correct format.

I think it is wonderful that they've been together for 11 years. Kal moves through the world without being self-conscious or political about his gayness, yet he is still on the correct side of the political spectrum.

I was sent to India on a business trip years back and have never looked back. Indian guys are my favorite and they come in all sizes. I must admit i never knew who Kal Penn was until I say the recent interview.

R202 = fat, ugly, racist

[quote] Not sure if he can visit India now without society looking down on him.

Um, he's doing fine in the US...where society is now looking down on him

Funny how people are claiming DL deserves some sort of kudos for knowing about his sexuality years ago.

DL thinks everyone is gay

As much as people like to trivialize DL's sleuthing when it comes to closeted celebrities, there is never a non-athlete celebrity who hasn't been discussed extensively here before coming out. Yes, the accusation is thrown out there all the time. However, you won't find exhaustive threads speculating about just anyone. Kal Penn has been a topic of discussion on DL over the course of 3 decades. Before him, Anderson Cooper, NPH, Lee Pace, Lance Bass, Colton Haynes, and so many others exhausted countless threads prior to coming out.

Glad you didn’t mention me, r244.

Whew.

He should change his name to KalPenn and be like Cher and Madonna.

R244 We're gay, of course we can tell who's gay, it's like Chile Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry cavill, Hugh Jackman, QUEENS all of them.

[quote]He should change his name to KalPenn and be like Cher and Madonna.

His real name IS "Kalpen."

[quote] Is he cut or uncut?

Hindu so uncut.

[Quote] Funny how people are claiming DL deserves some sort of kudos for knowing about his sexuality years ago. DL thinks everyone is gay

Do some research if you want your shade to have any strength. Kal frequented DC gay bars. And not as an ally, you dumbfuck.

I don't know how anyone can have any doubt about Jackman. He made his hairdresser his producing partner.

R251, they're just good friends. Hugh loves ME!!!!

Cruel parents to have named him for some over priced dog food

There were threads here about Kal when he first stared in the dumb hamburger movies. We all knew it back then.

…and yet he’s STILL an entitled douche, the male Mindy Kaling.

[quote]Kal Penn has been a topic of discussion on DL over the course of 3 decades. Before him, Anderson Cooper, NPH, Lee Pace, Lance Bass, Colton Haynes, and so many others exhausted countless threads prior to coming out.

Anyone that's been around here long enough knows that the difference between a celeb that might be speculated as being gay and one that probably is gay on Datalounge are first or second hand accounts.

That's what you'll find here rather than anywhere else.

There's a difference between, "I think so and so is gay because I saw a picture of them"/"read a blind item"/"because two men don't walk side by side on a street" or whatever nonsense

vs.

"I worked with them and they brought their boyfriend to set." "I've been out at the bars and they were often there." "They dated a friend of mine." "I actually slept with them!"

You got the latter with Anderson, Lee Pace, Colton, Francois Arnaud, Brian J Smith, Zach Quinto and of course Kal Penn.

And you don't just get things once or twice. You get them over and over again over the course of YEARS. Different stories from different people.

Which is exactly why Ryan Reynolds is straight because you know by now, after decades in the spotlight, someone would have come forward and said they slept with him or knew someone who did.

Looks like he only goes for white guys. All POC high profile gays have white husbands/bfs

Premium dick, R257.

R256

Exactly!

People "knew" about Rock Hudson, Jim Nabors, Anthony Perkins, and the rest because they were seen in places or with people they shouldn't.

Even gays of a more recent vintage (Barry Manilow, NPH, Greg Louganis, Lance Bass, etc...) long were known as gay in certain circles long before coming out. Lance Bass's people put considerable efforts into keeping that bit of news under wraps, but if you knew who to ask or where to look....

Like that other not so well kept secret; Eddie Murphy and trannies. Every trannie in New York City, LA and a few other areas knew that tea. More so if they were sex workers because Eddie Murphy's people were forever calling up ads seeking to book dates for their boss. And they weren't that secretive about who client was either.

Indians born in the US tend to be cut as circumcision used to be standard in the us

R256 That's not even remotely true, forgetting Lee pace, for example? No one came forward with him, It was all speculation he was and then Lee came out in a quasi way.

Lee Pace was outed by Ian McKellen. Then in 2018 LP did an interview which basically outed himself after spending intervening years after McKellen dropped that bombshell remaining mum to denying.

Outing isn't probably really word to use for what Lee Pace gave out in that interview. His attitude above all was seemed to be "how dare you?". Then "I've dated men and I've dated women...".

Fast forward to 2021 Lee Pace seems as "out" as one can be, posting pictures of his BF online....

[quote]That's not even remotely true, forgetting Lee pace, for example? No one came forward with him, It was all speculation he was and then Lee came out in a quasi way.

R261, bullshit. Saying something isn't "remotely" true doesn't make it so.

You know all of the old Datalounge threads are on Google, right?

People were saying they knew him, knew his boyfriend, slept with him and every single time the psycho fangirls (which it sounds like you probably were) would run into threads and scream at them because for some weird reason, the older women who happened to have enjoyed him on Pushing Daisies camped out here and wouldn't hear of any gay man claiming he was gay WITH anything that might be actual knowledge. Because for some reason it's fun to "imagine" but not fun when someone says, "He threw a BBQ at his house and I was there as was some guy who was clearly his boyfriend." ("NO you didn't!" "You're a liar!" "Get out of here!")

It was there, you just ignored it.

[quote]Cruel parents to have named him for some over priced dog food

Kal Penn's real name is Kalpen Suresh Modi.

Penn says that he derived his acting name, Kal Penn, as a lark: "Almost as a joke to prove friends wrong, and half as an attempt to see if what I was told would work (that anglicized names appeal more to a white-dominated industry), I put 'Kal Penn' on my resume and photos." His audition callbacks rose by 50 percent.

He has stated that he prefers his birth name and uses "Kal Penn" only for professional purposes

Ah, the eternal DLer....hung up on looks and unable to comprehend we all have different ideas as to what exactly constitutes "attractive" or "hot".

Insisting that YOUR personal definition of attractive and hot is the only correct one, or assuming it's the automatic default makes you a narcississt and not a particularly intelligent one.

Love a man with a deep and dishy philtrum.

Love when these celebrities wait until no one gives a shit about them anymore to come out. Maybe this would’ve made an impact if he did it when he was Kumar. So brave!

Is he still with that manager who got throw off Survivor for molesting those women?

Outside of Hollywood, no one knew Raymond Burr was gay.

Eh... didn't Burr have a vineyard with his partner? Some of you conclude people don't know because they don't bellow about it to all and sundry.

[quote]Love when these celebrities wait until no one gives a shit about them anymore to come out. Maybe this would’ve made an impact if he did it when he was Kumar. So brave!

Why are you making his coming out about you?

Kal Penn reminds me (and the CBS Sunday Morning profile confirmed as true) of those ethnic douche-bros that went through high school and college, regardless of being Asian, black, hispanic etc., who would embed themselves into the cool white kids' cliques. They were often preppy, always spoke in that snotty "white" way regardless of ethnicity. They would go out of their way to front as a 'wacky, adorable white dude-bro', often beloved as a sort of Ferris Bueller type. They would snark the lower class and unpopular kids and completely identify and live as affluent or middle class white kids. They were great at using their race to both ingratiate themselves into all the right groups while also socially 'passing' as white prepsters.... then they move on in life, and dare to pivot toward some fiction that they had to overcome "adversity" because they were so marginalized due to their race... "There was NOBODY that looked like me! I was all alone! Kids would look at me funny!"... Meanwhile, those other kids who weren't so lucky, including the white ones, have grown-up to be the ones accused of having "white privilege".

And that's why I can't stand him.

That was very specific R272. I'm sensing some trauma.

I was thinking the same thing, R273.

Kal Penn grew up in Montclair, NJ. He didn't have to pretend to be middle class; that [italic]is[/italic] middle class.

[quote] Love when these celebrities wait until no one gives a shit about them anymore to come out. Maybe this would’ve made an impact if he did it when he was Kumar. So brave!

He doesn't care about appearing brave. He's telling his story when he felt right to. And yes his acting prospects would have completely died had he come out. Now, even when white men come out, they seem restricted to gay roles. How many Indian gay roles are there?

R272, thinks people should only be friends with others of the same ethnicity and behave in ways that fit racial stereotypes.

DL's ever-lurking Kal Penn shill troll is awake and on the case today!

I am a longtime DLer and I knew Lee Pace was gay 15 years ago and posted it as such on here. I knew his old boyfriend (photographer Carter Smith) and I know a neighbor of his.

Kal did an "Ask Me Anything" yesterday.

Yes, Carter Smith was referenced numerous times as Lee Pace's (onetime) boyfriend. But the "You think everyone is gay" brigade won't be moved.

Yeah, I'm sure you would ruin your career just to say you came out when people gave a shit, R268.

r279 So no one asked him if he was a top or a bottom?

R272 wouldn't trade places with an ethnic minority for all the money in the world but claims they're "privileged"

R272 is a really specific oddly convoluted little bitchy moan. Not sure what the crime is that you resent so much. Anyway, the douchey bro thing is more Kumar the character than Kal Penn the actor. The actor seems pretty down to earth.

R282 Top or bottom was asked, though it was downvoted and KP didn’t reply. A shame, though I think it’s pretty clear he’s a top.

A shame he’s put on so much weight. He should lose it.

I'd suck him off.

He's vers r285, duh.

All bottoms could be vers if they'd just try harder.

r288, tell that to the tops.

OP: "...he talks openly about being gay and his long-time (male) partner."

Hey, thanks for pointing out that his partner is MALE. I don't think anyone could've possibly made the connection unless you'd made that profound distinction.

Modi is like the "Smith" of India. And Kalpen, said in one breath, sounds like what you'd find on a farm.

His name change was necessary.

I would have gone with "Mo Dee."

I wonder if he's ever gotten off with another Indian dude.

Never heard of him, but congrats.

I also don't get why people are criticising him for having a white boyfriend. If my Grindr is anything to go by, it's hard to find a non-white gay guy.

I bet your bottom dollar that Kal Penn is a WELL HUNG TOP.

[quote]HUGE PENIS

HUGE PENNIS

I think he's a side.

Any nudes ? I know he's Indian, so tough to find nudes but at least shirtless pics ?

[quote] Modi is like the "Smith" of India

I thought that was "Patel."

I worked for AT&T long distance customer service in the 90s and literally 98 percent of our customers who had rate plans for the country of India had Patel as a last name.

Unattractive men coming out is a waste of comingoutness.

I don't think he's unattractive at all

I think he is a babe. I would marry him.

According to the linked list, "Modi" ranks #386 among Indian surnames; "Patel" ranks #19. The top 10:

1. Devi

2. Singh

3. Kumar

4. Das

5. Kaur

6. Ram

7. Yadav

8. Kumari

9. Lal

10. Bai

So, seriously, did NPH make any comment at all?

[quote] Indians born in the US tend to be cut as circumcision used to be standard in the us

Not so much as you may think. My boyfriend was born in Chicago in 1968. His Hindu parents came from India in 1961. They were adamant that my boyfriend not be circumcised and threatened the hospital with legal action if the procedure was performed. He has three brothers born in Michigan and New York state and they are all uncut. He said as far as he knows no male relatives born in America (or in Canada) since the early1960s until present time are circumcised. It's frowned upon by Hindus and I know his parents are very anti-Muslim, so that could also have affected their decision regarding their sons in the USA.

[quote]Another good out Indian-American actor is Maulik Pancholy who had a small role in Thirty Rock and appears on the NY stage a lot. 141

I didn’t know that, his character was gay on Weeds. That means Weeds had at least two openly gay actors, the other one being Guillermo Diaz.

[quote]Kal is not ugly. He's cute.

[quote]I thought Kal was cute when he was younger.

He is cute but he used to be cuter.

It's time somebody said it: those are some major cock sucking lips.

R304, it is weird. They also don't follow each other on Instagram. I assume there was some falling out because they clearly know each other and were in Harold & Kumar and HIMYM together. Speaking of which, NPH seems to fall out with many people. He used to be BFFs with Kelly Ripa and her husband. It's been years since they've had anything to do with one another and they've unfollowed each other on social media.

[quote]Another good out Indian-American actor is Maulik Pancholy who had a small role in Thirty Rock and appears on the NY stage a lot. 141

You can add actor/comic Nik Dodani to that list. He's 27.

He was in Dear Evan Hansen and was previously on Murphy Brown (when it returned and was cancelled).

He has been on Netflix's aTypical for the past few years.

There's another Indian actor who came out about 3 years ago whom I find more attractive than Kal Penn. He was in an episode of The Comeback. He and another Indian guy are added to the sitcom to liven it up. When I saw him on that show ca. 2005 I was attracted to him then.

Maulik Pancholy that's his name from The Comeback.

r299 needs to see "Glengarry Glen Ross."

Parvesh Cheena, from the short-lived call center sitcom "Outsourced," among other things, is another openly gay Indian-American actor.

I think Kal is cute. But as someone upthread said, you just know he's a "no fats, no fems, white or light-skinned only" homo. Even though he is overweight. His weight doesn't bother me at all. Like I said, I think he's cute. But you just get that feeling that he's not as body-tolerant as he expects others to be with him because he's a celebrity."

[quote] needs to see "Glengarry Glen Ross.

One of the most depressing and anxiety inducing films ever made.

[QUOTE] I'm surprised you're allowed to type and post his name here. It was scrubbed in nearly every previous thread, even in ones that had nothing to do with him. I've never seen anything like it.

DL’s script must have a bug in it because not only was his name scrubbed, you couldn’t type it without getting an error message. It had the misfortune of posting in a thread that got redlined and my own posts got redlined forever on my old account. Don’t underestimate him, he said he was a cop with cyber security connections and I believe what he says now. He obviously was able to make DL bend to his pressure.

R316 I missed something, can you give initials and an obvious clue (starred as X in X.)

If Kal Penn is OUT

Who is IN?

R293 I wonder too. I am Indian and when I initially saw him in the movies I thought, hmm that is a good-looking Indian American guy. I kind of had a wee bit crush on him, a bit more on Maulik Pancholy. But I am not that good looking so I don't think either of them would look my way. I always thought he was str8 yet, but him coming out really shocked me.

R319- His coming out SHOCKED you.

You sound like a straight person. Generally only straight people are SHOCKED by a straight looking and sounding male coming out as gay.

Not me. I usually always spot a gay guy but Kal surprised me too.

I was caught by surprised. My gaydar usually worked very well but it failed me this time. I couldn’t tell he’s gay. Congratulations Kal

Satya Bhabha, who's basically retired from acting but was on New Girl and Scott Pilgrim is also a gay Indian, albeit British

Jacqueline Strimpel Bhabha was born Jacqueline Strimpel in Mumbai in 1951, the daughter of Jewish refugee parents who had moved to India to flee Nazi Germany. The family moved to Milan, Italy in 1961 when she was ten years old.

Thus Satya Bhabha is only half Indian via his father.

With husband..

he fat!

R325- The HUSBAND looks like a BIG QUEEN like Jack from Will And Grace.

Seems butch enough to me...

R146, he PINGS. He’ll never come out.

Is Sachin Bhatt out? He does Michael Henry videos so he might as well be.

R317, it’s not a celebrity. It’s a DL troll from a few years ago. First name starts with the letter in the alphabet after D.

So, why hasn't DL dug up gossip on Josh? I figured we'd know more by now.

R330 He has a husband

Now if only Salman Khan would finally come out!

R270 when Burr did "Perry Mason" and "Ironsides" his private life was known only to insiders. After he died, fraus in Bumfucke, Iowa learned about his 30-year partner and the vineyard. Partner Bob Benevides sold vineyard in 2017. At 85. decided it was time to retire.

r330 - Sachin is DEFINITELY out. Here he is with his husband.

R239- He's not political about his gayness because he's not QUEENY and SCENEY- those are the types how are usually POLITICAL about their gayness.

R30- Kal Penn did not seem gay to me but Riz Ahmed yes. He has the GAY STARE in his eyes- the deer caught in the headlights look that some gay men have. Riz being Gay or bi , if you will is what I assume.

Kal has pinged from the start! Where have some of you been?

It’s old new to Cho.

He’s intercom for

[quote] A shame, though I think it’s pretty clear he’s a top.

Sure, sharing the story of how he met his boyfriend (boyfriend shows up at his place with a 12 pack of beer and changing the TV channel to NASCAR) just screams total top.

Certain European/White gays long have had a thing for South or Central Asian boys or men. You think Lt Col Ronald Merrick invented it?

More to point many of the native religions of those countries unlike Christians didn't always have same views of homosexuality. This extended to laws banning or punishing such behavior. India didn't get such laws until British Raj imposed them; gay, trans, drag, it was all go which bothered the English.

Raymond Burr told various stories about his life that largely to this day remain unverified.

"But for all the public authority he exuded, in his private life Burr was the most secretive of men. "There was a mysterious side to Ray," says his friend of 40 years (and Mason stand-in), Lee Miller. Though profiles of Burr refer to three ill-fated marriages and the death of a son, many of Burr's closest friends seem oddly unfamiliar with them. "Ray said he was married three times," says Miller. "I never met any of [his wives]. He never brought up that side of his life." Even John Strauss, his publicist since 1953, says Burr "never mentioned any wives or a son."

We can assume (or presume) Mr. Raymond Burr invented those fantasy wives and child to cover his tracks as it were.

Let’s all wish Kal a lovely Diwali and much luck around the feasting table this holiday after coming out this weekend and all the awkward talk and tensions between the family members and friends who did know and those that did not, most of us have been there!

R341 - so the bf liking NASCAR and beer = Top?

r346, don't forget the taking charge part, like changing the TV station.

Bottoms = submissive, tops = taking charge

Any nudes of Kal Penn? Or Sachin? Indians are reluctant to be naked probably because of small penises but still one can only hope.

Bossy bottoms are a thing.

[quote] Certain European/White gays long have had a thing for South or Central Asian boys or men. You think Lt Col Ronald Merrick invented it

Yes, yes I do r342. Two glimpses of my hairy chest had the old chap clawing the drapes. And there’s no use speaking Indian to me!

Nik Dodani is adorable, though he looks like a baby. I forgot about him. Thanks, R309.

He’s still good looking but really needs to diet a bit.

If and or when Ranveer Singh "comes out", let me know.

I saw Sachin Bhatt in a Progressive insurance commercial tonight.

[quote][R30]- Kal Penn did not seem gay to me but Riz Ahmed yes. He has the GAY STARE in his eyes- the deer caught in the headlights look that some gay men have. Riz being Gay or bi , if you will is what I assume.

Riz is definitely bisexual. Last year he married that female American author of Indian decent, he married her so quickly to cover up all the sexual assault rumours that have been floating around for many years. They barely knew each other.

The other rumours were about him having sex with important men in showbiz and in fashion. He's always in fashion spreads and gets so many covers on UK fashion mags. People were wondering why he was always being courted by so many important British fashion people. Now you know!

Here he is at a recent British GQ party. Where's wifey? He's pushing her into the background just like he did with all his former GFs.

Oh, hon. Keep the conspiracy shit to your own thread(s).

r352 that was gay gay GAY!!!!!!!!!!

^^^^^ SORRY THAT WAS FOR R353

[quote]Oh, hon. Keep the conspiracy shit to your own thread(s).

"Conspiracy shit"? Hey schmuck face, you do know you are at DL, don't you? 😂 🤣😂 🤣 Almost everything posted here is gossip, rumors and hearsay.

New around here??

I'm not suggesting you stop gossiping, just keep it to your own thread(s). The frau stalker vibe is not DL's style.

[Quote] he married her so quickly to cover up all the sexual assault rumours that have been floating around for many years.

I love brosexuals like Kal. We need more open ones like he

Why did you forego a second period?

[quote]The frau stalker vibe is not DL's style.

"Frau stalker vibe"?! 😂 🤣😂 🤣😂 🤣😂 🤣

You clearly are not aware of what "DL style" is. Boy, is your gaydar completely off. I'm sure not a woman. You sound like fucking loon. Besides, who the fuck are you to tell people where they should post here?

Rumours about Riz have been around for years. You must be American, you obviously know little about this actor. The London scenesters Riz hangs with have known his story for years. Riz is basically full of shit. Amazing how he's duped so many. His team have managed to cover up so much.

Compared to Riz's real backstory, Kal Penn has absolutely nothing to hide. Riz lies about everything, especially his 'humble' working class beginnings. He comes from wealth.

This is Kal Penn's thread, Take your Riz fangurl talk back where it belongs.

r363 is giving me:

Sorry, I'm with R364. I don't even mind talking about other Indian actors in this thread -- it's actually fun and interesting and some of the other Indian actors mentioned are hot. But there are some (or just one, very prolific?) Riz Ahmed obsessive on Datalounge that post these insanely frauish stalkery threads about him. Maybe they're the same as the (pre-cannibalism controversy) Armie Hammer or Ben Barnes trolls. There's just such a whiff of daytime soap operas and state disability checks from them.

[Quote] there are some (or just one, very prolific?) Riz Ahmed obsessive on Datalounge that post these insanely frauish stalkery threads about him.

That's my problem with the posts. Riz Ahmed... Ben Barnes... Julian Morris... don't really interest DL. It's only one or two people posting about them in identikit posts. If there's some gossip about these guys (or anyone else of note), have at it...

Kal and Riz are friends, if you bickering bitter trolls (R356, R360, R364, R365 and R366) want to know more, ask Kal.

I notice when people post the truth about certain performers, the trolls here get extremely angry, as if they have something invested in the lives of people they claim to not care about. It's just so bizarre.

Why care so much about what others posts, especially if you don't care about certain performers of whatever the hell the subject matter is?

Then again, over the past few years, DL has become filled with truly horrendous people. Most trolls.

It's weird to barge into a thread about Kal Penn and state that X is a rapist. Surely such a revelation deserves its own thread?

R367, how do you know who or what interests the people who post at DL?

Not all gay men care about the same things. Just look at all the subjects posted here, from the private lives of pornstars to the Dollar Tree to royalty.

Your post makes little sense. Just like the straights, not all gay men and lesbians are cookie-cutter human beings.

[quote]It's weird to barge into a thread about Kal Penn and state that X is a rapist. Surely such a revelation deserves its own thread?

Who called anyone a rapist?

[Quote] how do you know who or what interests the people who post at DL?

When threads become paywalled and then crawl along, that tells you that only a couple of people are interested.

For you, r371

[Quote] he married her so quickly to cover up all the sexual assault rumours

So basically all Indian actors are gay.

Riz Ahmed is NOT Indian. His nationality is British, and his background is PAKISTANI.

[quote]For you, [R371]

Since when does "sexual assault" immediately mean rape? Sexual assault means any kind of unwanted sexual advances from anyone.

He's a chocolate god.

Caramel

Will Ranveer Singh coming out of his clothes do for now r353?