Jane Lynch Came Out Later
Count Jane Lynch as one of the celebrities who came out a little later in life. The successful comic actress who currently stars as sharp-tongued Cheerios coach Sue Sylvester on Glee says she didn’t come out to her parents until her early 30s.
Now 49 and happily engaged to Laura Embry, Lynch explains to London’s Sunday Mirror that she put it off because “I didn’t want to be gay. … I wanted an easy life.”
Lynch eventually discovered her fears were unfounded. “And you know what?” she adds. “I am gay and I still have an easy life.”
Another ingredient in enjoying her easy life is the therapeutic benefits of playing the outspoken Sylvester. “When I put on that tracksuit I have a license to say anything I want,” Lynch notes of the quoteworthy Sue. “I think it’s probably very good therapy, because I’m a much nicer person at home as I get it all out at work.”
Lynch adds that it isn’t always a massive stretch for her to see things the way “Sue C’s it.” “That kind of contemptuous behavior is just below the surface for me, so it’s nice I don’t have to dig deep for it.”
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