Alec Baldwin says there have been "several" past gay SNL cast members, who "were not out then and are not out now"

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Baldwin responded to comedian James Adomian's criticism that Saturday Night Live hasn't had an out gay male cast member in three decades by tweeting "consider the source." When asked by comedian Guy Branum, who is gay, "Well, Alec, can you identify a gay man he (Lorne Michaels) did hire?," Baldwin responded: "I can identify several. But they were not out then and are not out now. You realize that possibility, right?" To which Branum responded: "That’s the point, Alec. Opportunities are denied us for being out. The fact that gay men get cast on SNL when they stay closeted and play ball doesn’t make the show inclusive. But please say 'Hi' to your secret gay friends for me!"