Actually, it's perfectly fine to mention it here so long as it's confirmed public knowledge and not just rumor or hearsay, no matter how reliable the supposed hearsay may be. The fact that Joel Crothers was gay has been published in at least one DS book as well as in other places. And as David says, Joel never hid he was gay. We know that others don't always agree with the practice, but we tend to draw the line here when it comes to the DS stars who never publicly spoke of themselves as being gay, nor was it ever written about them. Not because being gay is such a deep, dark secret - it isn't - but because they wanted the subject kept private. And we respect their wishes. That's all.