[AU72]

The casting couch is alive and well.

And it doesn't discriminate by sexual orientation.

[Calvin Locke]

A Hollywood bio I read had a paragraph about a young actor being told he got the part, but only if he slept with the director. He told his [gay] agent "I'm not gay." The agent retorted "You're an actor right? Act like you're gay."

It's kind of funny because the agent was also the first to represent (and name) Rock Hudson, and had to teach Hudson how not to be so effeminate in order to get past the first line of studio talent screeners.