Robert La Tourneaux

The openly gay La Tourneaux initially blamed his being typecast as a gay hustler for his inability to receive worthwhile roles After the film version of The Boys in the Band was released La Tourneauxs career declined and in 1978 he was performing his oneman cabaret act in a maleporno house in Times Square He blamed his failure on being typecast as a hustler says David Ragan author of Whos Who in Hollywood In 1983 La Tourneaux was arrested for assault He was sent to Rikers Island where he contracted AIDS He died in 1986