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Besides the subtext, was Ballin portrayed to be Gay?


What I can't figure out is, just on face value, what exactly is the relationship between Ballin and Gilda supposed to be? He was gay and married her- why? She married him- why? Why would she stay with him if he was gay, why not just go home.

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Simple. He wasn't gay. Wierd maybe. That's just people reading into things that aren't there.



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Might as well have been a bisexual. And even so, of course, a lot of gays used to be married just to throw off the rumors of homosexuality. As to why ´she´ may have married to him... well, he ´was´ a rich and powerful fella.



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