In Farley Granger's newly published memoir "Include Me Out," the former screen idol makes a revelation that is unusual among Hollywood tell-all books: He was bisexual. The 81-year-old Granger, best known for starring in the Alfred Hitchcock thrillers ‘Rope' and ‘Strangers on a Train,' describes his early sexual experiences in the new book. Granger describes a Honolulu night that epitomized his life. A 21-year-old virgin and wartime Navy recruit, he was determined to change his status. He did so with a young and lovely prostitute. He was about to leave the premises when he encountered a handsome Navy officer. Granger was soon in bed again. "I lost my virginity twice in one night," he writes. In his heyday, Granger's darkly handsome looks attracted an enthusiastic following of teenage girls. Many of his films were youth romances. Granger also writes about his many celebrity affairs, including several with men. For a time, he lived with Arthur Laurents, writer of the stage and movie versions of ‘West Side Story' and ‘Gypsy'. He also reveals he had a two-night fling with Leonard Bernstein in New York. Since the 1960s, Granger's companion has been Robert Calhoun, who shares the writing credit on ‘Include Me Out'. Until now, Granger has not discussed his bisexuality publicly. "I had never hidden anything, and nobody asked me any questions," he said. "My only outing came eight or 10 years ago when I was an old man. Arthur Laurents gave an interview in which he outed me publicly." Homosexuality was a difficult matter during most of Hollywood's history. William Haines, a popular light comedian in silents and early talkies, lost his career when he was involved in a public homosexual incident. He later became an interior decorator. Ramon Novarro, star of the silent ‘Ben-Hur' and romantic films, faded when his fondness for young men became well known in Hollywood. In later life, he became a character actor. Rock Hudson allegedly had to marry to quell reports of his affairs with men. Only when he was dying of AIDS was his true background disclosed. Ref: 365gay.com