Actress Jamie Lee Curtis has made waves by endorsing outing–but only of closeted legislators who vote against the queer cause.
While promoting her newest film Knives Out, Curtis told Pride Source journo Chris Azzopardi that she’s long supported LGBTQ rights, but admits that sexuality should remain a personal, often private, matter.
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“I don’t think it’s anybody’s business what people’s sexuality is, to be perfectly honest,” Curtis said. “I find it like a reverse discrimination. People’s private lives are their private lives and whether I’ve ever kissed a girl – have not – is irrelevant to whatever advocacy I participate in.”
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Curtis then added her caveat. Outing is counterproductive unless, she says “you legislate anti-gay legislation but are gay. I fully accept outing those people for the hypocrisy.” (Aaron Schock, we’re looking at you.)
Jamie Lee Curtis has long worked as an advocate for the queer community, dating back to her friendships with actor Rick Frank (of Anything but Love) and his longtime boyfriend George Lowe, both of whom died of AIDS in the 1990s. “Rick became, honestly, one of my best friends,” she says. “That experience with both Rick and George was a galvanizing moment for me, and I have tried to honor him more than anything with trying to keep that focus.”
Curtis will also bring that passion and activism to the screen, as she’s actively developing a film based on the memoir of Sara Cunningham, a Christian mother who learned to accept her gay son and founded a charity organization supporting queer youth. Titled How We Sleep At Night, Curtis hopes to go into production on the film next year.
garyrj
I love Jamie Lee Curtis!!!
Kenover
Aaron Shock? How about Miss Lindsey Graham?
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Good on her! 1000%
agree.,…so many of these vile Repugnatican smcubag cowards have caused harm to our community while sucking cuck in their noxious hate-filled closets…
Did ya hear that Miss Lindsay Graham???
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GentlemanCaller
Absolutely.
ScottOnEarth
I’ve always loved Jamie Lee Curtis and I agree with everything she said. if anti-LGBTQ politicians are seeking to harm the community through discriminatory legislation, they absolutely should be outed. No question. Ok, Miss Graham?
tf3.0
Politicians don’t represent their own interest, they represent the interests of their constituents.
It is possible for a gay politician to be comfortable with his sexuality, but still vote against LGBT interests.
Do we want politicians voting for their own self interest, or do we want them voting for the interest of their constituents?
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What we DON’T WANT is noxious abhorrent smcubag trolls infecting this site…
Chrisk
Ha. Now I know you’re just trolling.
chupacabra
think you are learning who the two most prolific bigots on queerty are: Ms. ChrissyK and the fool PWWO. they cannot abide anyone with balls who thinks differently.
re your question: we want our representative voting re the oath they swore:
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”
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Chupacabra – Wikipedia
The chupacabra or chupacabras (Spanish pronunciation: [t?upa?ka??as], literally “goat-sucker”; from chupar, “to suck”, and cabra, “goat”)
Nuff said…….
Cam
What a shock, a brand new troll account shows up to defend anti-LGBT bigotry.
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Cam: It has multiple usernames much like it’s multiple personalities. They are all noxious abhorrent loser self hating pukes though….
Peter
She’s fabulous in ways too numerous to count.
rustyiam
Hypocrisy should always be rooted out!
sfhairy
Preach Jamie, preach!
Cam
Agree with her.
RobinWinter
I feel it’s important to point out that “How We Sleep at Night” was the title of Sara’s book long before anyone thought to make a movie. How about a bit of promotion for the one who isn’t a multimillionaire?
Kangol2
Does she know about Mike Rogers, who famously outed a number of right-wing homophobes, and was on the verge of adding Miss Lindsey Graham to that list when he decided to pack up his wares and take up another life task? Rogers revealed a number of particularly noxious Republicans back in the early 2000s. And Queerty reported on anti-gay Republican US Sen. John Barrasso’s outing, but the rest of the media just wouldn’t touch it. Hmm.
djmcgamester
This is something I’d normally be on the fence about but I think it’s time to out these people. It’s not even the hypocrisy of it all. Be closeted if you want just don’t take it out on those of us who are cowering in the closet. You want to talk bad about us? Fine, whatever. You want to introduce legislation to actively cause us harm? Nah, man. You need to be exposed.
o.codone
Jamie needs to stay out of other peoples personal business. Each person has to tell their own truth. Outing people also suggests that being gay is wrong.
Jamie, this is a bad idea and you should have respect for others and keep your hands to yourself.