Garfield may be having a rough time right now because there's a new Spider-Man movie coming out and he's not in it, but he might want to watch his words. Hate crimes are also on the rise since the election of Donald Trump, as Southern Poverty Law Center Intelligence Project Director Heidi Beirich told Newsweek earlier this year. LGBT Americans often have trouble finding health care and are also often the targets of hate crimes-in 2007, the FBI dealt with more than 7,600 such incidents, and nearly a fifth of them were motivated by sexual orientation, according to the Human Rights Campaign. About 40 percent of homeless young people are LGBT. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among people 10 to 24, and lesbian, gay and bisexual teens are four times more likely than their straight peers to attempt it, according to the Trevor Project.
Garfield's comment didn't sit well with the LGBT community, in part because of the challenges people already face. Attitude, for example, published a story with the headline "ANDREW GARFIELD: 'I'M A GAY MAN NOW BECAUSE I WATCH RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE.'" Queerty condemned the remarks, writing that even though Garfield was likely not trying to be offensive, "it doesn't really work like that." "I am a gay man right now, just without the physical act-that's all."ĭon't miss: Trump Warns North Korea: ‘There Will Be Consequences for Their Very Very Bad Behavior’ This is my life outside of this play," Garfield said.
"My only time off during rehearsals-every Sunday I would have eight friends over, and we would just watch Ru.
Then he brought up RuPaul's Drag Race, the reality TV contest that's been airing for nine seasons. Garfield explained that he spent a lot of his free time preparing to become Prior. It was about doing honor, doing justice and knowing my herstory." In a panel discussion about Tony Kushner’s 'Angels in America,' in which Garfield appears as a gay man battling AIDS, Garfield said he spent significant time preparing for the role, Fox News reported. I adore it, but a big concern was what right do I have to play this wonderful gay role?. Andrew Garfield stirred controversy with recent comments about his sexuality and his Broadway role as a gay man. "Maybe I’ll have an awakening later in my life, which I’m sure will be wonderful and I’ll get to explore that part of the garden, but right now I’m secluded to my area, which is wonderful as well. "As far as I know, I am not a gay man," Gay Times reported he said.