Well, he’s now gotten some flack and felt compelled to offer an explanation on his website.
As our regular readers may be aware, we’re right there with him in this of-late not widely spoken about faction of gays who, while caring about our civil rights, do not feel very passionate about this issue because it seems to undermine a lot of what we know and love about being gay.
Here’s what Rufus had to say in the interview last week:
Oddly enough, I’m actually not a huge gay marriage supporter. I personally don’t want to get married but I think that any law or amendment to the constitution that deals with sex and love should just be banned in general. I don’t think any government should encroach on what goes on in the bedroom at all. Frankly, if you want to marry a dog, why don’t you go ahead and marry a dog, I don’t care. I’m a complete libertarian and so I really disagree with it.
The protest gays (and sensitive soul Perez Hilton) of course attacked Rufus for the dog comment. But given that we strive to be both your gay news/gossip source and your interspecies sex news/gossip source, we completely agree.
Anyway, sounding a little huffy and annoyed, here’s what he had to say yesterday on his website:
Recently, a quote from an interview was taken out of context and as these things go, it has appeared on many internet sites. So, to set the record straight (or shall we say gay?), I am not nor have I ever been opposed to anyone’s right to marry – straight or gay. I myself just don’t want to at the moment and feel a strong tie to the traditional bohemian concept of being a homosexual, ie: the last thing we want is to be like everybody else. But who knows, a girl likes options. Maybe someday I will want to marry! … I have voiced my strong opposition to Prop 8 on many occasions and will continue to do so until that referendum is reversed. OK? I’ve got to get back to work now.
Hear hear, Mary.
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