Although I never publicly defended promiscuity, I never publicly attacked it. I attempted to avoid the subject, in part because I felt, and often still feel, unable to live up to the ideals I really hold.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Screw them. Yeah. But not literally. I'm not advocating promiscuity.
Privately, I'm thrilled with what I do, but publicly, I hold it in disdain.
And yet because of my attempt at sincerity I have been condemned, hooted at, reviled; filthy rumors have been circulated about me, not about my characterizations but about me personally, my private self.
In the past, I've tried to show the human side of people involved in stigmatised or misunderstood lifestyles. I've tried to resist easy judgments and not pander to prejudices.
I don't need my sexuality celebrated, and I certainly don't need it to be criticized. I didn't necessarily want it to be observed, but here we are.
I've been a very effective leader in the gay rights movement, though at times I've been controversial.
I oppose the attempts of homosexual activists to treat homosexual activity as a civil right to be protected and promoted by the government.
I just did not discuss my personal life, my sexuality with the media. That was my policy.
The danger in promiscuity is that it's always barking at your heels.
I justified it in so many ways. I had a very, very long and difficult struggle with my sexuality.