CYNTHIA NIXON UNDER FIRE FOR SAYING BEING GAY IS A CHOICE

While them other Sex & The City chicks are still trying to find some relevancy outside of their breakout roles on the hit HBO series, actress Cynthia Nixon, who is currently starring in "Wit" on Broadway and has been acknowledged by GLAAD for her contribution to the LGBT community sat down for an interview with The New York Times where she opened up about her professional and personal life, and came under fire for insinuating that she chose to be gay:

“I gave a speech recently, an empowerment speech to a gay audience, and it included the line ‘I’ve been straight and I’ve been gay, and gay is better.’ And they tried to get me to change it, because they said it implies that homosexuality can be a choice. And for me, it is a choice. I understand that for many people it’s not, but for me it’s a choice, and you don’t get to define my gayness for me. A certain section of our community is very concerned that it not be seen as a choice, because if it’s a choice, then we could opt out. I say it doesn’t matter if we flew here or we swam here, it matters that we are here and we are one group and let us stop trying to make a litmus test for who is considered gay and who is not.”

Adds Cynthia, who has been in a relationship with Christine Marinoni since 2004: “Why can’t it be a choice? Why is that any less legitimate? It seems we’re just ceding this point to bigots who are demanding it, and I don’t think that they should define the terms of the debate. I also feel like people think I was walking around in a cloud and didn’t realize I was gay, which I find really offensive. I find it offensive to me, but I also find it offensive to all the men I’ve been out with.”

Sorry Cynthia, but millins of gays, including myself do not choose to be gay. You were in a long-term relationship with a man and had three children before you found your soul mate with a woman. So maybe you needed to say you chose the person you are with instead of saying being gay is a choice, because I'm sure some asswipe who works for Rick Santorum or Newt Gingrinch will run with what you said and will use this to push their own ridiculous aganda to mask the real issues. I'm not one for labels, but since we're talking I would think Cynthia classifies as bisexual.