Chris Colfer, the openly gay actor who
plays gay student Kurt Hummel on Glee, has said he's glad
President Barack Obama is on the right side of history.
The 21-year-old Colfer told cabler
HLN's Showbiz Tonight that he applauds Obama's recent
announcement that he now supports marriage, as opposed to his
previous stance of civil unions, for gay and lesbian couples.
“I was ecstatic [about] the
president's announcement,” Colfer said. “I think right now
people, like, they kind of have a choice to be on the wrong or the
right side of history. And I'm glad he's on the right [side].”
Colfer added that he's proud of Glee's
impact.
“We're really spoiled because we're
on a show that really does so much for people who don't have anyone
else to look up to or compare their lives to. I think Ellen
[DeGeneres] really deserves the most credit because she's really the
first person to get in there and change people's minds.” (Watch
at CNN.)