Filmmaker John Waters says he backed
marriage equality in Maryland for “gay people who want to be
normal.”
The 69-year-old Waters appeared on
HuffPost Live, where he discussed campaigning with former Governor
Martin O'Malley – now
a presidential candidate – for same-sex marriage in Maryland.
“I campaigned with Governor O'Malley
to make gay marriage legal, even though I'm certainly not going to
get married,” he said. “But for straight gay people, they like
to do that kind of thing.”
When asked what he meant by “straight
gay people,” Waters
answered: “You know what I mean, gay people that want to be
like normal.”
“I like beatnik gay people.”
“You know about gay shame? They have
a march in London every year, it's hipster gay people that are
embarrassed at how predictable some gay culture is. I think that's
actually pretty funny. Gay is not enough anymore,” he added.
The Baltimore-born Waters rose to fame
in the early 1970s, producing underground films with controversial
people, including drag queen Divine and convicted criminal Patty
Hearst.