Comedian Kathy Griffin has described
Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank as a “fake gay.”
In a wide-ranging interview with gay
weekly Metro
Weekly, Griffin applauded President Barack Obama for his
endorsement of gay marriage, calling it “fucking huge.”
“Oh, God, it is huge,” she said.
“First of all, let me just say this about the president: I love
him.”
Griffin added that progress on gay
rights takes time.
“[E]ven as early as five years ago, I
was bitching and moaning that this stuff's gotta go faster and I'm
not gonna stand for it. Yes, it has it to go faster – and it is –
but for God's sake, do not turn your back on this president because
he's not going fast enough for you, so that you can enjoy President
Romney, who's not going to do anything for you.”
Frank, who became the first congressman
in 1987 to voluntarily announce his sexual orientation, will marry
his long-term boyfriend Jim Ready next month in Massachusetts before
Frank leaves Congress but he has said he won't seek recognition for
his marriage.
“I have found that in D.C. the
residents have just as much of a taste for Hollywood gossip as they
do for making fun of Barney Frank, who I believe is a fake gay,”
Griffin told Metro Weekly. “I've never met a gay like
Barney Frank in my life. So I believe that Barney Frank has been
saying he's gay just to get votes all these years. I can't prove it,
of course, it's just a theory of someone who's worked with the LGBT
community and knows a lot of gay guys.”
(Related: Barney
Frank: Obama's secret service would ruin my wedding.)