Wainwright: Lack Of Gay Rights "Appauling"

12/17/08 4:45pm

Rufus Wainwright still hasn't spoken out against dog-human marriages, but the gay singer/songwriter used his website to set the record as straight as he's capable of about a quote from a recent interview that he said was taken out of context and made him look like he was against legal same-sex unions.

"I am not nor have I ever been opposed to anyone's right to marry — straight or gay," Wainwright posted on Tuesday. "I myself just don't want to at the moment and feel a strong tie to the traditional bohemian concept of being a homosexual, ie: the last thing we want is to be like everybody else.

"But who knows, a girl likes options. Maybe someday I will want to marry! Plus, in terms of practical issues such as citizenship, taxes, inheritance, etc...it is appauling that LGBT couples don't have the same rights and options that other people have and compared with Europe and Canada, the US should be ashamed of how they treat love.

"I have voiced my strong opposition to Prop 8 [the recently passed constititional amendment which bans same-sex marriage in California] on many occasions and will continue to do so until that referendum is reversed. OK? I've got to get back to work now."