Andrew Scott, TV Actor Not Happy with The Gay Label But He Never Complaint About The Straight Label!





     





Introduction by publisher {Adam}

I don't like a label as the next gay man but the truth is whether we accept it or not, the people most uncomfortable with labels use it all the time and most of the time without realizing it. Whether is for ingredients on a dish or another human being hobby or life. I had a guy asked me if i was gay looking a little surprised. I said, "Yes, I'm gay!" Then I ask him, are you gay? He responded by telling me he does not like labels and he was much more than that. I responded by saying we are all much more than gay, being gay is like being allergic to nuts but not to peanuts. But I can see you use labels with others. He laughed.  You are not expected to be. an activist because you are gay but without the fights in which we defended who we are, we would not have gay marriage and many of the civil and human rights we have fought with some of our lives. We have not won yet and we will suffer setbacks but I do hope I see that day in which gay or straight labels will be canned forever. Not There Yet!
TV star Andrew Scott has said being referred to as "openly gay", "implies defiance I don't feel."
The Irish actor, best known for his roles in Sherlock and as "the hot priest", in Fleabag, believes the term does not reflect who he is.
"You're never described as openly gay at a party," he told British GQ Magazine.
"'This is my openly gay friend Darren'... [or] 'She's openly Irish'," he added. 
Scott played the forbidden love of interest of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's title character in series two of Fleabag and said his sexuality made no difference to his ability to play the role.
"Sexuality isn't something you can cultivate, particularly," added Scott, who first found global fame starring as crime lord Jim Moriarty, opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock.
"It isn't a talent. You believe the relationship, that's my job." 
Forty-two-year-old Scott was recently spotted handing out drinks to theatre-goers outside the London stage production of the popular BBC Three series over the weekend, alongside its writer and star.
He also spoke of his great love of theatre, having completed a recent run of Noel Coward's Present Laughter at the Old Vic.
"You direct yourself. Of course, there's a director, but in the auditorium, if you feel the audience is getting a little coughy, you've got to think 'Well, it's my job to get them back'."
Scott was recently honored with the standout performance prize at the GQ Men of the Year Awards 2019.

Comments

I share his strong reticence about labels, including non-reductionist ones like 'gay'. However, in this age when we are being actively silenced by social conservatives, when the rise of white supremacists, and other hate groups, all emboldened by populist monsters like DJT and Boris Johnson, the need to declare ourselves openly and assertively is more vital than ever. Be visible. Be open. Anyone who thinks we've somehow moved past the need for visibility is sadly mistaken.
adamfoxie said…
So nice to find another human being that can say not a thing but the same things one thinks. The day to stay in the closet and that day we can say this my life and I don't have to announce my sexuality. That day will never come here and it will never come unless we do what the previous commentator say, We fight now so we can be ourselves latter. Fight!! Come out! Be you. Tell a fat joke to a guy standing to get the train...gues who will be taking the train ahead of the train...A gay joke is the same. Make sure you are respected.
adamfoxie said…
I could not agree with the previous comments more. It will be so great for the day in which we don't have to defend who we are and we are gay and that is ok. That day is not here yet. People defend who they are, the heritage, even if they are fat or short. Tell a fat man while you wait for the train by the tracks to lose weight and see who gets home first but in pieces. We have to defend who we are because the big conspiracy is been to make us invisible. Then to make all of us criminals, looking like a girl, then wearing tie bows as a school teacher and molesting boys. You can not let the anti-gay people define us. We know who we are and we have to let it out.