Gay singer Rufus Wainwright has denied he refuses to campaign for same-sex marriage – insisting his comments published in a recent interview were “taken out of context”.

Wainwright came under fire from gay rights advocates for quotes

in a New York publication in which the star stated he was “not a huge supporter of gay marriage”.

The singer has reportedly refused to become involved with marching and protesting against the recent passing of Proposition 8 in California – which reversed a previous law permitting same-sex unions.

But Wainwright states he didn’t mean to make a stand against gay marriage – insisting he meant he wouldn’t want to take legally binding vows himself.

He says, “Recently, a quote from an interview was taken out of context and as these things go, it has appeared on many internet sites. So, to set the record straight (or shall we say gay?), I am not nor have I ever been opposed to anyone’s right to marry – straight or gay.

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“Oddly enough, I’m actually not a huge gay marriage supporter” Wainwright told the NY Press. “I personally don’t want to get married but I think that any law or amendment to the constitution that deals with sex and love should just be banned in general. I don’t think any government should encroach on what goes on in the bedroom at all. Frankly, if you want to marry a dog, why don’t you go ahead and marry a dog, I don’t care. I’m a complete libertarian and so I really disagree with it.” See Rufus Wainwright: ‘I’m not a huge gay marriage supporter’
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