Gay james franco

Blurred lines. ‘Wait, this is kind of insane. James Franco opened up about his oft-questioned sexuality in a new interview with New York magazine. 

“Yeah, I’m a little gay, and there’s a gay James,” the actor, 38, told the publication.

“I like to think that I’m gay in my art and straight in my life,” he explained in his piece for FourTwoNine. I could really tell how much she inspired him throughout some of the poems.”

The highlight of the collection of poetry is the interview Straight James conducts on James Franco, asking “Let’s get substantial: are you gay or what?” Franco teases the bombardment of questions regarding his sexuality that arose from his frequent roles of gay and sexually open characters.

“Although, I’m also gay in my life up to the point of intercourse, and then you could say I’m straight.”

Throughout his career, the Straight James/Gay James author has never shied away from participating in LGBTQ-themed projects. He approaches this personal and heavy topic with comical honesty.

The first poem, “Dumbo,” takes the reader to Franco’s lonely childhood.

“It’s where my allegiance lies, where my sensibilities lie, how I define myself.”

In 2015, Franco famously explored his gay side in an article for FourTwoNine magazine, in which he interviewed himself as “Straight James Franco” talking to “Gay James Franco.”

At the time, he shared sentiments that mirror his recent quotes.

In “Mask,” Franco addresses his Hollywood persona: “white, young, lusty, symmetrical, dark-browned.” With this mask comes money and fame, but Franco hints at a secret evil concealed from the public under his mask. Deemed a modern-day Renaissance man, Franco transcends his role as an actor as he writes literature, directs independent films, teaches film courses, and receives degrees from the Ivies.

A true enigma, Franco leaves his audience bewildered and awaiting his next move.

The movie—which premiered this month at the Tribeca Film Festival—is inspired by the 2007 murder of gay adult film star Bryan Kocis. However, Franco clarified that he doesn’t sleep with men.

“If your definition of gay and straight is who I sleep with, then I guess you could say I’m a gay c–k tease,” he said.

Franco compares himself to the elephant taunted for his large ears to express his feelings of alienation. While some critics dismiss Franco’s work as pretentious ramblings, others applaud his openness and humorous insight similar to that of Holden Caulfield in TheCatcher in the Rye.Franco recently “came out” with a chapbook of his recent poems entitled Straight James / Gay James.