Dan Gillespie-Sells: ‘Gay celebrities should be proud’
By Sam Rigby
Dan Gillespie-Sells has claimed that closeted gay celebrities are part of the problem in tackling homophobia.
The Feeling frontman said that he thinks it is important to be open and proud about your sexuality if you are in the public eye.
He told Metro at the 40th birthday of the London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard: “People don’t understand that by avoiding the subject they are immediately looking like they are ashamed.
“When people do that half-arsed thing of saying, ‘I don’t want to talk about it’, it really p*sses me off.
“I’ve always felt really strongly that I want people to know that I am gay,” he continued. “I don’t really believe in this idea that everyone has some kind of right to privacy.
“I think sharing who you are and being yourself is so valuable. It’s so important. I think if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.”
Dan – who was raised by gay parents – performed at the Switchboard’s 40th birthday party last night (March 6), along with Beverley Knight and Lucy Spraggan.
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