‘Girls’ star Lena Dunham: ‘I was disappointed I wasn’t gay’
By Josh Haggis
Lena Dunham has revealed it was a “huge disappointment” when she realised she was heterosexual.
The Girls star recalled her disappointment while speaking on Monday night (April 7) at the Point Honors Gala in New York, an event which helps LGBT teens with questions regarding their sexuality.
Dunham, 27, also revealed she was glad when her one of her sisters, 22-year-old Grace, came out as gay.
“I have always felt a strong and emotional connection to members of the LGBTQ community,” Dunham explained at the event, Bang Showbiz reports. “It was actually a huge disappointment for me when I came of age and realised that I was sexually attracted to men.”
She continued: ”So when my sister came out, I thought, ‘Thank God, now someone in this family can truly represent my beliefs and passions’.”
Dunham then wrapped up her speech by saying: ”This is probably the most attractive room I have yet to enter. Gay men clean up real good, which is probably why I have dated so many of you.”
As well as speaking at the event, Dunham picked up the Point Foundation’s Horizon Award for her support of the LGBT community.
Dunham’s acclaimed HBO comedy Girls, which she directs and writes as well as starring in, was renewed for a fourth season back in January.