Darren Crisshas played queer roles over the years and is now explaining why he says hes culturally gay.
F***ing awesome, Criss said about portraying the gay character.
It was a narrative that I cared deeply about.

Darren CrissRay Mickshaw / FX / Daniel Boczarski / Getty Images / Adam Rose / Fox / Courtesy: Everett Collection
And Id say thats a gross generalization, thats a lot of things and a lot of people.
But I grew up in San Francisco in the 90s.
I watched men die.

There was an awareness of the gay experience that was not a foreign concept to me.
So, it was a narrative that I cared deeply about.
He also played the titular role in the Broadway musicalHedwig and the Angry Inch.