Wentworth Miller is the latest celeb to come out of the closet. Miller, who played Michael Scofield in Prison break has revealed that he is gay after being invited to attend the St. Petersburg International Film Festival in Russia. He decided it was time to go public with his sexual orientation.
He declined the invitation with this::
Thank you for your kind invitation. As someone who has enjoyed visiting Russia in the past and can also claim a degree of Russian ancestry, it would make me happy to say yes. However, as a gay man, I must decline.
I am deeply troubled by the current attitude toward and treatment of gay men and women by the Russian government. The situation is in no way acceptable, and I cannot in good conscience participate in a celebratory occasion hosted by a country where people like myself are being systematically denied their basic right to live and love openly.
Perhaps, when and if circumstances improve, I'll be free to make a different choice.Until then. Wentworth Miller
