Glee star Darren Criss reveals he identifies as 'culturally queer' due to his ... trends now
Glee star Darren Criss has revealed he identifies as 'culturally queer' due to his upbringing in San Francisco.
Criss, 37, who is heterosexual and married to Mia Swier, discussed his iconic role as Blaine Anderson on the Fox drama - which saw his character embark on a rollercoaster romance with Chris Colfer's Kurt Hummel.
Speaking at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo recently, he said: 'It was f**king awesome. Nowadays, we just call it a relationship on TV. But to contextualize it, a gay relationship on mainstream Fox, that’s a pretty cool thing to be a part of.'
The Golden Globe winner said he had long resonated with the queer community in his hometown.
'I have been so culturally queer my whole life. Not because I’m trying — you know, actually, I was gonna say not because I’m trying to be cool but I’m gonna erase that, because I am trying to be cool.
Glee star Darren Criss has revealed he identifies as 'culturally queer' due to his upbringing in San Francisco
Criss, 37, who is heterosexual and married to Mia Swier , discussed his iconic role as Blaine Anderson on the Fox drama - which saw his character embark on a rollercoaster romance with Chris Colfer 's Kurt Hummel (pictured)
'The things in my life that I have tried to emulate, learn from and be inspired by are 100 percent queer as f**k.
'It was in queer communities that I’ve found people that I idolize, that I want to learn something from. And I’d say that’s a gross generalization, that’s 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
