Zachary Quinto has a released a statement regarding his comments about HIV during an OUT100 magazine interview.
Quinto told the magazine he felt there was “a tremendous sense of complacency in the LGBT community” when it comes to spreading HIV awareness.
"Aids has lost the edge of horror it possessed when it swept through the world in the '80s. Today’s generation sees it more as something to live with and something to be much less fearful of. And that comes with a sense of, dare I say, laziness,” Quinto told OUT100.
Quinto took to The Huffington Post where he released a response to the backlash regarding his comments. Quinto took responsibility for his words, but never meant to come off as “judgemental.”
“I am a staunch advocate for the rights and well-being of the LGBT community,” Qunito wrote. “I have deep compassion and empathy for people living with HIV/AIDS. I am assuredly not internally homophobic or poz-phobic or willfully ignorant regarding this issue. I am a well-adjusted and well-educated gay man.
“I have read and understand the way PrEP works, and at least the most basic science behind its practical applications -- although I am always open to learning more. I support and encourage the amazing work done by HIV/AIDS awareness organizations -- as well as the many research and treatment organizations that exist across the country and the world.
“I did not intend to make generalizations about the LGBT community at large -- or people living with HIV/AIDS or people in love with someone living with HIV/AIDS.”
Read Quinto’s full statement on about HIV awareness on HuffPost here.
