August 28, 2017 | Arts / Entertainment

Haaz Sleiman: defiant bottom

Way back in 2009, Nurse Jackie actor Haaz Sleiman was interviewed by The Advocate about playing a gay Muslim character named Mohamad "Mo-Mo" De La Cruz. At the time he said that he, himself, was straight in real life.

Well, that doesn't appear to be the case as, over the weekend, Sleiman took to social media to come out as a gay man. He even went that extra mile, proudly declaring his preferred sexual role. 

He said:

A new study finds that more LGBTQ people living in the United States have been murdered so far this year than in 2016. So this video is my response to this study. I am a gay, Muslim, Arab-American man. And I’m going to take it even further -- not only am I gay but I’m also a bottom. Not only am I a bottom, but I’m also a total bottom, which means I like it up you-know-where. And I say this to all the homophobes living in the United States of America and across the globe. Why not? If you ever come to me to kill me just because I’m gay, I will destroy you. I might be gay and I might be a nice guy but don’t get it twisted because I will fuck you up.