Daniel Franzese comes out as gay in letter to 'Mean Girls' character Damian

Mean Girls star Daniel Franzese who played Damien comes out as gay in an open letter to his character ten years after the movie came out.

It's epic!

I love the recursive nature of the announcement. An excerpt:

So, there it was. Damian, you had ruined my life and I was really pissed at you. I became celibate for a year and a half. I didn’t go to any gay bars, have any flings and I lied to anyone who asked if I was gay. I even brought a girl to the ‘Mean Girls’ premiere and kissed her on the red carpet, making her my unwitting beard.

It wasn’t until years later that grown men started to coming up to me on the street - some of them in tears - and thanking me for being a role model to them. Telling me I gave them comfort not only being young and gay but also being a big dude. It was then that I realized how much of an impact YOU had made on them.

Meanwhile, I was still in the closet. Deleting tweets that asked if I was gay, scrubbing IMDB Message Boards for any indication, etc.

You can read the full letter at Indiewire.