Cynthia Nixon Slams Homophobic Newsweek Article

Cynthia Nixon — Sex And The City’s resident gay — has a bone to pick with Newsweek over a controversial article that question homosexuals’ ability to play straight characters.

Openly gay columnist Ramin Setoodeh has been under fire from the acting community after he singled out Glee star Jonathan Groff and Will & Grace’s Sean Hayes — currently nominated for a Tony for his performance in Broadway’s Promises, Promises — for portraying straight men in an article published earlier this month.

Nixon, who is engaged to her girlfriend Christine Marinoni, argues that Setoodeh’s “cruel” comments is a step back for gay rights.

“I think it’s horrible, I think it’s so horrible. And I think it’s really, really terrific that there has been such an enormous response and so much back and forth and discussion about it and people trying to explain to this gentleman why they’re so upset about what he wrote,” SATC’s Miranda Hobbs told MTV.com.

“I just feel like it’s hard enough to encourage people to come out of the closet like it’s not going to damage their careers. It’s not even like he’s just negative, he’s making fun of people in a really cruel way. It’s really set us back ten years.”