--- description: "There is a bit of overfocusing on my sexuality, both by the straight press and the gay press ... why do they care?" title: James Franco Says He's 'A Little Gay' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltae916dc65fbb4213/69888fefbc6cfc5de03dca92/james-franco.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # James Franco Says He's 'A Little Gay' by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 20, 2016 3:39 PM CUT  James Franco poses at the Tribeca Film Festival Getty Images Studio on April 16, 2016 in New York City. James Franco poses at the Tribeca Film Festival Getty Images Studio on April 16, 2016 in New York City.Larry Busacc—Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 20, 2016 3:39 PM CUT James Franco’s sexuality has been the subject of much speculation, including by James Franco; the actor/artist/author once conducted [an interview between his straight and gay selves](http://dot429.com/articles/5801-the-straight-james-franco-talks-to-the-gay-james-franco "undefined"). In a [_New York_ Magazine](http://www.vulture.com/2016/04/james-franco-jerry-saltz-converstaion-c-v-r.html "undefined") interview published in the April 18 issue, the actor once again elaborated on the subject, describing himself as “a little gay.” Noting that Franco has said he’s “gay in my art and straight in my life,” the interviewer asks Franco to explain whether he’s not also gay in his life, pointing out that some gay men have called him “kind of a gay c—k tease.” Franco acknowledged the assessment: --- > “” --- \[[NY Mag](http://www.vulture.com/2016/04/james-franco-jerry-saltz-converstaion-c-v-r.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4300920/james-franco-says-hes-a-little-gay/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4300920/james-franco-says-hes-a-little-gay/"},"headline":"James Franco Says He's 'A Little Gay'","datePublished":"2016-04-20T15:39:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T16:54:12.355Z","description":"\"There is a bit of overfocusing on my sexuality\"","url":"https://time.com/4300920/james-franco-says-hes-a-little-gay/","keywords":["celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltae916dc65fbb4213/69888fefbc6cfc5de03dca92/james-franco.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltae916dc65fbb4213/69888fefbc6cfc5de03dca92/james-franco.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"james-franco","caption":"poses at the Tribeca Film Festival Getty Images Studio on April 16, 2016 in New York City.","creditText":"Larry Busacc—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4300920/james-franco-says-hes-a-little-gay/","name":"James Franco Says He's 'A Little Gay'"}}]}] ```