Why James Franco is drawn to gay projects

With the recent release of the biopic "Sal," its director James Franco once again takes on a story revolving around a central figure who's gay.

His propensity to do gay projects has certainly caused many to speculate about his sexuality - clearly it was a huge topic of the recent Comedy Central Roast in his honor. But, Franco takes all of that in stride.

"Of course I'm for equal rights and will do whatever I can do to help make that happen," Franco told The Daily Beast.

"But I feel like because I've done more gay characters, gay scenes, or gay projects than most straight actors, people see it as some sort of mission," he continued. "It's more of a case-by-case basis, and just trying to capture figures that I love. I guess that a lot of the figures that I love were gay."

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Don't read the comments...also, Sal never won an Oscar, and Sal was murdered relatively young...this writer is a tool.