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Cynthia Nixon 'bisexuality is not a choice'

By April MacIntyre Jan 31, 2012, 13:47 GMT

Cynthia Nixon - Cynthia Nixon has clarified her remarks about her fluid sexuality, now saying that \'bisexuality is not a choice\'.© Sylvain Gaboury / PR Photos

Cynthia Nixon has clarified her remarks about her fluid sexuality, now saying that 'bisexuality is not a choice'.

Nixon came under fire for saying she believed being gay was a choice. The comment angered some in the gay community last week.

The "Sex and the City" star issued a new statement to the Advocate magazine that refined her commentary on the subject.

"My recent comments in The New York Times were about me and my personal story of being gay," Nixon told the Advocate. "I believe we all have different ways we came to the gay community and we can't and shouldn't be pigeon-holed into one cultural narrative which can be uninclusive and disempowering. However, to the extent that anyone wishes to interpret my words in a strictly legal context I would like to clarify:

"While I don't often use the word, the technically precise term for my orientation is bisexual. I believe bisexuality is not a choice, it is a fact. What I have 'chosen' is to be in a gay relationship.

"As I said in the Times and will say again here, I do, however, believe that most members of our community -- as well as the majority of heterosexuals -- cannot and do not choose the gender of the persons with whom they seek to have intimate relationships because, unlike me, they are only attracted to one sex.

"Our community is not a monolith, thank goodness, any more than America itself is. I look forward to and will continue to work toward the day when America recognizes all of us as full and equal citizens."

Nixon is currently in a relationship with Christine Marinoni.  The two are parents to 11-month-old baby boy.  Nixon ended her long-term relationship with photographer Danny Mozes, with whom she has two children.