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Hollywood actress apologizes to gay men after saying they’re ‘as misogynistic as straight men’

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Rose McGowan (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Actress Rose McGowan has publicly apologized for some of her comments this week about the goals of the gay community, but is also doubling down on accusations that many gay men are " misogynistic ." Speaking on a podcast earlier this week, McGowan said, "I see now people who have basically fought for the right to stand on top of a float wearing an orange speedo and take molly." The feminist activist also asked why "I have heard nobody in the gay community, no gay males, standing up for women on any level," and  said  that gay men are "as misogynistic as straight men, if not more so." "I think it’s what happens to you as a group when you are starting to get most of what you fought for," she told Brett Easton Ellis on his podcast. "What do you do now? What I would hope they would do is extend a hand to women. Women, by-and-large, have very much helped the gay community get to w