'Grey's Anatomy''s Washington jokes about being gay on Golden Globes red carpet

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 Outtraveler Staff
          
          Jan 16, 2007
          
        
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Grey's Anatomy star Isaiah Washington,
            accompanied by his wife, shared a secret on the Golden
            Globes red carpet.       "I love gay. I wanted to be gay,"
            he said. "Please let me be       gay."
                   In October, Washington apologized for an on-set
            incident involving       costars Patrick Dempsey and T.R.
            Knight during which Washington allegedly       used a
            homophobic slur. Knight said last year he is gay. (Sandy
            Cohen,       AP)     

        
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