George Michael has admitted that his past indiscretions had prevented him from defending the rights of LGBT youngsters and that he now wants to make amends to the gay young people he’s let down.
He told BANG Showbiz, “It’s really a matter of thinking what can I do to contribute as a gay man, because I have a serious problem with the fact that every time I would let myself down I felt definitely that I was letting young gay people down, because they would then witness the homophobia that is thrown at me and the wording of that homophobia and the language that is being used.
“So I have some plans to try and do things to help gay kids and I think we’re a notoriously bad community at helping our own when it comes to children because we don’t have any children. I want to make up for some of the damage I have caused.”
Michael has been arrested twice for outdoor sex and convicted for drug and driving offenses. Last year, he spent four months in prison after crashing his car while under the influence of cannabis.
