Nick Offerman spoke out against the homophobic backlash to his episode of The Last of Us as part of his acceptance speech at this year's Independent Spirit Awards. He won Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series for his role as Bill in the video game adaptation, whose character revolved around his relationship with another man.
"Thank you so much. I'm astonished to be in this category, which is bananas," Offerman said (via Variety). "Thanks to HBO for having the guts to participate in this storytelling tradition that is truly independent. Stories with guts that when homophobic hate comes my way and says, 'Why did you have to make it a gay story?' We say, 'Because you ask questions like that. It’s not a gay story, it’s a love story, you asshole!'"
