Milo Yiannopoulos has acknowledged that he remains married to his husband and accepted being described as gay, despite spending years publicly identifying as “ex-gay” and promoting conversion therapy.
The far-right commentator made the admission during an interview with Piers Morgan following his recent arrest by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and deportation to the United Kingdom.
When Morgan pointed out that Yiannopoulos was a gay man married to another man, he replied: “I don’t do the sex stuff anymore, but yes.”
Still Married After ‘Ex-Gay’ Claims
Yiannopoulos married his husband in Hawaii in 2017 and said during the interview that his husband still lives in their Los Angeles home.
In 2021, Yiannopoulos publicly declared himself “ex-gay”, said his sexual relationship with his husband had ended and described him as effectively a housemate.
He also promoted so-called conversion therapy and spoke about establishing a centre in Florida based around attempts to change people’s sexual orientation.
Major medical and psychological organisations have repeatedly rejected conversion practices as ineffective and potentially harmful.
His latest comments therefore sit awkwardly alongside years of rhetoric suggesting homosexuality could or should be overcome.
Deportation Prompts Trump Reversal
The interview also saw Yiannopoulos sharply criticise Donald Trump and the immigration system he had previously supported.
ICE arrested him at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on 27 August after US authorities said he had overstayed his visa and failed to attend an immigration hearing.
He was deported to the UK the following day.
Yiannopoulos described the experience as frightening, humiliating and physically degrading, saying he was now ashamed of having supported Trump.
That marks a dramatic change for someone who had previously called for mass deportations and even suggested ICE checkpoints at supermarkets and petrol stations.
‘You Got Me’
Morgan confronted Yiannopoulos over that history, pointing out the contradiction between his earlier demands for harsh immigration enforcement and his objections after experiencing it himself.
Yiannopoulos conceded the point, telling Morgan: “You got me.”
He also said he “wouldn’t wish” his detention experience on anyone.
The exchange has drawn attention not only because of his reversal on Trump, but because it exposes another contradiction in Yiannopoulos’s public persona.
After years of presenting himself as proof that people could become “ex-gay”, he remains married to a man and accepted Morgan’s description of him as gay.
