When Project Runway winner Christian Siriano – who is openly gay – gave an interview to Time Out New York, he unintentionally outraged members of the GLBT community with this comment:

If you think of heterosexuals, they have white-trash women and trailer parks, and we have drag queens and trannies.”

After some heavy backlash, Christian issued the following statement:

“I mean no disrespect to the transgender population and I never will. Some of my close friends happen to be transgender and I think they are some of the most inspiring people in my life…I completely support the fabulousness and amazing fashion inspiration that most transgender people provide.

“I wish that my words were not taken in that way. When I was speaking, some comments that I made were not used in the article.”

Christian Siriano was known for commonly referring to designs as a “hot tranny mess” while on the show.