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"Zac Efron has said that he feels &amp;quot;embraced&amp;quot; by the gay community and grateful for their support. The 24-year-old actor - who has dated Vanessa Hudgens and Lily Collins - explained that he does not worry if people question his sexuality. Efron told Advocate magazine: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s very flattering. After High School Musical and Hairspray. I&amp;#039;ve always felt embraced by the gay community, and I feel incredibly grateful.  &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t like to live in fear about things like rumors and backlash to begin with - that&amp;#039;s the way I was raised - but I just can&amp;#039;t see what&amp;#039;s so wrong about being gay.&amp;quot;  Zac also admitted that the debate surrounding marriage equality has affected many people close to him, and claimed that he wanted to see them happy. He added: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s an issue that affects so many people in my life - a lot of my close friends and some of the most influential people around me. I just want them all to be happy.  &amp;quot;It would make me so happy to see them able to live their lives and do what they want to do.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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