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Jonathan Groff spoke about filming gay sex scenes and coming out in conversation with Kevin Sessums on the “Groundbreakers with Kevin Sessums” series.

Groff admitted that the “most intense sex scene” he’s ever done on “Looking” involved “some rimming.” However, Groff says people’s reaction to gay sex on the show is what surprised him.

“One of the cool things about ‘Looking’ is that after the first season, a lot of people – shockingly, liberal, open artists in New York and L.A. – said they didn’t know that gay people could have sex while facing each other,” Groff says. “The show illuminated intimacy in sex [between men] without being porny or salacious. Those scenes felt very real and true to life. I was excited to do them.”

Groff spoke about his experience coming out when he was younger and says he had a hard time.

“When I came out, I had come to terms with it, but I wasn’t thrilled,” Groff says. “If I could snap my fingers or meet some girl who made me feel I wasn’t gay, that would be awesome. I didn’t feel proud. I told my mom: ‘I’m gay, but I’m not gonna lead a parade.’”

However, Groff says that once he got older he became more proud of his sexuality.

“And then last year, I was asked to be one of the grand marshals of the Gay Pride parade in New York. I said ‘okay, sure.’ But when I got to the parade, I was so moved and blown away by the importance and the power of expressing yourself, by all the joyfulness and celebration. I’m really proud to be gay,” Groff says.