‘Grey’s’ star meets with gay activists

Gay rights activists expressed satisfaction after meeting with “Grey’s Anatomy” star Isaiah Washington, who is under fire for using a gay slur about a costar.

“He seemed very sincere in his interest in working with us in an ongoing basis,” said Kevin Jennings, executive director of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network. “We emphasized that this is not a one-shot deal, but an ongoing thing. He was very open to doing this.”

The star of the hit ABC medical drama met Monday with Jennings and Neil G. Giuliano, president of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. According to Jennings, Washington said he wanted to explore ways to work with the organization to address issues of “name-calling and how he might use his various platforms to educate people about how painful and wrong it is.

“I think this is a very good first step toward him showing he really wants to do something. We take him at his word,” Jennings said.