happy drawfee independence fr fr!! i’m really happy ppl like the merch this year, i’m very proud of it!! here’s a wallpaper version of the postcard as a thank you 🥹
is anyone else worried that this new ‘only gay actors should play gay characters’ trend can end up being super dangerous and taking us decades back?
for the record i’m not saying i’m for or against it… i’m just trying to wrap my head around it
if we demand that gay characters only be played by gay actors, we’re also taking opportunities away from lgb actors who don’t want to come out. we are also increasing the odds of actors being outed against their will because actors who’ll take on lgb roles will be questioned on their sexuality. also, this could be used as an excuse for straight actors as to why they don’t want to play lgb characters
I feel like people always end up focusing on the wrong thing like the problem isn’t straight people playing gay characters it’s the level of praise they get for it and how they talk about like.. what a brave role it was or something when for gay actors it’s not a role it’s just life
Plus there’s shit like John Barrowman being rejected for a gay role for being “too straight” when he’s literally a gay man and the role ended up going to a straight actor. Like the issue isn’t straight people playing gay characters the issue is that straight people just don’t seem to know how to not be fuckin weird about it
lgbt autistic culture is wishing that characters that are supposed to represent you didn’t have to be written as “inspirational” sob stories about overcoming the odds.
