Gage drew attention to this with his response: “u dont know my alphabet.” When the Twitter user asked him to label himself, as if to justify his casting, he simply replied: “No.”
However, the idea that actors must be queer to play queer roles opens up a major can of worms - as well-intended as it may be. No question Hollywood does need to take greater action on making sure queer actors (and writers, and directors, and other behind-the-scenes players) are given opportunities, particularly to tell queer stories. 1 was enough.”Ĭomplaints that straight actors are cast in gay or bisexual roles have been increasing on social media platforms like Twitter and Tumblr in recent years, presumably somewhat spawned from the backlash against cisgendered people getting cast to play trans characters.īut the two are not exactly comparable. Recently, a Twitter user called out the fact that Gage has played gay characters in multiple projects, writing, “If Hollywood can stop hiring non LGBTQIA+ actors like to play LGBTQIA+ characters, that would be great. Actor Lukas Gage is pushing back at the idea that actors need to out themselves in order to play queer roles.
