Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>“I have mixed feelings”: <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Challengers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Challengers</span></a> star <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JoshOConnor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoshOConnor</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/straight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>straight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>actors</span></a> playing <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/roles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roles</span></a>.</p><p>— The issue isn’t “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/authenticcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authenticcasting</span></a>.” <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gay</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>actors</span></a> are largely confined to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/roles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roles</span></a>, while <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cishet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cishet</span></a> roles remain inaccessible. When <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/straight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>straight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>actors</span></a> take those few roles, it reduces opportunities for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>actors</span></a>, leaving them <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/marginalized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marginalized</span></a> in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/industry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>industry</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Movies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Representation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Representation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.gaytimes.com/culture/i-have-mixed-feelings-challengers-josh-oconnor-on-straight-actors-playing-gay-roles/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gaytimes.com/culture/i-have-mi</span><span class="invisible">xed-feelings-challengers-josh-oconnor-on-straight-actors-playing-gay-roles/</span></a></p>