For me, the ideal situation is where we see autnentic stories about the LGBTQIA+ community, and the money made from telling/selling those stories actually goes to members of that community
None of that requires all queer roles to be only played by publicly-queer actors, and yet here we are :S
This also just wasn’t an instance of queerbaiting. There was no hinting at a fictitious same-sex relationship just enough to attract a queer audience while not offending straight people (the definition of queerbaiting). He plays a bi character in a same-sex relationship and made no secret that he as a real person did not want to publicly identify his sexuality, at least not yet. The claim was queerbaiting, but I think it’s nothing but celebrity gossip instincts wrapped up in a garb of respectable academic discourse.
For me, the ideal situation is where we see autnentic stories about the LGBTQIA+ community, and the money made from telling/selling those stories actually goes to members of that community
None of that requires all queer roles to be only played by publicly-queer actors, and yet here we are :S
This also just wasn’t an instance of queerbaiting. There was no hinting at a fictitious same-sex relationship just enough to attract a queer audience while not offending straight people (the definition of queerbaiting). He plays a bi character in a same-sex relationship and made no secret that he as a real person did not want to publicly identify his sexuality, at least not yet. The claim was queerbaiting, but I think it’s nothing but celebrity gossip instincts wrapped up in a garb of respectable academic discourse.