By ANI
WASHINGTON: Hollywood actor Kate Winslet has opened up a few stigma in Hollywood that may create obstacles for homosexual actors and mentioned that she is aware of “at least four” actors “hiding their sexuality” as a result of ‘homophobia’ within the business.
According to People journal, throughout a current interview, the Academy Award-winning actor mentioned, “I cannot tell you the number of young actors I know, some well-known, some starting out, who are terrified their sexuality will be revealed and that it will stand in the way of their being cast in straight roles. Now that’s f***ed up.”
She additional mentioned, “I’m telling you. A well-known actor has just got an American agent and the agent said, ‘I understand you are bisexual. I wouldn’t publicise that.’ I can think of at least four actors absolutely hiding their sexuality. It’s painful. Because they fear being found out. And that’s what they say. ‘I don’t want to be found out.'”
Winslet additionally famous that the stigma applies to “men more than anything” and added: “It’s bad news, Hollywood has to drop that dated crap of, ‘Can he play straight because, apparently, he’s gay?’ ”
She mentioned, “That should be almost illegal. You would not believe how widespread it is. And it can’t just be distilled to the question about gay actors playing gay parts. Because actors, in some cases, are choosing not to come out for personal reasons. And it’s nobody’s business. Perhaps privacy. Perhaps conditioning and shame.”
“We could have had a conversation about how I feel about playing a lesbian and possibly taking that role from somebody,” Winslet mentioned. “But I’m done with not being honest about what my real opinions are, and I know the part was never offered to anybody else. In taking this part I had an opportunity to bring an LGBTQ story into living rooms,” Winslet additional mentioned.
As per People journal, for what’s essential to result in change, the 45-year-old mentioned it’ll take “more people to speak the way I am”.
