Matt Bomer has but to publicly tackle the controversy relating to the recent announcement of his casting as a transgender sex worker within the movie Something.
But in an interview with The Advocate earlier this year, Bomer offered some perception into his views on the difficulty, when he complimented director Ryan Murphy for not contemplating an actor's LGBT id in casting.
As context, Murphy had forged Bomer, a homosexual cisgender actor, as a lover of a feminine character, The Countess, performed by Woman Gaga, in American Horror Story: Lodge.
“I feel it was so nice what Ryan had happening this yr, simply with all totally different sorts of actors of all totally different walks of life, all totally different sexual orientations, enjoying all several types of roles,” he stated at a Paleyfest occasion for the collection. “Straight, homosexual, it didn’t actually matter. It was kind of identical to, 'You guys are actors. You'll be able to play any position it doesn't matter what, whether or not that position is straight, or homosexual, or no matter.'"
Notably, American Horror Story: Lodge had additionally forged one other homosexual cisgender actor, Denis O'Hare, within the a part of a transgender lady, a controversial follow many confer with as "transface."
Many outstanding members of Hollywood's transgender group, together with Sense8's Jamie Clayton and Her Story's Jen Richards, have spoken out against Bomer's "transface" in Something. In response, Bomer had blocked after which unblocked Clayton on Twitter.
Mark Ruffalo, who's a producer of Something, ultimately responded to the controversy on Twitter.
"To the Trans group. I hear you. It is wrenching to you see you on this ache. I'm glad we're having this dialog. It is time," he stated.
Watch Bomer talk about his views on LGBT casting within the clip under.
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