Süddeutsche Zeitung, a national magazine, detailing how previously the closet prevented them from coming forward about their demands."We identify, among other things, as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, inter and nonbinary.
Until now, we have not been able to talk openly about our private lives without fearing repercussions on our professional lives," they said in the statement.One of those repercussions?
The fear of losing the opportunity to portray straight people due to biases in casting. "We are actors. We don't have to be what we play.
We act as though we were — that is our job," they added.The actors also noted the lack of LGBTQ+ roles in scripts, which are predominantly filled with white straight men. "Of course I want to play.