7 Straight And/Or Cis Actors Who Said They Wouldn't Accept LGBTQ+ Roles Outside Their Own Identity Today
Variety, Kristen Stewart said about this issue, "I would never want to tell a story that really should be told by somebody who’s lived that experience.
Having said that, it’s a slippery slope conversation because that means I could never play another straight character if I’m going to hold everyone to the letter of this particular law."She added that it is "such a gray area," and that listening to the responses of the community you are trying to represent is of paramount importance.
She explained, "I mean, if you’re telling a story about a community and they’re not welcoming to you, then fuck off. But if they are, and you’re becoming an ally and a part of it and there’s something that drove you there in the first place that makes you uniquely endowed with a perspective that might be worthwhile, there’s nothing wrong with learning about each other." Stewart concluded, "So my answer is fucking think about what you’re doing!
