Stephanie Beatriz slams the current wave of anti-LGBTQ+ bills: “How can I not speak up?”
Encanto star Stephanie Beatriz has slammed the various anti-LGBTQ+ bills plaguing the US. Over the last few months, various states across America have either implemented or introduced hateful bills targeting the LGBTQ+ community.
From Kentucky and Iowa to Texas and Utah, conservative lawmakers have made it their mission to spew hate toward queer and trans individuals.
In a recent interview with Variety at the 2022 Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC Film Gala, Beatriz revealed that the various anti-LGBTQ+ legislation “keeps her up at night.” The In The Heights star, who is openly bisexual, attended the event to accept the Fusion Award – which honoured her contributions to LGBTQ+ representation in media.
Beatriz also discussed the importance of helping queer people who have been heavily impacted by the archaic bills. “How can we turn our backs on people in our community that have less resources than we do to discuss this stuff openly?” she explained. “The fact that people are so terrified of each other, so xenophobic and so full of internalised hatred, that they then create legislation to keep other people from fulfilling their destinies on this planet is wild.
