‘We all need a Will’
Will Ferrell and his longtime friend, who came out as trans in 2021, discuss how their road-trip movie aims to inspire allyship CHRIS AZZOPARDI | Q Syndicate The influence of softhearted straight male allies for the LGBTQ community is gaining momentum in the era of Tim Walz.
We can now count universally beloved comic actor Will Ferrell among those heterosexual men who, confident in their own identities, use their platforms to support and uplift marginalized groups.
Ferrell leads by example in Will & Harper, a documentary that emerged after his friend of 30 years, Harper Steele, came out as transgender in 2021 after decades spent in the closet.
Ferrell and Steele met while working on Saturday Night Live — Steele as head writer for four years and Ferrell as a main cast member from 1995 until 2002.
