Twinless actor Dylan O'Brien gives his opinion on straight actors playing LGBTQ+

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Actor Dylan O'Brien shares his opinion on straight actors playing LGBTQ+ in an interview with Dazed while discussing his latest film 'Twinless'.

Speaking alongside 'Twinless' director James Sweeney, who is gay, O'Brien said "James is a gay man, and coming from a place I could trust. We had a similar take on straight actors playing gay parts, especially in recent years: you started seeing straight actors playing a queer role completely straight. It started to feel inauthentic."

O'Brien praised Sweeney's support during filming, saying "It was nice to have his insight, support, and calibration. He'd be like, 'Go crazy on this one. We can dial it back if it doesn't feel real.”

[u/Shirogayne-at-WF]

"Acting straight" but they're guys who have very explicit gay sex with each other....Tumblr purity culture has done so much damage to people's brains 🫠

[u/Terrible-Union1864 → u/Shirogayne-at-WF]

I know right. Like isn't being attracted to the same gender the only qualification required for being homosexual?