LGBTQ+ Celebrities Who Claim the Industry Still Forces Them Into “Straight-Passing” Personas

The entertainment industry has long been criticized for maintaining a rigid standard of “marketability” that often pressures LGBTQ+ performers to conform to heteronormative archetypes. Many actors, musicians, and public figures have come forward to describe the systemic expectations placed upon them to hide their true identities or present a “straight-passing” image to secure roles and...