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LGBTQ+ Actors Article

https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/mb4wqb/if-you-dont-get-the-outrage-at-jack-whitehall-being-cast-in-a-queer-role-let-me-explain

This article focuses on the recent "outrage" about Jack Whitehall being cast as a gay character in a Disney film, where he will play the main role. This has left many confused as he is not a gay man himself and these sorts of roles should be given to those who are actually are a part of the LGBTQ+ community. The article then opens up to the discussion of this topic generally and gives the opinions of many LGBTQ+ members who are in the entertainment industry. The audience of this article is anyone who is interested in film or the LGBTQ+ community's opinion on this issue as the article features the opinion of a transgender woman who works in theatre. This article makes the LGBTQ+ community's voice heard, whilst informing those who may be ignorant on why an event like this may be problematic. I find this article to be interesting as I like to find out about views that I might not have been aware of so I can become more informed.

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