Law and Order: SVU with Special Guest Kathy Griffin as lesbian

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Originally Posted by Dylan

Ahhh, ok...so, they're not blackballed...but you can't think of one...but you not being able to think of one has nothing to do with the fact that queer actors aren't even good enough to play queer characters. Because of COURSE straights can play queers better.


Am I Understanding You Correctly?,
Dylan

Never said that.
But it seems to me that most actors like to expand their horizons a bit. Why would queer actors ALWAYS want queer roles?
As for who can play what better ... I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a better actor than Penn or Hanks regardless of whether they're in a straight or queer role. Has nothing to do with being queer.

ETA: I think no actor wants to get stereotyped into one type of role. I like Leisha Hailey. She was one of the few queers on the L Word, which I liked. However, I could see why she wouldn't always want queer roles and be limited to just that. I think that goes across the board for any actor. I mean, hell, even The Rock didn't want to be cast into the same action roles every time (see: Tooth Fairy)