Arts & Entertainment
Jared Leto says gay leading men ‘lack the same opportunities’
actor thinks ‘this is still a very conservative business’
(Screenshot via YouTube)
Jared Leto gave his thoughts on the progress gay actors have made in Hollywood in an interview with GQ Magazine.
The “Suicide Squad” star, who won an Oscar for his role as a trans character in “Dallas Buyers Club,” was asked by GQ Magazine if he thought America was ready for a gay leading man.
“I definitely don’t think a gay leading man would have the same opportunities as a straight leading man,” Leto, 44, says. “I don’t think that. Not for a single second. I don’t know if that’s offensive or not, but that’s my thought right now.”
Leto noted that he doesn’t think discrimination against gay actors is fair, but it is how the industry works.
“It shouldn’t be that way. I don’t think you’ll have as many opportunities. And I think you could say the same for minorities,” Leto continued. “Anyway, no, I think that this is still a very conservative business.”
The 2024 New York City Pride Parade wound through the streets of Manhattan and past the historic Stonewall Inn on Sunday, June 30.
(Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt)
The fourth annual Fredericksburg Pride march and festival was held at Riverfront Park in Fredericksburg, Va. on Saturday, June 29. The event began with a march around downtown Fredericksburg beginning and ending in the park.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
Covering Fredericksburg Pride for @WashBlade . City Council member @WillMackintosh speaking: pic.twitter.com/tDdVD2IVsM
— Michael Patrick Key (@MichaelKeyWB) June 29, 2024
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PHOTOS: Goodwin Living Pride
Senior living and healthcare organization holds fourth annual march at Falls Church campus
The senior living and healthcare organization Goodwin Living held its fourth annual community Pride march around its Bailey’s Crossroads campus in Falls Church, Va. with residents, friends and supporters on Tuesday, June 25. Following the march, a drag brunch was held with performances by drag artists of SADBrunch: Crimsyn, Sapphire Dupree and Evon Dior Michelle.
(Photos courtesy of Goodwin Living)
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