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Any gay people in this?


I understand you shouldnt give jobs based to people based on their sexual orientation, but the irony of a film about gay people's struggles portrayed SEEMINGLY (correct me if im wrong. Its hard to find that info on everyone) an only straight cast does not escape me.
I also find it hard to believe a competant gay actor, who might be really interested in the characters, couldnt pull off a more geniune performance, for the subject matter, than some of the actors casted.
Could be wrong: maybe no good gay actors auditioned, or maybe Guy and Mary will knock it out of the park.
What do you guys think?

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Ivory Aquino stars as real-life transgender activist Cecelia Chung. (Ivory herself is transgender.)

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Thank you! Would have never known that.

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I saw David Hyde Pearce (Niles on Frasier) in the preview.

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Didnt know david was gay, i just thought he was very proper hahaha. Thanks

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Guy Pearce did a great job as a drag queen in Priscilla Queen of the Desert.

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That's right! Very funny movie!

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T.R. Knight is also in this. He was outed when he was on Grey's Anatomy.

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