"My favourite blog? Well, taking into account that I myself don't have one (and mind you, I'm dead) I'd have to say it's this one" - Oscar Wilde, maybe
So not to be a fandom old about it, but you know how there’s that big debate over whether or not LGBT roles have to be played by LGBT actors? Many more of them are played by LGBT actors who for whatever reason are not ready to be out yet (or ever.) And it’s truly none of your business.
Adding to this, there are a ton of reviews for the film version of Hedwig on Letterbox that gave it 1 star solely on the premise that it “wasn’t written by non-binary people”.
Cut to earlier this month and both John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask have come out as non-binary.
Just because a person isn’t out, doesn’t mean they are cis/straight.
Wynonna Earp cast two cishet women as a lesbian/bisexual couple. Since then, both of them have come out as not straight (I don’t believe either of them have ever labeled themselves but their words seem like they’re both pan to me) and Dom is gender fluid and nonbinary. Both of them have credited their roles and the welcoming LGBT+ fanbase show as helping them realize they weren’t straight. Those roles helped them see past heteronormativity and explore their own identities.
Stop demanding personal information from actors and creators. If the representation is problematic, let’s talk about it. But if they’re doing a good job at portraying LBGT+ issues and people and relationships, let them live their lives in peace.
