The reason I mention the case of the non-straight-passing gay actor is because this role is for a rather flamboyant or "recognizably gay" character. Why not let a gay actor who doesn't "pass" have a chance at one of the characters they CAN succeed in? Maybe this is a pointless thought and argument... either way, when no one these days is supposedly allowed to write a story that isn't theirs or play a role they didn't live, why is one of the few lead gay characters being given to a straight actor? Again it's not that it's WRONG it's a question of why? Was there no gay actor, famous or not famous, who could do it? Because casting a straight actor is almost like saying that. And we obviously know that isn't true.
