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    21 Out Actors of Color Hollywood Should Cast as Leading Men

    Adam Sandel
    04/12/16
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    21 Out Actors of Color Hollywood Should Cast as Leading Men

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    When it comes to mainstream movies, Hollywood has a terrible track record of casting LGBT people of color in leading parts. Scripts centering on black, Latino, or Asian stories are few and far between, and when these movies do get made, the main roles are usually cast with movie stars who identify as straight.

    As #OscarsSoWhite demonstrated, Hollywood must do better. Since change happens one part at a time, here are some suggestions of gay, bisexual, and otherwise out male actors of color who can headline the next big blockbuster. Listening, casting directors?

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