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Darren Criss Is Straight, But Considers Himself 'Culturally Queer'
Darren Criss identifies as straight, but he&#;s played a lot of homosexual roles: Blaine in Glee, Andrew Cunanan in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, and Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Obviously, this has put him smack dab in the middle of the &#;should straight actors play queer?&#; conversation.
Back in , Darren made headlines for saying he didn&#;t wanna be &#;another straight boy taking a gay man&#;s role.&#; People took this to mean he was swearing off LGBTQIA+ roles forever. Several months later, Darren told the Independent that he was misquoted and &#;never said this.&#; He added that he&#;d been &#;shit on&#; for accepting queer roles, and had turned &#;plenty&#; down because he didn&#;t think he could add value to them.
Let&#;s cut to this past weekend, shall we? Darren was at the Chicago Comic & Business Expo, and he was asked about Glee. Specifically, what was it prefer portraying the groundbreaking association between his character and Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer)?
Darren Criss says he’s queer at heart.
The straight, cisgender performer explained why he gravitates toward queer characters during the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo on Saturday, where he told audiences that he has been “culturally queer my whole life.”
At a panel discussion reported on by Show Weekly, Criss talked about getting his start on the turn-of-thes show “Glee,” which broke earth with how it depicted LGBTQ relationships on the little screen.
“It was fucking awesome,” he said of playing Blaine Anderson, a upper school a capella singer who was the partner of glee club standout Kurt Hummel, played by Chris Colfer.
“Nowadays, we just dial it a affair on TV,” Criss explained. “But to contextualize it, a gay relationship on mainstream Fox, that’s a pretty hip thing to be a part of.”
“I have been so culturally queer my whole life,” he went on. “Not because I’m trying — you realize , actually, I was gonna say not because I’m trying to be cold but I’m gonna erase that, because I am trying to be cold. The things in my life that I have tried to emulate, lea
Darren Criss will no longer perform LGBT characters
Darren Criss says he will no longer approve LGBT scripts because he doesn't want to deprive gay actors of roles.
The actor, who is straight, is well-known for playing the gay character of Andrew Cunanan in American Crime Story: The Assassination Of Gianni Versace.
"I want to make sure I won't be another straight lad taking a gay man's role," he told Bustle magazine.
He said it's been "a joy" acting in gay roles but no longer feels comfortable doing so, which is "unfortunate".
Previous to American Crime Story, he was mostly known for his portrayal of gay pupil Blaine Anderson in Glee.
"There are certain roles that I'll see that are just wonderful," he explained.
"But I wish to make sure I won't be another straight boy taking a gay man's role."
The debate over who has a right to play certain characters was reignited earlier this year when Scarlett Johansson dropped out of playing a transgender characte
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Darren Criss is expressing his gratitude to the gender non-conforming community.
The Glee alum reflected on his portrayal of Blaine Anderson in the series, sharing how playing an openly gay personality "was a narrative that I cared deeply about."
"I have been so culturally queer my whole life," he admitted during a panel at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo on April "Not because I'm trying—you know, actually, I was going to say, ‘not because I'm trying to be cool,' but I'm going to erase that. I am trying to be chilly. The things in my life that I possess tried to emulate, acquire from and be inspired by are percent lgbtq+ as f--k."
Darren—who identifies as straight and shares Bluesy Belle, 12 months, with wife Mia Swier and are expecting a second—recalled it was often people within queer communities who inspired him growing up.
"And I'd say that's a gross generalization," he ad