Lukas Gage’s sexual identity is questioned by Twitter amid his casting as an LGBTQ character and Gage defends.

Lukas Gage of Euphoria has recently experienced a bit of heat from a Twitter user who was complaining that Gage, who they say is non-LGBTQIA+, taking up roles of LGBTQIA+ characters. Gage then replied, essentially saying that this random person doesn’t know anything about his sexual identity. The discourse then ensued.

“If Hollywood can stop hiring non LGBTQIA+ actors like

@lukasgage

to play LGBTQIA+ characters, that would be great. He has played 4 so far. 1 was enough.”

“u don’t know my alphabet”

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“Then please, enlighten the whole world”

“no”

“Lukas Gage hits back at LGBTQ+ casting criticism: “u don’t know my alphabet””

“so basically here’s a queerbaiter like harry”

“Yall put so much energy into hating people who support us instead of actual homophobia like, only twitter”

“what happened to not outing people and letting them come out in their own time? This isn’t queerbaiting”

https://twitter.com/sejangelic/status/1535326235198365696

“NO FAMOUS PERSON OWES YOU THEIR COMING OUT STORY”

https://twitter.com/remangel98/status/1535296851808772096

“Naw bro. In an already shallow industry where straight white dudes rule, the BARE MINUMUM they can do is cast a gay actor to play a gay character.”

“Why ? Straight guys can play exquisite gay roles and vice versa . Besides, people are so consumed in knowing what the guy next door is, they forget to live their lives. You do you and let everyone be wherever mskes them happy without being poster boys”

“He might be gay, does he need to put that on his resume? Does he need to proove it???.”

“I’ll never understand why LGBTQ people try to force celebs to come out  they’re still people and it’s literally none of our business”

“Plss straights have been doing the whole force people out of the closet thing since Judas wore heels”

“what people need to understand is that 1) everybody has the right to come out in their own terms and 2) just because someone’s only dated people of the opposite sex it doesn’t mean they’re straight. let’s stop assuming people’s sexualities”

https://twitter.com/valadaval/status/1535307117946609666

“If he doesn’t want to be specific on his sexuality, that’s fine. No one should be forced to be out.

I just also understand how other LGBTQ+ feel. His vagueness on his possible queerness is still seen better in society than open LGBTQ+ people. And that’s disappointing.”

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