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Hunter Schafer is opening up about being one of the most famous trans people in the world right now and how she feels guilt for “not being more of a spokesperson.”
The 25-year-old actress is best known for playing Jules on Euphoria and she recently starred as Tigris in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
Hunter is on the cover of GQ‘s new issue and explained why she has been turning down the trans roles she’s been offered.
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In the interview, Hunter said that she’s hoping we’ll get to a point where being trans is something that will not be mentioned when discussing her name.
“It has not just happened naturally by any means. If I let it happen, it would still be giving ‘Transsexual Actress’ before every article ever,” Hunter said. “As soon as I say [the word 'trans'], it gets blastoff. It took a while to learn that and it also took a while to learn that I don’t want to be [reduced to] that, and I find it ultimately demeaning to me and what I want to do. Especially after high school, I was sick of talking about it. I worked so hard to get to where I am, past these really hard points in my transition, and now I just want to be a girl and finally move on.”
Hunter added, “It’s a privilege, but it’s been very intentional. I’ve gotten offered tons of trans roles, and I just don’t want to do it. I don’t want to talk about it.”
She also discussed not being more of a spokesperson.
“I know for a fact that I’m one of the most famous trans people in media right now, and I do feel a sense of responsibility, and maybe a little bit of guilt, for not being more of a spokesperson,” she said. “But ultimately, I really do believe that not making it the centerpiece to what I’m doing will allow
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