While representing a teenager dealing with his sexual preference, Michael Cimino likewise dealt with some issues off of the little screen.
The 21-year-old star, who plays the titular character on Hulu‘s Love, Simon spin-off, Love, Victor—now in its 2nd season—opened to Attitude about the unfavorable response he’s obtained from some because handling the crucial function. “I’ve definitely had some criticism from the LGBT community for being in the role,” Cimino, who recognizes as directly, informed the publication. “I’ve had death threats, which is horrible. But the show is important to me. The messages of hate—I came into it knowing that would happen, regardless of how good I was.”
He likewise needed to sustain hate near house. “I got some homophobic comments—I kind of expected that to happen,” he stated. “I didn’t expect it from my own family members, though.”
Through everything, he’s continued to make his allyship clear. “There’s nothing wrong with being gay. That ignorance is often something that’s been passed on from generations prior,” he stated. “I constantly approach that [by saying], ‘These are typical individuals that are having a hard time and they should not need to battle.'”
