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Ben Whishaw Explains LGBTQ Actors “Have To Conform” To Be Successful: “Still A Lot Of Homophobia”


Having worked as an openly LGBTQ actor for more than a decade, Ben Whishaw is no stranger to the heteronormative pressure that comes with Hollywood.

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