White Lotus Star Lukas Gage’s Viral Response To Twitter User Who Criticised Him Over Taking Gay Roles
Image: Lukas Gage. Image: Instagram
Actor Lukas Gage has responded to criticisms that he is a straight actor playing LGBTQIA+ characters.
Gage, 27, has played many queer roles in shows such as White Lotus, Euphoria, Love, Victor, and, most recently, Queer as Folk.
Last week someone on Twitter called attention to this and wrote, “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.”
In a tweet that has since gone viral, Gage responded, “U don’t know my alphabet.”
u dont know my alphabet
— lukas gage (@lukasgage) June 9, 2022
The initial Twitter user pushed back writing, “Then please, enlighten the whole world,”
“No,” Gage responded succinctly. With a heart emoji added for punctuation.
no❤️
— lukas gage (@lukasgage) June 9, 2022
Other Twitter users jumped in to defend Gage against the trolling.
One wrote, “It’s seriously none of your business. You do you honey and live your own best life. Leave him to live his. Another tweeted, “Imagine thinking anyone owes you a coming out moment.”
“Trying to force people out of the closet during pride month is not the move that you think it is,” another wrote.
psa if youre a shit talking director make sure to mute ur shit on zoom mtgings pic.twitter.com/PTgMZcRhEw
— lukas gage (@lukasgage) November 20, 2020
This isn’t the first time Gage’s reaction has gone viral. In 2020, he gained attention when a live mic caught a casting director making fun of his apartment during a Zoom meeting.
You May Also Like
Support the Star Observer… while you still can
LGBTQIA+ media is under threat. Queer content is censored by tech conglomerates who amplify bigotry and push out AI slop — so we receive less financial support than ever.
When our community is muzzled and intolerance intensifies, we need queer media more than ever. Your donation means we can continue paying queer journalists to write queer news.
Don’t rely on the straight lies of big tech – support Star Observer instead and donate now.
