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French actress calls out cinema's gay glass ceiling

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Muriel Robin, one of France's most popular actors, says she is the only openly gay French actor. She says she has been told by casting directors that she is not "desirable" for film roles. A report by the 50/50 Collective found that for major characters in around 100 French movies, gay or bisexual people made up just five percent.

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French actress calls out cinema's gay glass ceiling

A prominent French actress has rekindled debate over discrimination against LGBTQ performers in the country's venerated film industry, where most roles go to straight men and women.

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French actress calls out cinema's gay glass ceiling

A prominent French actress has rekindled debate over discrimination against LGBTQ performers in the country's venerated film industry, where most roles go to straight men and women.

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The Local - Fr broke the news in France on Tuesday, September 19, 2023.
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