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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Inga Parkel

Sean Penn says straight actors being barred from queer roles is ‘a timid and artless policy’

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Sean Penn has addressed the ongoing debate surrounding straight actors playing queer roles, calling arguments against the idea “a timid and artless policy.”

The 63-year-old actor secured his second Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, in the 2009 biopic, Milk.

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