So, my relatives are making me participate in a play where I have to be the main character, who happens to be bisexual. I have nothing against LGBTQ+ people, but I personally don’t feel comfortable playing this role, especially since I’m being forced into it.
I’ve tried telling them I don’t want to do it, but they keep insisting, saying it’s “just acting” and that I should “get over it.” It’s really frustrating because I feel like I have no choice, and I know they won’t take me seriously if I refuse.
Has anyone been in a similar situation? How do I handle this without causing unnecessary drama?
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I’m hoping this is a prank note.
As for the OP, get help. Leave. Now. Go.
Honestly the “forced to participate in a play” thing is really strange outside of the bisexuality stuff. You can decide you don’t want to act in a play. Tell them you’re not doing it, not just that you don’t want to. Tell them their play will be ruined if they plan on you being the main character and that will be their own fault because you have been perfectly clear you’re not going to do it.
100% is just acting and should get over it. So many of the men who act as womanizers and players in TV shows are actually the most gay in the real world. It doesn’t really matter.
Also, you may not have anything specific against LGBT+, but if it’s really a problem for you, it sounds like you have at least some internalized homophobia. I get it. It’s hard not to. As a bi man, I have had some trouble playing extremely gay roles because I don’t want to be type cast, and I don’t want be assumed to be gay. In the end though, it really doesn’t matter. I had a blast playing the role, and why should I care how random audience members see me? People I know and love already know that I’m bi.
As another said, it sounds more strange that they are “forcing you to do a play” than the content of it