"I always approach that, 'These are normal people that are struggling and they shouldn't have to struggle. ![]() That ignorance is often something that's been passed on from generations prior," he said. Through it all, he's continued to make his allyship clear. "There's nothing wrong with being gay. "I didn't expect it from my own family members, though." Jade Bender, Michael Cimino, Jeremy Ray Taylor and Avantika are among the actors joining the comedy, which stars Wilson as a woman who wakes up from a 20-year coma and returns to high school to. He also had to endure hate close to home. "I got some homophobic comments-I kind of expected that to happen," he said. ![]() The messages of hate-I came into it knowing that would happen, regardless of how good I was." "I've had death threats, which is horrible. The 21-year-old actor, who plays the titular character on Hulu's Love, Simon spin-off, Love, Victor-now in its second season-opened up to Attitudeabout the negative reaction he's gotten from some since taking on the important role. "I've definitely had some criticism from the LGBT community for being in the role," Cimino, who identifies as straight, told the magazine. While portraying a teen struggling with his sexual orientation, Michael Cimino also faced some problems off of the small screen. Michael Cimino was excited to break out of his Love, Victor fame by exploring a completely different character type in Netflix’s newest teen flick, Senior Prom.
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