Youngest gay actors

LGBTQ visibility has undoubtedly increased in recent years both in our society and in mediaand this is reflected in how many young stars express and identify their sexualities and gender identities. To celebrate the wide range of young queer talent in film and television today, Insider put together a list of LGBTQ entertainers who we believe will be the next generation of the industry.

Although Moore began their career as a model, they broke into Hollywood by playing background characters in TV shows and films. They've since rocketed to fame by playing a trans woman and aspiring model named Angel on FX's "Pose," a trailblazing show about New York City's s underground ballroom culture. In a conversation with costar MJ Rodriguez for L'Officiel Magazine, Moore spoke about why representation is mandatory, as well as identifying as non-binary.

Schafer made waves for playing dreamy, enigmatic new girl Jules who, like her, is trans on HBO's "Euphoria. In earlythe actress also told Dazed that "I'm closer to what you might call a lesbian. Over the past few years, Feldstein gay excelled at portraying scene-stealing teenage heroines — in Greta Gerwig's Oscar-nominated film "Lady Bird," Olivia Wilde's comedy "Booksmart," and 's "How to Build a Girl" in which she plays a teenage rock-writer prodigy.

In Octoberthe year-old actress told Teen Vogue that she's "just started to actor out" her sexuality "in the past year and a half. Feldstein, who has also dated men in the past, is currently dating producer Bonnie Chance Roberts. And it wasn't just women in general; it was her youngest.

Clemons had her breakout actor playing a teen lesbian in 's "Dope. The actress has been an out queer woman for years, and is currently dating Ebony De La Haye — who worked as Clemons' stunt double on the movie "Sweetheart. After receiving an Emmy nomination for playing the youngest, ill-fated character Barb on "Stranger Things," Purser went on to star in the Netflix comedy "Sierra Burgess Is a Loser," and appear on other teen shows, like "Riverdale" and "Rise.

Shannon Purser, 22, came out as bisexual on Twitter. It's something I am still processing and trying to understand and I don't like gay about it too much. I'm very very new to the LGBT community. Cravalho became a well-known actress after starring in Disney's "Moana," and the film was praised for featuring a strong female lead with agency.

You straight? Stenberg has been a recognizable face in Hollywood since they played Rue in "The Hunger Games" at only 12 years old. Since then, the actor has starred in other prominent young adult films, like "The Hate U Give" and "Everything, Everything.

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The actor first came out as non-binary with a Tumblr post in and also identifies as pansexual. It's OK to change your mind a million times and figure out what works for you. It's OK to take your time," Stenberg told Seventeen magazine in With trans folks we have a lot of people accusing us of just playing dress up for whatever reasons and that's just not true.

Having trans people play trans roles show that we are valid in our identities and we exist. Since then, he has appeared in the coming-of-age movie "Every Day," and voiced one of the leads in the anticipated video game "The Last of Us: Part II. I want to see trans people every day in the film industry.

Behind the camera, in front of it, in the writers' room — everywhere, because trans people are everywhere.