Justin David Sullivan, a trans non-binary actor who plays May in the new Broadway musical '& Juliet,' has withdrawn from consideration for this year's Tony Awards because its acting awards are offered in gendered categories.
Tony Awards because its acting awards are offered in gendered categories. “Because I was told I had no other option but to choose between one of the two gendered categories in which I would be eligible, I felt that I had no choice but to abstain from being considered for a nomination this season,” Sullivan wrote on social media. In response, the Tony Awards advised that it is currently considering how it can adjust the acting categories to make them more inclusive in the future.
“Both schools have shirked their responsibility to educate and foster the free exchange of ideas,” the Guild wrote. “They are also allowing the most vulnerable kids in their care to be marginalized…They are normalizing censorship, modeling it for their students as acceptable, and demonstrating to the oppressive factions in their communities that these pressure tactics work.”
In a sign that show censorship is not abating, on Monday, Playbill.com reported that the Lansing Board of Education in Kansas had removed “The Laramie Project” from an English class curriculum following protests by a parent that the 2000 docudrama espoused critical race theory. In response, the Tectonic Theater Project, which created the play, has made the text available for free to the affected students.
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