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Identity should be written by individuals who have experienced the same type of themes as what they are writing, producing, and creating literature about. Having individuals write on what they have gone through make those experiences and themes more meaningful and heartfelt. I think the targeted audience would feel more comfortable with a creator having their work represent who they are rather than fabricating things that they try to portray they understand but they do not actually understand. Having individuals have content on things they have not really gone through leave room for mistakes and false information.

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I think, on the Hollywood perspective, actors should be playing rolls that have themes that they have experienced themselves. For instance, having a straight actor play a LGBTQIA+ character might cause for some issues. I know acting is what they are trained for but having someone play a roll that matches their own identity will have some authenticity to the character. This might cause for some audience members to feel more connected to the character and more in favor of the show/movie. I also think directors/screenwriters should write and direct content that they have experienced in their life. Having their identity displayed in their work can make for the film/show to be more authentic for the targeted audience.

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This is also a little bit off topic but I think identity should be represented in Hollywood and in literature. Having identity being shown through different platforms can have audience members be seen through those literature pieces and will feel like they are not alone with their experiences. At the moment, I do not think identity is well represented in Hollywood and through literature.

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Michael is an openly gay playwright and composer. He won a Pulitzer for his musical A Strange Loop, which was a meta musical about a Black gay man who is writing a musical about a Black gay man who is writing a musical, the show landed 11 Tony nominations.

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After leaving Grey's Anatomy, they came out as bisexual and non-binary. They played a couple characters that were queer, Callie Torres on Grey's Anatomy, Che Diaz on Sex and the City, and Kat Sandoval on Madam Secretary.

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Alice Oseman is asexual and aromantic. Alice is the creator of LGBTQIA+ romance comic Heartstopper, and the writer, creator, and executive producer for the Emmy Award-winning television adaptation of the novel for Netflix.

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Lil Nas X's hit song about gay themes was nominated for three Grammy Awards, having LGBTQIA+ narratives to the highest level of achievement in the music industry. The song is called Montero (Call Me By Your Name). Its title is a reference to the gay romance novel and 2017 film “Call Me By Your Name.” But the songs lyrics are less about love and more about lust, with some lines including “romantic talking? You don’t even have to try” and "I’m not fazed, only here to sin."

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Lil Nas X - MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) (Official Video)

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A Strange Loop Musical by Michael R. Jackson

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After playing Anita in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” remake, Ariana made history as the first openly queer woman of color and second Latina to win an acting Oscar. Even though she has not played any queer roles yet, I think its important to note that she is representing a demographic of queer women of color in Hollywood.

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Hayley writes lyrics about coming out, having crushes on straight girls and finding true self-liberation, and her fans have taken to calling her the “lesbian Jesus.” A quote she said when Girls Like Girls first came out stated, “I was terrified of sharing who I truly was and who I loved, and the power and confidence I was able to gain through singing she/her pronouns — I felt free to be myself.” Girls Like Girls also was made into a novel written by Hayley Kiyoko.

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Hayley Kiyoko - Girls Like Girls [Official Music Video]

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Fiebre Tropical by Juliana Delgado Lopera

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The author, Juliana Delgado Lopera, captures the characteristics of Miami through their young queer protagonist Francisca, who recently immigrated from Bogotá with her family. This novel was written in both English and Spanish, and also creates literature that includes themes like gender, sexual, racial, and national identities.

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In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

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In it Carmen Maria Machado writes about her history with an abusive girlfriend to tell the story of the relationship. In so doing, she emphasizes the use of common language for narratives of queer domestic abuse, building an unforgettable work of memoir and criticism.

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Angela Chen ties together research and her own personal experiences as an asexual person to explore the wide spectrum of asexuality. In their writing, Chen examines cultural expectations around sex itself, how it has been seen as the main requirement in relationships.