Jonathan Van Ness on the limits of queer TV representation: ‘If visibility were the answer, we wouldn’t have Trump’
Jonathan Van Ness (Images: @jvn/Instagram)
Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness has spoken out about the current political climate for queer people in the US.
In an appearance on the How To Fail podcast, Van Ness spoke to host Elizabeth Day about their belief people should not be comforted merely by the presence of queer people on television or in the media.
“So often I have heard people almost use Queer Eye or use other queer representation as a barometer for the health of queer people or our community at large,” he began. “We really clearly can see that that isn’t the case.”
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