White Lotus writer Mike White on decision to cut trans scene: ‘It felt right in March of last year’

Mike White and Carrie Coon (Image: Wikipedia Commons/HBO)

Mike White, the writer and creator of The White Lotus, has explained his decision to cut a scene in which it’s revealed Carrie Coon’s character’s child is nonbinary.

Coon recently revealed in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar that the character detail was removed by White in the editing process following the reelection of Donald Trump.

Asked if her character’s backstory was kept purposefully vague, Coon said: “There was a bit more context to her home life. You originally found out that her daughter was actually non-binary, maybe trans, and going by they/them. You see Laurie struggling to explain it to her friends, struggling to use they/them pronouns, struggling with the language, which was all interesting.”

READ MORE OF THIS POST AT Attitude