Not sure if that's what you're suggesting, but good actors take on many roles.

The issue is str8 people playing gay roles with the characters sexuality is pivotal to the plot or character. It is not being suggested gay people only play gay people or that non-gay people can't play gay characters but define the limit and place openly gay actors in said roles.

And I am going to also add, that is but one issue, and not even the most egregious one, but almost always seems to stick in the craw of certain members of the left.

Gotta admit that when I see notably straight actors playing gay, or vice versa, that it kind of interferes with the believability.

remember sex scenes of any kind in the series. Does every character have to publicly express affection for a romantic partner in every book or movie? Can't a gay or str8 character be portrayed as fairly asexual, just like real people in the real world who are not in a relationship and not looking for one?