Haynes slams Hollywood for discrimination against LGBTQ actors

Los Angeles Aug 31 (IANS) A year after coming out as gay actor Colton Haynes has slammed Hollywood on Twitter for treating LGBTQ actors unfairly.

Through a series of tweets on Tuesday the 29-year-old actor who is engaged to celebrity florist Jeff Leatham argued that filmmakers are too often swayed by an actor s personal life rather than hiring them based on their skills reports dailymail.co.uk.

"Hollywood is so f***ed up. So much of the focus is on your personal life and has nothing to do with the talent you have to bring to the table " Haynes posted.

"So disappointed Hollywood can t understand that playing a character has nothing to do with how u live your personal life " he added.

Haynes who rose to fame playing Jackson Whittemore in "Teen Wolf" and Roy Harper in "Arrow" will next appear as Detective Samuels in "American Horror Story: Cult".

He also praised three openly gay Hollywood executives who created those shows -- Ryan Murphy Greg Berlanti and Jeff Davis.

"They believe gay actors are more than just their personal lives " he said.

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