Sean Hayes ready for backlash over Lazy Susan character

peoplemagazine.co.za:

Sean Hayes is happy to speak to any woman who challenges him over his decision to play a female character in his new comedy Lazy Susan.

The Will & Grace star can’t wait to hear pushback from activists accusing him of taking the job away from an actress. “Please introduce me to a woman who is hurt by that and I would love to make her feel better and have that conversation,” Sean said to WENN. “I mean the argument of should gay people only play gay roles; I’m 50/50 on that.

I think everybody should at least have the opportunity to audition to prove themselves worthy of playing a character that they identify with in their own sexual orientation; how they define themselves. “But at the same time, actors want to play parts that aren’t themselves