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The Bundesverband Schauspiel (BFFS) has stood behind several colleagues who have called for more diversity in the magazine of the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”.

With their manifesto they positioned themselves, for example, as gay, lesbian, bisexual or trans.

The professional association rated the publication as an important step.

"We support that and show solidarity with the 185 who have come out," said board member and actor Antoine Monot, Jr. "I think it's very important that we can live freely in 2021."

Without a coming-out, it has so far not been possible, for example, to walk the red carpet with your partner hand in hand at a premiere party.

“You have to hide your private life permanently.

And of course that is terrible. "

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The job of the professional association is to work the field in such a way that you can come out without fear and you don't have to fear any reprisals or the like because you are not heterosexual.

An important signal for the next generation

“The great fear, for example with men, is that roles will break away.

That you can't play a lover anymore because the audience doesn't accept it, ”said Monot.

The industry must move away from this idea.

The audience also accepts the fiction in other constellations.

“This fear is definitely fueled in the industry.

Not by all, but there are some, ”said Monot.

But you also accept, for example, when actors play a childless single in a film but are fathers in real life.

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Representatives of the acting industry had come together in the “SZ” magazine.

They identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, non-binary or trans *.

The signatories include Maren Kroymann, Ulrike Folkerts, Karin Hanczewski, Ulrich Matthes, Jaecki Schwarz and Godehard Giese.

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Monot also sees the publication as an important signal for the next generation.

“This step shows many others what is possible,” said the 45-year-old.

Monot is an actor himself (“absolute giants”) and takes care of equality issues at the BFFS association.

Stories in films and on television have to become even more diverse

In his opinion, the stories in films and on television also need to become more diverse.

Women, for example, often have a big problem too.

From 40 or 50 years of age, they should look like 20 or 30. In his opinion, that's "a cheek".

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In addition, different ethnic communities apart from clichés take place too little.

Jerry Kwarteng, a black colleague, said that there were no black superheroes in his youth.

“That triggered a lot for me.

Because I thought: It's amazing, I was allowed to grow up with so many characters, ”said Monot.

The Federal Drama Association has more than 3,600 members.

The association consciously uses the gender asterisk - and Monot also speaks the words with a corresponding pause.

They realized that they would otherwise ignore other genders.