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In its second season on Apple TV+, Dickinson has really focused in on the queerness of it's titular poet, Emily Dickinson, in the form of her relationship with her close friend/eventual sister-in-law Sue Gilbert. Now the actress who plays Sue has said that she is "queer and happy to be out" on social media.
The tweets come after Hunt was quoted as saying she didn't think the term "queer" was "specifically about sexuality. "A fan tweeted at her challenging that idea, and Hunt replied, writing that she misspoke and "I am queer and I am happy to be open about it."
In the interview with Square Mile, Hunt, who is 22, spoke about finding herself after moving to New York and starring in a queer-focused show.
"Maybe that combination of being away from England and working on a show about a female poet who wasn't understood in her time, such an outwardly queer show that glorifies queerdom, made it less scary to enjoy those elements in myself and explore it in a way that I might not have done if I hadn't got the show," she said.
"I love the term queer," she continued. "I don't think it is specifically about sexuality, I see it as a mindset and feeling empowered in the bizarre and the strange sides of myself. I think queer is a beautiful word in that sense. It's an attitude. That's how I identify to my friends in New York."
There are some who choose to use queer this way -- this usage was more common in the 1990s and before. Recently, Tilda Swinton said she "always felt" that she was queer, referring to the word as a sensibility as opposed to a sexuality or gender. On Twitter, a fan of Hunt pushed back.
"I love you so much, and I loved your interview," they wrote. "However, being queer isn't an attitude. I can't just change being this way like I can my attitude, when having a bad day. I still love you tho!"
Hunt replied "Hi love, I actually completely agree with you and when the interviewer asked me directly if I was queer I got anxious and fumbled my answer (having not openly talked about my identity for long)."
\u201c@Dashtin6 hi love, I actually completely agree with you and when the interviewer asked me directly if I was queer I got anxious and fumbled my answer (having not openly talked about my identity for long)\u201d— -10 (@-10) 1614887171
When the fan apologized, and Hunt replied, adding to what she said. "you don't need to be sorry at all! I'm so sorry you had such a tough time growing up. I am queer and I am happy to be open about it. (I just get all kinds of nervous and fumbly in interviews sometimes)."
\u201c@Dashtin6 you don\u2019t need to be sorry at all! I\u2019m so sorry you had such a tough time growing up. I am queer and I am happy to be open about it \u2764\ufe0f (I just get all kinds of nervous and fumbly in interviews sometimes)\u201d— -10 (@-10) 1614887171
Apart from Dickinson, Hunt was the star of the zombie musical Anna and The Apocalypse. Dickinson, which also stars Hailee Steinfeld, airs on Apple TV.
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Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.
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