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Q&A How do I know if my cast is diverse enough or too diverse?

Welcome to the SE. What is the story? The gayest drag queen in the world would probably watch a story about the Vietnam War as long as it was done well. I'm certain there's at least one or two ...

posted 4y ago by DPT‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T13:04:21Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar DPT‭ · 2019-12-08T13:04:21Z (over 4 years ago)
Welcome to the SE.

**What is the _story?_**

The gayest drag queen in the world would probably watch a story about the Vietnam War as long as it was done well. I'm certain there's at least one or two LGBTQ folks out there who enjoyed _Good Morning Vietnam._ Everyone was straight in that movie.

**You make your cast what it needs to be to support the story.** Find your story, and make the cast support it.

You seem overly worried about gender and sexual-orientation diversity. That's good to pay attention to, but don't lose track of the story. A huge degree of diversity might be necessary for your story--it depends on what you are writing.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-10-01T01:32:05Z (over 4 years ago)
Original score: 10