20 Celebrities Who Have Changed The Way We View Gender
Ezra Miller
“I’m queer. I have a lot of really wonderful friends who are of very different sexes and genders. I am very much in love with no one in particular. I’ve been trying to figure out relationships, you know? I don’t know if it’s responsible for kids of my age to be so aggressively pursuing monogamous binds, because I don’t think we’re ready for them.”
Ezra Matthew Miller, best known for his role in “We Need to Talk About Kevin” and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” this actor, singer, musician, and activist has been a constant source of optimism in the fight for eliminating gender stereotypes. He took on the role of Patrick, a gay high school teenager, in “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” and related more to the character than most could imagine. Miller himself is queer, and has experienced his fair share of bullying from it as a kid. In an interview with The Daily Beast, he recalls being at a concert and wearing a green velvet jacket. The word, “faggot,” was being yelled out at him. “I turned around just in time to see someone snapping their fist down on my left eyeball … I have a scar on my eyebrow from the incident.”
Although most believe he identifies himself as gay, that’s actually far from it. He continues, “The way I would choose to identify myself wouldn’t be gay. I’ve been attracted mostly to ‘shes’ but I’ve been with many people and I’m open to love wherever it can be found.” Miller believes the way we view gender and sexuality is just dividing us. “So much of the human experience is shared, so we only end up hating and fearing our own damn selves,” he explains. Miller has never backed down from speaking out on this topic.