In honor of her new show YTheLastMan, OliviaThirlby speaks to iOTilletWright about the unifying power of TV in trying times, the long arc of trans representation in art, and how to bring LGBTQ+ issues to the wider world—that is, before it ends.
Imagine a world in which a mysterious virus wipes out half of mankind. Too easy? What if the only thing that its victims had in common was a Y chromosome? According to Olivia Thirlby, the star of FX’s new series, the aftermath of such an event would be “a much more frankly integrated experience of sexuality.
THIRLBY: It’s been amazing being part of this ensemble because everyone’s just so rad. Everyone is so talented. It’s very humbling to be in that company, and also very nerve-wracking. But every person in the cast is a lovely person. They’re all sweet and kind and caring, and have no ego, and are deeply invested in art. Also, I feel like I have to talk about the other amazing people who made this show happen. Our costume designer, our directors, our DPs. We had almost all-female department heads.
TILLETT WRIGHT: What are the implications of TV, do you think, in a world that’s so dramatically damaged and complicated? THIRLBY: Publicly, yeah. It’s mind-blowing to think back on the fact that that was actually a consideration that I had to make. I remember when you asked me to be photographed for, my first answer was, “Absolutely, thank you,” and my second answer was, “Wait, hang on a second.” It’s crazy to think that there were such big implications, because, boy, has the world changed in that regard. And it hasn’t been that long.in 2011, it was still big news for actors to come out as bisexual or as queer.
THIRLBY: As a cast, we were given a lot of resources to help us understand the importance of some of these issues, and to help us know how to think about and navigate them. We had a couple of training sessions with GLAAD, which were so meaningful to me. I got a really solid understanding of the differences between biology, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and a deeper understanding of how to be an advocate in the world.
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