“The Last of Us” actress Bella Ramsey, who identifies as “non-binary” and prefers they/them pronouns, said she’s not in favor of doing away with gendered categories for awards shows.
The 21-year-old British star made the comments during a recent episode of “The Louis Theroux Podcast.”
“I don’t have the answer and I wish that there was something that was an easy way around it, but I think that it is really important that we have a female category and a male category,” Ramsey said, per Variety. She also noted that it’s vital that “recognition for women in the industry is preserved.”
The actress came up with the idea that there could be a category for “best performance in a female character,” but then noted it would exclude some people from being selected. “But then, where do non-binary or gender non-conforming people fit into that? I don’t know,”…
