2016
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For Katy O’Brian, conformity was never an option. Her adherence to following her passion, bliss, and peace is exactly what has allowed her to excel at everything she does, whether it be...
Katy O’Brian might be known for her muscles, but it was mussels (as in, the bivalves) that made her realize she was queer. The Love Lies Bleeding star recently spoke with the LGBTQ+ publication PRIDE about how she came to understand herself as a queer woman.
Love Lies Bleeding. The actor and real-life bodybuilder on bulking up for the new A24 film, getting vulnerable with Kristen Stewart, and why queer romance is still “lacking” onscreen. By ...
O’Brian ultimately found a queer circle of friends through her first drag pageant. “It was the first time that I saw queer people on stage, having fun being as gay as possible. Slashing gender norms.
On the ethics of straight actors playing queer characters more generally, O’Brian believes that “whenever possible, casting authentically is ideal” as LGBTQ+ actors are able to draw on ...
Personal life. Shortly after moving to Los Angeles in 2016, O'Brian met her partner, Kylie Chi, on a student film project set. The couple live together in Los Angeles and married in July 2020. [17] She lives with Crohn's disease and underwent bowel surgery after shooting Love Lies Bleeding. [18]
While O’Brian was originally drawn to horror as a means of exploring queerness in genre — her first television role was on The Walking Dead — she’s also keenly aware of sci-fi’s potential to imagine gay futures.
