I felt like I couldn’t choose.
I didn’t feel right being in either category because it didn’t resonate with me.
I decided the only thing that felt right to me would be to abstain from nomination consideration.
Nonbinary performer Justin David Sullivan opts out of Tony consideration over gendered categories.Bruce Glikas/Getty
So I will not be considered for a Tony nomination."
The still-sleepy Tonys honored Sullivan’s decision, acknowledging that they could be doing better.
“I never go into things expecting to be the person that changes everything.
J. Harrison Ghee, center-right, in ‘Some Like It Hot’.Matthew Murphy
I’m just showing up and meeting the moment.”
Calls for gender-neutral awards categories are not reserved strictly for the theater, but across all entertainment fields.
It’s about everyone being able to feel acknowledged and represented."
