‘Bad Hair’ Director Justin Simien on Queer Acceptance: ‘We Still Have a Ways to Go’

Justin Simien, writer and director of television’s “Dear White People” and the recent horror feature “Bad Hair,” spoke about the difficulties experienced by queer students during the Virtual Point Honors Los Angeles Gala on Saturday.“I’m not that far out from my college years at Chapman University, but I have been around long enough to know that while every year there is progress toward greater acceptance and inclusion, we still have a ways to go,” he said during the virtual event.The Point Foundation, a scholarship fund for queer students attending university, honored Simien with the Horizon Award, and the director used much of his time to speak on the importance of Point’s mission and acknowledging that disparities in treatment exist even within the LGBTQ community.“The work I’m best known for, ‘Dear White People,’ came after four years in college and many more working in Hollywood,

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