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Billy Eichner says Hollywood is 'very hypocritical' when it comes to producing LGBTQ films

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Billy Eichner said that there is a dearth of support for the LGBTQ community in show business - despite how it professes to be.The 43-year-old actor-comedian, speaking on Sunday with Page Six at the MTV Movie and TV Awards, spoke about why he feels there are not many romantic comedies geared for the LGBTQ community.'Hollywood has often been very accepting on the surface but very homophobic underneath the surface and very hypocritical,' the New York City native said. 'And a lot of decisions have been made based on fear - fears that I think are often irrational - and yet, people were scared.' The latest:Billy Eichner, 43, said that there is a dearth of support for the LGBTQ community in show business, despite how it professes to be.

The actor-comic was snapped Sunday atthe 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards at Barker Hangarin Santa Monica, CaliforniaEichner said many of the fears are 'based around what they think the mainstream audience would or would not accept,' and 'that’s pretty infuriating when you think about it.'Eichner stars in and co-wrote the upcoming film Bros, which he said is geared on portraying a realistic depiction of dating life in the LGBTQ community. 'I’m happy that we’re here, and it’s a movie that’s really a long time coming,' the American Horror Story star said, adding that he has gotten 'insanely positive' feedback from the film's trailer.'I think why so many people are watching the trailer and why so many people are talking about is because there’s a real hunger for stories like this,' Eichner told the outlet.

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