
Actor Kelly Marie Tran Comes Out As Queer: 'I've Never Truly Felt This Accepted Before'
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Tran is slated to star as one-half of a lesbian couple in "The Wedding Banquet," a new romantic comedy.
As she gears up for her return to the big screen, Kelly Marie Tran is taking time to clarify an aspect of her identity for the first time publicly.
Tran, best known for her portrayal of Rose Tico in the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy, told Vanity Fair in an interview published Friday that she is queer.
“I haven’t said this publicly yet, but I’m a queer person,” she told the outlet.
Tran’s revelation was particularly fitting given her role in the forthcoming remake of Ang Lee’s 1993 romantic comedy, “The Wedding Banquet.” She portrays Angela, a Seattle woman who is eager to start a family with her girlfriend, Lee (Lily Gladstone).
Together, the two women hatch a plan with a gay couple, Chris (Bowen Yang) and Min (Han Gi-chan). Angela will marry Min so that she can save money for in vitro fertilization treatments and he, in turn, can secure a green card to remain in the U.S. Naturally, hijinks ensue.













