Euphoria’s Hunter Schafer on trans roles: ‘I just don’t want to do it’

Hunter Schafer in Euphoria (Image: Eddy Chen/HBO)

Hunter Schafer has offered her take on playing trans roles, saying recently: “I just don’t want to do it.”

The Euphoria star made a name for herself as Jules Vaughn in HBO’s series starring Zendaya and Jacob Elordi. Hunter, who is trans, has won acclaim for her role as the trans teen.

But speaking to GQ recently, Schafer, who said she and Jules are “deeply intertwined” indicated a desire to move away from playing trans roles. She told the publication she looks forward to a day where she isn’t defined by her transness. Schafer also discussed not saying “trans” in interviews.

“As soon as I say it, it gets blastoff. It took a while to learn that and it also took

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