Actress Karla Sofia Gascon talked about her possible return to the US and expressed concern over the trans community “losing their freedom” around the world. She also talked about her film ‘Emilia Perez’, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Gascon, the first trans woman to be nominated for a Best Actress in Oscar, had earlier faced backlash over resurfaced tweets containing anti-Islam and racist remarks, and later she apologised for her past actions and expressed her commitment to learning and growth.Gascon, who was on track to make history as the first openly transgender actress to win an Academy Award, saw her chances dashed after journalist Sarah Hagi uncovered her questionable tweets from 2016.The posts, which included derogatory comments about Islam, George Floyd, and the LGBTQ+ community, sparked widespread outrage and led to a backlash against Gascon. On talking about her possibility of returning to the US, she said in Spanish, which was later translated to, “I’m looking forward to it. The question is whether, when I get to the United States, everything will be okay.” She continued, alluding to President Trump’s executive orders that targeted transgender, nonbinary and intersex people, “I hope so, but if they don’t let me in or they don’t let me work because they consider that I am not a sufficiently qualified person or they want to discriminate against me because of my sexuality, then it will be very difficult,” as per The Hollywood Reporter.
