Desiree Akhavan talks about filmmaking and bisexuality

Desiree Akhavan describes auditions for Inappropriate behavior:

A lot of people came in and did something on par with blackface—I call it "gayface": when straight actresses walk in with, like, a backward baseball cap and baggy jeans and do their impression of a lesbian, as though a lesbian would not be a real human being. So, that happened a couple of times, and I remember thinking, This is both hilarious and really telling of how most people approach films with gay protagonists.

— We Talked to Filmmaker Desiree Akhavan About Putting More Bisexual Women on Our Screens | VICE | United States