Hunter Schafer

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Hunter Schafer during an interview with MTV in July 2019

Hunter Schafer (born 1999 in Raleigh ) is an American model , actress and LGBT activist. She was best known for her lead role Jules Vaughn in the HBO youth series Euphoria , which she has played since 2019.

Life

Schafer grew up with two younger sisters and one younger brother in Raleigh , North Carolina . Her father is a pastor for the local Presbyterian Hudson Memorial Presbyterian Church .

During her time at High Needham B. Broughton High School , she campaigned against the controversial Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act by participating in demonstrations, self-made drawings and as a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the State of North Carolina . In addition to circumventing anti-discrimination laws and a nationwide uniform minimum wage , this also stipulated that transgender students in educational institutions must use the toilets of their native gender. Schafer and other victims were supported in their protests by Lambda Legal , Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union , among others . The law was passed in March 2016, just over a year later the Toilet Ordinance was annulled, but not the other provisions, and no new laws to protect the LGBT community in North Carolina can be passed by 2020.

Her activism made Schafer known nationally, which is why she was selected by Teen Vogue in 2017 as one of the 21 under 21 (people who are younger than 21 years and who have made a prominent appearance mainly through activism). She was also allowed to interview Hillary Clinton with four other young women on the list . In the same year, she moved from high school to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts , which she graduated as a member of the High School Visual Arts program .

According to Schafer, YouTube and entries on other social networks helped her to become aware of her true gender identity , as she was able to find out something about the experiences of other transgender people. Schafer said she took a gender reassignment program early in her high school years . Schafer identifies himself as "rather lesbian ".

Career

Shortly after graduating from university, Schafer began working as a model. She worked for the fashion houses Dior , Rick Owens , Tommy Hilfiger , Coach New York , Maison Margiela , Vera Wang , Marc Jacobs , Versace , Emilio Pucci , Ann Demeulemeester , Prada , Vera Wang and Erdem Moralioğlu . In addition to her permanent position at Elite Model Management from New York , she worked for the agencies Oui Management from Paris , Why Not Model Management from Milan and Premier Mode Mangament from London .

In 2019 Schafer applied for a role in the HBO production Euphoria , which is aimed at older adolescents and adults, at the suggestion of her agency, which had become aware of the casting through an Instagram post . Schafer was finally cast in the lead role of the bisexual Jules Vaughn , who falls in love with the main character Rue Bennett and, in addition to her transphobic and misogynous classmate Nate Jacobs, also struggles with self-harming behavior . Her role in Euphoria was also Schafer's acting debut. She also helped Sam Levinson , the screenwriter and inventor of the series, to link her personal experiences with those of her character.

In June 2020, on the 50th anniversary of the United States' first Pride Parade , Schafer was named one of the 50 people directing the United States toward equality, acceptance, and dignity for all by the online publication Queerty, aimed at LGBT readers .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annie Blythe: This transgender teen sued NC over HB2. Now she's in Teen Vogue with Hillary Clinton. In: The News & Observer. November 30, 2017, accessed February 21, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Hunter Schafer: hunter schafer on why she's fighting for much more than bathrooms. In: Vice . April 1, 2017, accessed February 21, 2020 .
  3. ^ Katherine Cusumano: Rising Model Hunter Schafer Is Fighting for the Future of Trans Individuals On and Off the Runway. In: W Magazine. March 21, 2018, accessed February 21, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Hillary Clinton Discusses Equality and Feminism with Teen Vogue's 2017 21 Under 21 Nominees. In: Vogue . November 28, 2017, accessed February 21, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Jess Clark: HB2's education impact: Life more complicated for students in transition. In: WRAL . March 29, 2017, accessed February 21, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Daniel D'Addario: Trans Superstar Hunter Schafer on Her Moment of 'Euphoria'. In: Variety . June 21, 2019, accessed February 20, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Kathryn Shattuck: Enthralled by 'Euphoria'? Hunter Schafer Knows Why (It's Because of Her). In: The New York Times . July 7, 2019, accessed on August 23, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Dazed: Meet the stars of our spring 2019 Infinite Identities issue. In: YouTube . February 14, 2019, accessed on February 21, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Dominic Cadogan: Meet Versus Versace's new gang of multi-talented muses. In: Dazed. September 1, 2017, accessed February 21, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Dena Silver: 46 New Models to Look Out For at New York Fashion Week. In: The Observer . February 7, 2018, accessed February 21, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Cordelia Tai: Report: The Spring 2019 Runways Were the Most Racially Diverse Ever, but Europe Still Has a Major Age and Body Diversity Problem. In: The Fashion Spot. October 11, 2018, accessed on February 21, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Alexa Tietjen: Marc Jacobs celebrates Pride with #GratefulNotHateful campaign. In: Los Angeles Times . June 21, 2018, accessed February 21, 2020 .
  13. ↑ HUNTER SCHAFER. In: Premier Model Management. Retrieved February 21, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Hunter Schafer. In: models. Retrieved February 21, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Ruth Kinane: Breaking Big: Euphoria star Hunter Schafer on playing Jules, working with Zendaya, and what's next. In: Entertainment Weekly . November 20, 2019, accessed February 21, 2020 .
  16. ^ Jeena Sharma: Hunter Schafer: Leading the Charge for Femme Representation. In: Paper. June 13, 2019, accessed on February 21, 2020 .
  17. ^ David Reddish: Meet the world-class performers who are diversifying LGBTQ representation. In: Queerty. June 1, 2020, accessed on August 17, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Schafer, Hunter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American model, actress, and LGBT activist
DATE OF BIRTH 1999
PLACE OF BIRTH Raleigh , North Carolina