Very interesting (even if her great piety does not seem to have deterred her from accepting a role that was a sympathetic portrayal of a Lesbian). My point, however, was that Hollywood will take care of those whose careers (and "images") might be damaged by sympathetic portrayals of gay characters. Now that you mention it, maybe MS Swank accepted the "Boy's Don't Cry" role to avoid Hollywood Left persecution for being Republican and "religious".
I believe she accepted the role because she was fired from Beverly Hills 90210 and was in need of cash. Understandably not a good reason but that is the reason that she gave. The oscar just was a result of the movie. She may have had the persecution part in her mind, but I think she was just hungry...LOL.