” Cisgender actors don’t take trans roles out of malice. I think it’s just failure to realize the context behind having cisgender people play transgender characters because we don’t see the same issue with sexuality. “
” I hope I can help convince people there that being transgender is not a big deal and that we are just average people trying to go to school, work, and live good lives. “
” Historically, we have seen cis men play trans women and vice versa. That casting breaks through the fourth wall, and it gives people the message that trans people are being played by cis men in real life, which is where we get this idea of men in dresses. “
” I think kids need to watch ‘Supergirl’ for Nia, because there are more and more trans people coming out younger and younger. “
” When we have trans actors play trans characters, people can look onscreen and say, ‘OK, this is what trans is.’ “
” Having trans people play trans roles show that we are valid in our identities, and we exist. “
” With trans folks, we have a lot of people accusing us of just playing dress up for whatever reasons, and that’s just not true. “
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