[Oliver_W]

If people were only allowed to play their own sexuality, Broadway would have to close down!

When George Romero cast a black guy for the male lead in Night of the Living Dead, it was seen as controversial and a "big move". But he wasn't aiming for that - it was just that particular actor gave the best audition.

It's tricky. I can see that transmen actors would feel overlooked when the role went to ScarJo, but movies and particular mainstream Hollywood movies "need" to have big actors to bring in audiences.

Chances are that right now, several indie film makers are making films which have a character who's trans, and they'd love an actual trap to play the role, but the limited budget and pool of actors who probably live in their hometown probably mean they can't do that.