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Originally Posted by armand.kay
I agree to some extent except that imo the only time I can see the need for a cis actor is if its a transition story because I honestly can't see any justification for not hiring a trans actor to play a trans person whos already gone through their transition. There's already not many opportunities in Hollywood for trans people so hiring a cisgender person to convey their stories is just a slap in the face to the trans community.
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I agree with you but then again I'd also like to see trans actors get roles that aren't trans characters as well. It's a complaint I've seen often from the community that trans actors are typically only considered to play trans roles so I think it's a matter of give and take. It would be preferable to hire a trans actor for a trans role but you don't want to go too far in one direction and enforce a view point that trans actors can ONLY play trans roles.