LGBTQIA+ on Yik Yak | Whats your take on genderfluid actors playing trans characters? Genderfluid friend of mine is doing a short film where they play a trans woman. On the one hand they arent a trans woman. On the other they dont really identify as cis. So idk how i feel

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LGBTQIA+ 6w

Whats your take on genderfluid actors playing trans characters? Genderfluid friend of mine is doing a short film where they play a trans woman. On the one hand they arent a trans woman. On the other they dont really identify as cis. So idk how i feel

Anonymous 6w

I think unless there’s a qualified trans woman who’s being passed up, it’s fine if your friend is transitioning from male to a more feminine presentation. Like I wouldn’t want a trans man or transmasc gender fluid person to play a trans woman because there’s no shared experience in direction of transitioning if that makes sense

Anonymous 6w

Im a trans woman btw. My friend has the best intentions and its not a demeaning role in anyway shape or form

Anonymous 6w

Honestly I would take the wins we can get. In a picture perfect world a trans woman would play that role, but I’d rather have a trans individual play it than a cis woman

Anonymous 6w

i think a lot of the conversation around who plays what characters gets misinterpreted as being about an actors ability to play a role rather than being about queer actors having opportunities. w/ appropriate research and respect, even a straight guy can play the fuck out of a gay role. thats how acting works lol. the point of queer actors playing queer characters is to ensure that queer ppl can participate in media (rather than just being the subject of it) and are hired instead of blacklisted

Anonymous

#1 6w

Its a small production so as far as i know no one is getting passed up for it. Theyre amab but they frequently possess feminine when feeling more like a woman. Though they dont intend on transitioning medically or socially

Anonymous

OP 6w

I wouldn’t be super upset unless there was someone with the exact identity of the character who was passed up

Anonymous

#1 6w

Yeah im not really upset about it. Theyre a good actor and will do the character justice and be respectful. Its just im unsure the exact line cause they arent cis but arent like binary trans either like i am

Anonymous

OP 6w

being genderfluid and not pursuing medical transition doesn’t make them a lesser form of trans person than you are

Anonymous

#2 6w

Yeah definitely not but it is different for sure

Anonymous

#3 6w

Fair itll definitely be better than a cis person doing the role

Anonymous

#5 6w

anyway, all of this to say that i agree w/ #1; as long as the friend is respectful and there isnt an equally well-suited trans woman being overlooked, i dont think there is an issue at all

Anonymous

#5 6w

Yeah my friends a good actor who respects trans ppl and wouldnt have taken it if it wasnt a demeaning or insulting depiction. So for me its fine but i just didnt want my friend to get any hate for it if its not something thats ok

Anonymous

OP 6w

yeah i hear you, that makes sense! if anybody tries to give them shit, i find it helpful to remind ppl of the above, plus 1. we cannot enforce "only ppl of this identity should play this role" bc requiring actors to come out in order to play certain roles is a crazy invasion of privacy, as seen w/ incidents like the guy from heartstopper. also illegal to ask during hiring 😅 2. sometimes ppl are testing the waters, like how lucy dacus talks about the boy w the pearl earring

Anonymous

#5 6w

Yeah thats definitely fair. Ive always just viewed it as acting being pretending to be someone you arent. So as long as its respectful to the identity being portrayed then its fine. But yeah some ppl dont go by that rule but my friends tough so if ppl do give them shit itll be fine