Characters Quote by Katherine Moennig

The first time I heard the word 'transgender' had been in a sitcom episode that mocked the potential for cisgender people to find people…

— Sarah McBride

There's an expectation of producers and writers and directors perhaps, that trans people only want to play trans.

— Rebecca Root

Historically, we have seen cis men play trans women and vice versa. That casting breaks through the fourth wall, and it gives people the…

— Nicole Maines

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…

— Nicole Maines

When we have trans actors play trans characters, people can look onscreen and say, 'OK, this is what trans is.'

— Nicole Maines

There are no trans roles, and if there are, they go to Jared Leto or Eddie Redmayne or Elle Fanning... Will there ever come…

— Hari Nef

If you're writing a bi character, did you look at a lot of bi actors for the role? Did you really go and find…

— Stephanie Beatriz

It's about time we had trans actors in trans roles.

— Rebecca Root

I think sometimes we spend so much time explaining our identity when you see trans or nonbinary characters on TV, it's nice to just…

— E. R. Fightmaster

I would say, if we're going to see more trans people on screen, then really they don't have to be playing trans parts. They…

— Rebecca Root

I'm not saying transgender characters should be only interpreted by transgender actors - because that would be as rigid as saying transgender actors cannot…

— Sebastian Lelio

I feel like, for so many years in the industry, LGBT-identifying actors were told to play small or water themselves down or 'butch it…

— Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman