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“Before transition, a lot of trans people pretend to be cis anyway, and in fact, after transition, a lot of trans people are in stealth and likewise sort of play cis for whatever reason. So there's really no reason why a trans person can't play cis.” quote by Rebecca Root — Download Open image

“Before transition, a lot of trans people pretend to be cis anyway, and in fact, after transition, a lot of trans people are in stealth and likewise sort of play cis for whatever reason. So there's really no reason why a trans person can't play cis.”

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