Opportunity Quote by Trace Lysette

“Anytime you give a trans person an opportunity, especially an opportunity to be ourselves, you are promoting a shift in the way society sees us.”

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I feel like if Hollywood can stretch for inclusion and intersectionality, and being intentional with its intersectionality, that that can ripple out past Hollywood…

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I'm not getting into rooms for cis roles. I started my career auditioning for those roles, and then I went to play trans roles.…

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It's not fun for an actor to be pigeonholed in any way.

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I used to watch 'Star Trek' on weeknights as a kid while I did my homework for school.

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Trans women are women, we're just a different type of women.

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I had a lot of fights in high school.

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As much of a privilege as it is to pass, it's painful. You have to compartmentalize your life. That's awkward. Dating can be horrible.

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When we get to a point when trans folks are included in the creative process, the narrative will be much more authentic. Trans actors…

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That is the next step for out trans actors - to just be treated as actors and not 'trans actors.'

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I recall the magic being on set for season one of 'Transparent.' The trans inclusivity of our set was unparalleled at the time.

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Trans talent is not even making it into the audition room, and we're not even being afforded the opportunity to tell our own stories.…

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Trans folk are so often pushed to the margins and not afforded the resources and opportunities that some nontrans people are.

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