Felicity Huffman wouldn't do 'Transamerica' role today
“I think we should reflect the audience and that’s got to include everybody," the actress says.
February 7, 2024
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casting trans performers
Terence Stamp’s iconic role in 'Priscilla' was a beacon of hope for LGBTQ+ visibility in 1994
Opinion: Over 30 years later, Stamp’s Bernadette remains a legendary film character, especially in these current anti-LGBTQ+ times, writes John Casey.
August 18, 2025
Dear Texas Exposes Heartbreak of Trans Parenthood
A brilliant new play premiering at this weekend’s Your True Gender conference in San Luis Obispo, Calif., dramatizes the pain of a trans parent who loses custody of her son.
October 8, 2015
'Pose' Hits Its Highest Ratings and Lands Early Third Season Renewal
In the TV equivalent of a death drop, Pose was renewed only one episode into its second season.
June 17, 2019
A Gender-Expansive Opera Makes History on Trans Day of Remembrance
The trans-themed opera As One will be performed by an exclusively trans and nonbinary cast.
November 19, 2021
Sondheim's 'A Little Night Music' Gets a Queer Twist
A new production casts the classic show with mostly female-presenting actors, including trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming performers.
February 4, 2022
Trans Activists March on Broadway For Better Representation
The protest followed producer Cameron Mackintosh's comments calling trans casting in classic musicals a "gimmick."
September 7, 2021
Matt Bomer's Transface: Hollywood Business as Usual
Hollywood will create transgender roles, but it rarely casts trans actors to play them. Here's why that's a problem.
August 31, 2016
The Biggest Takeaways from Transgender Hollywood on ScarJo Scandal
Here are the most salient points from transgender actors and creatives who spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about seeing themselves on-screen.
July 17, 2018
In Defense of 'Adam' and Trans Artistic Freedom
Trans filmmaker Lyle Kash defends Rhys Ernst's controversial production.
August 7, 2019
Rebecca Root Is Blazing a New Frontier for Trans Actors
Of course trans actors can play cisgender roles, says Rebecca Root, who discusses her groundbreaking characters in The Sisters Brothers and Colette.
October 5, 2018
In Defense of 'Girl,' the Trans Film Called 'Trauma Porn' by Critics
Ann Thomas, the founder of Transgender Talent, wants the world to see a movie that some have called offensive.
December 13, 2018
'A Fantastic Woman' Director Not Opposed to Cis People Playing Trans
Sebastian Lelio, director of the Oscar-winning trans-themed film A Fantastic Woman, offered his two cents about Scarlett Johansson being cast as transgender.
July 6, 2018
Trans Actresses Call Out Scarlett Johansson's Tone-Deaf Remarks
Trace Lysette and Jamie Clayton call for parity for trans actors in Hollywood in response to Johansson being cast as a trans man.
July 5, 2018
Is 'Transface' a Problem in Hollywood?
Hilary Swank, Andrea James, Natasha Lyonne, Armistead Maupin, and more weigh in on casting discrimination in the entertainment industry.
February 25, 2015
Sir Ian McKellen to host Shakespeare play with all trans and nonbinary cast
The rehearsed reading of Twelfth Night will be produced by the new trans and nonbinary theater company, Trans What You Will.
May 28, 2025
Trans Actors, Writers, and Directors Chip at the Glass Ceiling
A crash course into the transforming transgender talent conversation.
May 8, 2017
RuPaul Apologizes to Trans Community, But Will 'Drag Race' Change?
The gay host said he regretted "the hurt" he caused trans people but was vague about whether the show would be more inclusive of them.
March 5, 2018
'Drag Race' Alumni Slam New Season for 'Erasing' Trans Queens & Women
Detox, Carmen Carrera, Aja, and more spoke out about the absence of trans contestants in season 12.
January 27, 2020
Alaska Demands Drag Race Include Trans Queens at LGBTQ Awards Ceremony
The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars season 2 said it's time to see "some more trans girls who are f*cking amazing."
February 26, 2020
Eddie Redmayne Calls Trans Woman Role in 'The Danish Girl' a 'Mistake'
The actor played Lili Elbe in the 2015 film. Elbe was one of the first trans women to receive gender-affirmation surgery.
November 22, 2021