You don’t have to be a transgender man to play one in the movies – The Boston Globe

To demand that only transgender actors be cast in transgender roles is to deny the legitimacy of acting as a profession.
— Read on www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2018/07/18/you-don-have-transgender-man-play-one-movies/SXQtQ1Y3XPwYYsspP2pomI/story.html

I tend to agree with this. I read a piece by a trans person who felt it’s important for the trans community that trans people play this kind of part because they aren’t accepted, but I think that misses the point, which is that a portrayal by a well known actress like Scarlett would cause people to view trans people with the same ‘like’ they have for Scarlett, so it would actually advance their acceptance more. As Jeff notes, it now looks like the movie won’t be made so the story won’t get out and the trans community won’t be portrayed.