Ironically, it appears Maxine is played by a cisgender actor per PinkNews.co.uk. I’m not trying to start a fight, just pointing out that if the “perfect” show is lead by a cisgender boy, there’s a chance this movie did it well too.

My point is that you can either wait for the perfect movie which might never get made

Why is it so important for you to be telling not one, but two trans women how to feel about the depiction of trans women in media?

I agree that a cis man can’t understand a trans woman’s journey

Cis men cannot ever understand a trans woman’s experience. If they could, they would be trans.

Yes! That was me last week, fists in the air! haha

It is a bad argument from the start. I try not to even engage and just keep making good arguments independently. Works surprisingly well!

Cis men cannot ever understand a trans woman’s experience. If they could, they would be trans.

It is nonsense. Someone looks like they hit their daydrinking limit a bit early today.

Hey! I really appreciate this! I’m sorry if my tone got snappy, it is exhausting to have to defend one’s existence constantly.

There is no single trans person who speaks for all trans people.

OMG! The irony of word choice here is... astounding! 

If someone offered me a boatload of money for the rights to my story, turning them down would be very hard.

May I ask, then, why an actor portraying a trans person has to be trans? Honest question, not trolling.

Transphobic dogwhistle.

My transition has been nothing short of easy. I am 5'5", skinny, white and already pretty feminine. I passed by month three (which was like... six months ahead of my guessed schedule) and really have no issues at all. I have experienced transphobia only twice and the first one was just a “Sir” after seeing my ID and I…

If you had done your research you might have found out why.

Bug! What a great guy. There was even the “whoops” name bit and everything. Kinda reminds me of a close friend of my own from high school who has been wonderful.

Yeah. I have a very hard with this when reinforcing the idea that trans women are men directly threatens my day-to-day safety.

Nomi really did a number on closeted me. It is hard to say what causes what, but I think Sense8 and the treatment of Nomi was one factor amongst many which caused me to stop being afraid and just. fucking. transition already!