Here's an interesting article. It describes the increased roles that transgender actors/actresses are finding in the film industry, hinting toward an increased desire to promote the acceptance of transgenders:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/movies/new-roles-for-transgender-performers.html?_r=2&scp=2&sq=gender&st=cse
Jonathan Miu (I don't know how to change the author from "Unknown" to my name...)
I think it's interesting to see that as the world becomes more accepting of transgenders, the film industry is creating more and more movies regarding the subject. I actually think these movies are great ways to give insight to people who don't know anything about transgenders, and shed light upon the life and struggles people may deal with being a transgender. Something else I found interesting was that when all of these transgender actors are auditioning for roles in movies, the article implies the director always knows they are transgender. But why would they always know? Isn't it possible that if a man under went surgery to become a woman, people may not realize he was born a man, and vice versa? How is it the director always knows? Do these transgender actors want the directors to know, and therefore openly admit to it? I think this is an interesting thing to think about, because why would a transgender want to go around admitting this fact. It seems to take away the "realness" for them of being a woman, or man, when they were actually born the opposite sex.
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