Matt Bomer is a talented actor.
But that still won’t ease the outrage on the cisgendered star playing a transgender woman in the upcoming film Anything.
In this first look at the Mark Ruffalo-executive produced drama, the Magic Mike star is seen playing Freda, a Hollywood-based trans woman who falls in love with a man (John Carroll Lynch) who has just lost his wife.
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Bomer’s casting sparked controversy last year, with members of the LGBT community voicing frustrations over the lack of trans representation in Hollywood.
Trans actress Jen Richards, who last year argued that a trans woman should have been cast instead of the American Horror Story alum, pointed out the real missed opportunity will come during the film’s press tour.
She explained on Twitter:
One more thing. Compare Matt as a trans woman and then while doing press, vs. me on and offscreen. That’s a big part of the issue. pic.twitter.com/B0AI02YgtE
— Jen Richards (@SmartAssJen) June 14, 2017
Or better yet, compare Jared Leto on and offscreen to @Lavernecox. Do you realize the impact of these images on the public mind? pic.twitter.com/Y8CEi3rOlG
— Jen Richards (@SmartAssJen) June 14, 2017
She certainly has a point!
But as Ruffalo said, Bomer poured his “heart and soul” into this role — so should we give the actor a chance?
Ch-ch-check out the clip (below) and SOUND OFF in the comments!
[Image via Deadline/YouTube.]
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