[tzs]

> I think you misunderstood her. She was saying that being transgender in that role was central to the character. It was the point of the movie. However, whether a character is black or not doesn't really matter (anymore). That's why we don't use blackface masks anymore.

A good example of this may be the US version of "Queer as Folk", a dramatic series on Showtime from 2000-2005 [1].

Most of the main characters were gay, but only a little under half of the actors that played them were gay. Another actor was bi, and the rest were straight.

But you could not tell from the performances which were which. The straight actors were as convincing as the gay actors, even in scenes involving serious erotic action.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer_as_Folk_(U.S._TV_series)