It’s weird that people just assume that SJ can even play the role of a trans guy well. The evidence so far is that cisgender Hollywood stars can’t portray trans characters believabiy - they can’t bring the necessary physicality - and unlike Raging Bull where you can just put on weight - none of them are going to start taking hormones for several years for the role. Because then you’ll only be able to play trans roles.
They don’t bring authenticity to the depiction- most often playing some weird caricature informed more by unexamined internalized transphobia than any deep understanding of trans lives and experiences.
So you get Jared Leto’s regrettable collection of stereotypes or an actress portraying a trans guy as a lesbian. Which was what SJ’s conception of the role was. She learned and grew in her understanding- thank you SJ! Others seem incapable of such growth.
