Trace Lysette

'Transparent' Star Trace Lysette Says Jeffrey Tambor Harassed Her
'Transparent' Star Trace Lysette Says Jeffrey Tambor Harassed Her
'Transparent' Star Trace Lysette Says Jeffrey Tambor Harassed Her
Amazon was already considering a Transparent Season 5 without star Jeffrey Tambor, given recent allegations of sexual harassment, and it may now be a foregone conclusion. Star Trace Lysette not only corroborates the claims against Tambor, but adds that the actor “sexualized me with an over the top comment,” and made inappropriate contact on multiple occasions.
Why Hollywood Needs Trans Actors: An Open Letter
Why Hollywood Needs Trans Actors: An Open Letter
Why Hollywood Needs Trans Actors: An Open Letter
It doesn’t take a media critic to know that film and television have long mistreated and misunderstood the transgender community. Whether painting trans people as something to be reviled and shamed (think Ace Ventura: Pet Detective), as villainous monsters (remember Buffalo Bill?), or using their identities as plot twists (we’re talking to you The Crying Game), Hollywood has continued to perpetuate dangerous and offensive stereotypes. And when a film or series does finally tell an authentic trans narrative, those characters have historically been played by cisgender1 actors – from Chris Sarandon in Dog Day Afternoon (who got the part over trans actor Elizabeth Coffey Williams, who was told she didn’t look “trans enough”) to Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl. As Hollywood history shows, most of the time those actors end up earning Oscar nominations and wins for their performances of trans people.