The name-calling begins – freak, pervert, weirdo – and Daniella becomes the target of his jokes for the rest of the show. Film and television may have been slow to accept the new normal, but writers have been exploring the subject of transgender identities for years. John Boyne: I’m apprehensive about how the book will be received by the trans community but I hope they’ll feel I’ve treated the subject with care. Martina Navratilova has been labelled transphobic for questioning where trans women should compete in professional sports. And while I wholeheartedly support the rights of trans men and women and consider them courageous pioneers, it will probably make some unhappy to know that I reject the word “cis”, the term given by transgender people to their nontransgender brethren.

Source: The Irish Times April 13, 2019 04:52 UTC