Like many trans people, Fiora spent her formative years consuming media where cisgender actors repeatedly played transgender characters, usually in a very unflattering light.

After her marriage ended, Fiora relocated to New York City and enrolled in an acting class. Suddenly and to her initial surprise, she found herself surrounded by queer and trans actors, in a city where directors not only respected but actively sought to cast trans people.

Though she fully acknowledges that TV and film still have a long way to go before reaching true gender equity, she envisions a bright future for herself and her industry. Her upcoming film Boarder centers Fiora as a feisty trans hit woman hoping to pull off one last job before her past catches up with her.

This episode mentions transphobic tropes and practices in media, family trauma, and divorce.

This is Fiora Wise on Being Pretty but Also Kind of a Bada**

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Why Scarlett Johansson — Or Any Cis Actor — Should Never Play Trans Roles