“Showcasing a trans woman in the leading role not only subverts expectations but reclaims a space where trans women have often been reduced to tropes or erased entirely.”

“Casting primarily trans men as the cis male characters allows us to further subvert conservative anxieties around bathroom access and challenge the flawed notion that clothing dictates gender,” the nonbinary director adds.

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‘She’s The He’ updates the gender-swapping teen sex comedy

Following in the footsteps of Bottoms, director Siobhan McCarthy looks to breathe new life into the subgenre of sex comedies where high schoolers pose as male or female coeds.

Out Magazine