Mocking members of the transgender community, depicting them only as victims or villains, or using them as offensive humour – has for long been the narrative of TV shows and movies that attempt to be inclusive of the LGBTQIA+ community. While the recent influx of LGBTQIA+ centric movies is certainly commendable, casting directors continue to rely on cis-gender actors to portray transgender persons. In a country where most people including our lawmakers and their advisors barely know who a trans person is, a cis man playing a trans woman (or vice-a-versa) only adds to the plethora of misconceptions about the community.