THE BACK LASH COMING AMID FOCUS OF LACK OF REPRESENTATION FOR
OF LACK OF REPRESENTATION FOR TRANSGENDER ACTORS.
TRANSGENDER ACTORS. >> Reporter: IT’S A HOLLYWOOD
>> Reporter: IT’S A HOLLYWOOD CASTING COUP, SCARLETT JOHANSSON
CASTING COUP, SCARLETT JOHANSSON STEPPING INTO A ROLE.
STEPPING INTO A ROLE. SHE INITIALLY FIGHTING HER
SHE INITIALLY FIGHTING HER CRITICS AND RELEASING A
CRITICS AND RELEASING A STATEMENT SAYING I HAVE DECIDED
STATEMENT SAYING I HAVE DECIDED TO WITHDRAW.
TO WITHDRAW. >> IT IS A MOMENT WHERE ARE
>> IT IS A MOMENT WHERE ARE AUDIENCES ARE NO LONGER ALLOWING
AUDIENCES ARE NO LONGER ALLOWING SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN.
SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN. >> THE FILM IS A TAKE OF THE
>> THE FILM IS A TAKE OF THE REAL LIFE OF LATE 70s PITTSBURGH
REAL LIFE OF LATE 70s PITTSBURGH PIMP WHO WAS BORN A WOMAN.
PIMP WHO WAS BORN A WOMAN. >> I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU.
>> I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU. >> Reporter: THE CONTROVERSY IN
>> Reporter: THE CONTROVERSY IN RESPONSE TO A TREND.
RESPONSE TO A TREND. >> DO YOU LIKE THIS DRESS.
>> DO YOU LIKE THIS DRESS. >> Reporter: OF AWARD WINNING
>> Reporter: OF AWARD WINNING ROLES PORTRAYING TRANSGENDER
ROLES PORTRAYING TRANSGENDER CHARACTERS IN AN INDUSTRY WHERE
CHARACTERS IN AN INDUSTRY WHERE TRANSGENDER REPRESENTATION IS
TRANSGENDER REPRESENTATION IS MICROSCOPIC.
MICROSCOPIC. >> WE FEEL AS IF TRANSGENDER MEN
>> WE FEEL AS IF TRANSGENDER MEN AREN’T REAL MEN.
AREN’T REAL MEN. WE ARE BEGINNING TO SEE A CHANGE
WE ARE BEGINNING TO SEE A CHANGE IN THE INDUSTRY.
IN THE INDUSTRY. >> Reporter: MILES JOSEFSON SAYS
>> Reporter: MILES JOSEFSON SAYS EARLY ROLES IS AN UPHILL BATTLE.
EARLY ROLES IS AN UPHILL BATTLE. >> IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING.
>> IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING. >> Reporter: HE HOPES THIS
>> Reporter: HE HOPES THIS MOMENT IS A TURNING POINT.
MOMENT IS A TURNING POINT. >> I THINK IT CHANGED A COUPLE
>> I THINK IT CHANGED A COUPLE OF PEOPLE’S MINDS.
OF PEOPLE’S MINDS. IT GOT THE CONVERSATION GOING.
IT GOT THE CONVERSATION GOING. IT’S ALL ABOUT NOT LETTING THAT
IT’S ALL ABOUT NOT LETTING THAT DIE.
DIE. >> Reporter: A SETBACK FOR SCAR
>> Reporter: A SETBACK FOR SCAR JO, MAYBE A STEP FORWARD IN A
