Within the last half decade, shows like Pose and Euphoria have presented relatable, swoon-worthy—even realistic—romances between transgender and cisgender people. But despite those successes, there's still a wealth of ways cis people can accidentally (or intentionally) insult trans people, even when attempting to woo their affections. Portland playwright Mikki Gillette’s new work, My Perfectly Valid Objections, depicts the minefield trans women navigate, specifically while dating cis men. Seriously, it's like these men haven't even seen.
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There are no fantasy heroes in Mikki Gillette’s work. And hardly any glamour. “A person at a reading said, ‘I’m glad you aren’t just writing the noble transgender character,’” Gillette told the Mercury. “And inside I laughed out loud because that’s not what I would ever do.” As a playwright, Gillette focuses on characters who are healing from transphobia. Sometimes they’re parsing microaggressions: daily, degrading insults born from both innocence and intention. In other moments,.