"Sigh*
I guess we can have this conversation now instead of in January.
So.....in the books, there is a female dwarf. And in the world of the books, all dwarfs have beards.....so......BBC decided that..........since this character has gender identity issues......they casted a tranny
Terry Pratchett made it a point to make fun of bigotry and would have no issue with this casting, he'd probably welcome it