‘Silence of the Lambs’ Producer and Actor Who Played Buffalo Bill Express Regret Over 35-Year-Old Film Because of ‘Transphobia,’ but Trans Killers Are a Real Rising Threat

The 1991 Oscar-winning film The Silence of the Lambs turned 35 this month, but instead of celebrating its legacy, key members of the cast and crew used the anniversary to apologize for the film’s portrayal of the serial killer Buffalo Bill.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published over the weekend, actor Ted Levine, who played Jame “Buffalo Bill” Gumb, and producer Edward Saxon addressed long-standing complaints from transgender activists that the character portrays “harmful...