Well, there are some interesting points raised, but it raises raises some points that I'd like to ask about.
1. Why a transgendered voice actor? There are many, and I do mean many, voice actors who I feel could portray a transgender voice role. More to the point, transgendered individuals don't tend to sound that different from regular folks. Some sound exactly like one gender or the others, some have a speech patter from one gender with a vocal range of another. In either case, its not that hard to do a voice, because the voices themselves are not that different.
2. Why not allow the player to be mean to this trans-character? We can be mean to everyone else, regardless of what they are. We can mock leiliana's religious faith, sten's qun, fenris's slavery, anders mage struggle, morrigans upbringing, merrils elvishness and life choices, zevrens attitude, isabela's life style, pretty much everything has been on the table for the player character to do when it comes to companions, even telling them to get lost. I don't see why that character should be given a free pass. Not that it matters since sexuality I don't think was really recognized in the previous DA games, and so was hard to program jerk responses for. If that's not what you meant, then I apologize for misinterpreting.
3. Why make them a high ranking member of any organization? Whats wrong with them being a regular member within the ranks? Zevren wasn't the head of the crows, Wynne wasn't the head of the circle of magi, sten wasn't arishock, oghren wasn't a warden commander, alistar certently wasn't a leader of any sort, leiliana was just a sister and former spy, when they served with the player character. This character could end up becoming someone of importance in the world later on, presuming we don't play a similar role as the inquisitor in the future. I just don't know why they need to be in a leadership role right off the bat.
1. The trans* community was fairly upset to see Jared Leto recieve so much acclaim for his role playing a trans* character when there are real trans* actors and actresses who could have played the part. I believe it is called trans* face, similar to black face. Laverne Cox (I think is her name), is an amazing trans* actress on Orange is the New Black. There are talented actors and actresses within that community. Also, if you cast Jared Leto who identifies as a man to play a character who identifies as a woman, its certainly an understandable question for some about how valid those creating the content view the trans* identity as.
~I should clarify all of this by saying that I'm not a part of the trans* community, I do have friends who are, and while I'm going to do my best to represent the opinions they have expressed to me, if anyone who Id's as trans* and is comfortable discussing it wants to jump in and/or correct me please do!~
2. I don't think we shouldn't be able to disagree or be mean to the trans* character, just that we should not be able to mock or be cruel to them for being trans*. This would be the first trans* character/companion we had which is a big deal. Being trans* still isn't widely accepted or understood, and I don't feel that 'dudebro' gamers or anyone who is homophobic or transphobic should be indulged or supported in their ability to perpetuate real world hatred. Now, if you disagree with the trans* character b/c they support the templars and you support the mages, then please, have heated arguments with them about that.
Additionally, some companions in Origins you can murder. I really would disagree with that being allowed as well. Now, dismissing them or not recruiting them (if you can do that with multiple companions) sure. But the murder of trans* folks is all too common and again, I don't feel like that is something the game should condone. Now yes, people get murdered, but specifically allowing a real world hate crime to happen in the game is really crossing a line imo.
3. I didn't so much mean they need to be the head of an organization so much as they should have other things going on for them then being trans*. They should not be our 'trans* companion', they should be our window into the world of the Crows, or something else. That was just my example. Does that make sense?
@daveliam-thats a very good point thank you! ah-yeah, I definitely read/interpreted that OP as outside the gender binary, or even agender/third gender/genderfluid/genderqueer, which does fall under the trans* identity, but probably isn't trans* in the sense most people know it as.
edit: also worth pointing out is the preferred terminology is trans* or transgender, not transgenderED. 
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