Transgender Actor Explores Importance Of Trans Characters In Film, TV

Scott Turner Schofield, the first transgender actor to be nominated for an Emmy Award, advocates for honest portrayals of trans people on screen.

Out of more than 600 regular and recurring LGBTQ+ characters on TV this year, just 6% are transgender, according to a report from the media monitoring group GLAAD.

But a decade ago, there weren’t any transgender characters on TV at all.  

Over the past decade, actresses like Laverne Cox and MJ Rodriguez paved the way for transgender artists in Hollywood for their groundbreaking roles in “Orange is the New Black” and “Pose”.