Of the 468 characters counted across scripted broadcast, cable, and streaming services, only 24 (5%) are transgender.
Transgender representation in major studio films dropped sharply in 2023 after reaching a record high in 2022, the advocacy group shared.
Now, let’s turn our attention to thetransgender and nonbinary storytellersin film and television who have used their talent to leave a lasting impact on audiences through their powerful performances.
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Elliot is best known for his work inThe Umbrella Academy,Juno,Tales of the City,Flatliners, andX-Men: Days of Future Past.The Canadian actor received Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA nominations for his performance in the coming-of-age filmJuno.He announced his transition in December 2020, writing on social media, “Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they, and my name is Elliot. I feel lucky to be writing this. To be here. To have arrived at this place in my life.”In an interview withTimemagazine, Elliot said he began talking about his gender identity at the age of nine. “I felt like a boy … I wanted to be a boy. I would ask my mom if I could be someday.”His next role will be in Christopher Nolan’sThe Odysseyin 2026.
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Laverne became the first transgender person nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in an acting category in 2014 for her role inOrange is the New Black.Additionally, the actress andactivistis the first trans person to win a Daytime Emmy as an executive producer and be on the cover ofTimemagazine.Her sitcom,Clean Slate, which centers on an Alabama woman reuniting with her father who she has not seen since her gender transition, premiered on Prime Video on February 6.She’s also set to appear in the comedy filmOutcomealongside Keanu Reeves, Jonah Hill, Cameron Diaz, and Matt Bomer.
The English actress plays Elle Argent in Netflix’sHeartstopperand Rose Noble in the BBC seriesDoctor Who.“Doctor Whois a 60-year-old franchise with fans around the world, so including a young trans woman on this show is a powerful antidote to the transphobic media narratives in the UK,” the GLAAD report notes.In 2013, Yasmin appeared as a guest judge during the fifth series ofRuPaul’s Drag Race UK.The 21-year-old initially gained popularity through herTikTok videosabout her experience as a young Black trans woman in Britain.
Josie is best known for starring in the Disney Channel seriesJessie,the ABC comedy showBack in the Game, and the 2016 comedy-drama filmOther People.In 2018, she wrotean articleinTimemagazine in which she came out as trans. “This is not something that just happened. This is not a choice that I made,” Josie stressed.“When I was 5, long before I understood what the word gender meant, I would always tell my mother that I wished I were a girl.“I always knew on some level that I was female. But it crystallized about three years ago when I was a 14-year-old watching the showI Am Jazzwith my mother.”
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Hari portrayed Glitter in the Emmy-winning seriesTransparent.She was also in the psychological thrillerYou, the HBO dramaThe Idol, and Greta Gerwig’sBarbie.The actress and model recently worked on Johanna Block’s experimental filmWho Am I,which is currently in post-production.As part of her modeling career, Hari walked nine runways during New York Fashion Week for the Spring/Summer 2023 season.
Indya has famously starred inRyan Murphy’s FX seriesPose,which focuses on New York City ball culture in the late 1980s. Her other acting credits includeSaturday Church,Queen & Slim,Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, andPonyboi.The 30-year-old is transgender and non-binary, and uses she/her and they/them pronouns.When Indya was fourteen, she left her parents’ home because they didn’t accept how she wanted to live her life and entered into foster care.Before becoming an actress, the New York native worked as a model, posing for Dior and Gucci and walking in New York Fashion Week.
Asia, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, portrayed Brandy Epps inOrange Is the New Black, Taylor Mason inBillions, and the Adjudicator inJohn Wick: Chapter 3.They also portrayed a nanny who tackles childhood trauma in the filmOuterlands, which is set to be released on March 10.The actor received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for their work onBillions, where they portrayed the first non-binary main character on North American television.
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