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The Trans Characters That Changed TV and Film

Started by Shana A, November 20, 2012, 09:40:58 PM

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November 20, 2012, 09:40:58 PM
The Trans Characters That Changed TV and Film

During this Transgender Awareness Week, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation looks back at some of the characters who have helped push the boundaries of acceptance in film and television.
BY Matt Kane of GLAAD
November 19 2012 12:30 PM ET

http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2012/11/19/trans-characters-changed-tv-and-film

Chaz Bono's appearance on Dancing With the Stars last year turned out to be a tremendous step forward in raising awareness of the transgender community, and it highlights the fact that much of the public first learns about transgender people through popular culture. Though those representations have often been very problematic, there are also many films and television shows that deserve recognition for complex and truthful depictions of transgender characters.

These are by no means the only ones, but here are a handful of some of the most memorable characters we at GLAAD have seen over the years that helped change the way audiences viewed the transgender community.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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