More Transgender Actors Are Wanted, But Will Hollywood Listen?

[stephaniec]

More Transgender Actors Are Wanted, But Will Hollywood Listen?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/more-transgender-actors-are-wanted-in-hollywood-little-experience-required_55dde6bce4b0a40aa3ad0121?utm_hp_ref=transgender&kvcommref=mostpopular

The Huffington Post/Reuters /By Jill Serjeant Posted: 08/26/2015 12:31 PM EDT |

"When director Sean Baker was looking for transgender women to appear in his indie movie "Tangerine," he did not turn to a traditional talent agency. Instead, he found them through a Hollywood LGBT center.
As the producers of daytime CBS soap "The Bold and the Beautiful" were developing a transgender storyline this year, they approached the advocacy group GLAAD for leads on casting.

Fueled partly by acclaim for TV series such as "Transparent" and public fascination with the transition of former Olympic champion Bruce Jenner to a new life as Caitlyn Jenner, Hollywood is seeing a boom in movies, TV shows and reality series about transgender topics."

[Sapphire87]

alright time to move to hollywood!! :p

[Amy1988]

More Transgender Actors Are Wanted, But Will Hollywood Listen?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/more-transgender-actors-are-wanted-in-hollywood-little-experience-required_55dde6bce4b0a40aa3ad0121?utm_hp_ref=transgender&kvcommref=mostpopular

The Huffington Post/Reuters /By Jill Serjeant Posted: 08/26/2015 12:31 PM EDT |

"When director Sean Baker was looking for transgender women to appear in his indie movie "Tangerine," he did not turn to a traditional talent agency. Instead, he found them through a Hollywood LGBT center.
As the producers of daytime CBS soap "The Bold and the Beautiful" were developing a transgender storyline this year, they approached the advocacy group GLAAD for leads on casting.

Fueled partly by acclaim for TV series such as "Transparent" and public fascination with the transition of former Olympic champion Bruce Jenner to a new life as Caitlyn Jenner, Hollywood is seeing a boom in movies, TV shows and reality series about transgender topics."

Hmm never occurred to me.

[kittenpower]

I tried to become a working actor in Hollywood a long time ago prior to transition, but it didn't work out; maybe I should give it another try?

[stephaniec]

yes