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Transgender Characters Find Their Role

Started by Shana A, April 30, 2008, 02:27:39 PM

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Shana A

April 30, 2008, 02:27:39 PM
Transgender Characters Find Their Role
April 30, 2008
By P. Ryan Baber

http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003796500

Although long known to the gay community, breakout star Candis Cayne became a household name this year with her recurring role as the male-to-female transgender character Carmelita on ABC's

She also made history as the first transgender actress to play a transgender character in primetime, and she even shared an onscreen kiss with William Baldwin. "It just never would have occurred to me to cast a person that wasn't transgender," says creator and executive producer Craig Wright. "The minute Candis walked through the door, there wasn't a single ounce of opposition."
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