'Degrassi' tackles transgender storyline

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'Degrassi' tackles transgender  storyline
CTV News
The Canadian Press
15 July, 2010


http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Entertainment/20100715/transgender-in-degrassi-100715/



TORONTO  — "Degrassi" marks a decade of unexpected pregnancies, underage drinking, broken hearts and general angst-ridden rebellion with a new season Monday that introduces its first transgender character.

The Canadian teen drama promises to enter uncharted ground with a storyline in which a new student, Adam, presents himself as a boy even though he was born a girl.

"I can truly say that when we decided to do this episode we realized this is brand new territory for us," says producer, director and actor Stefan Brogren, whose character Mr. Simpson returns as school principal.

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I guessed it! My sisters and I are huge Degrassi nuts! We were talking about stuff they could do that they haven't done and transgender is an issue they've never covered and we guessed it haha! I'm so excited to see how they handle it!!