Thomas Jane's Hung Costar Jamie Clayton Kisses and Tells
By Janet Mock
Saturday November 05, 2011 11:00 AM EDT
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"I'll never forget the day the article came out. My whole life just completely changed," she reflects of making the decision to be "visible to the public" as a transgender woman and in effect say, "I'm here, I'm this girl. I'm totally like everybody else."
And that sense of normalcy is what initially attracted Clayton to Kyla, which is her first acting role.
"I love that she's just a regular girl, and I love that she wanted Ray to know [she's transgender]," the actress says. "With Kyla coming into Ray's life he has a big lesson, and I think it shows people we're constantly growing, and if we open ourselves up to new experiences we become better people."