Advocate
By Joanne Herman
An Advocate.com exclusive posted August 8, 2007

Last year, for the first time, we saw transgender characters in recurring roles on popular television programs, as opposed to one-episode, single-season cameos. In prime time, viewers of the popular ABC sitcom Ugly Betty saw the return of Alex Meade as Alexis (played by actress Rebecca Romijn). And during the day, viewers of ABC's long-running soap All My Children witnessed Zoe (played by actor Jeffrey Carlson) deal with her transition to female.