I'm pretty sure this will have been old news for those of us in Britain observing transgender storylines in soap, but Hollyoaks, Channel 4's teenage soap opera, introduced the Costello family on Tuesday this week. Jasmine Costello is yet to appear, but she's transgender and set to transition into manhood - part of a family with three brothers and a step-sister. I gather she won't have come out to anyone by the time she arrives, though.

I don't think I'd watched any Hollyoaks since it launched, and I dare say I haven't missed much! Some of the storylines seem excruciating to a newcomer like me; but then I watch Home and Away, so I'm sure I'll adapt! Mostly I watch out of curiosity, to see how Hollyoaks handles the issue, but I'm also interested in the experiences of my 'transgender opposites'.

There's more information at the Hollyoaks minisite, easily reached via Google, as well as links to 4OD - Channel 4's month-long catch-up service. No adverts, woo!

Haven't watched it yet but I will just to see how the deal with it.

I'll Sky+ all the episode, A) 'cause I'm at work in the evening and B) so I can skip through all the other story lines, not a fan of Hollyoaks at all but I want to watch this.

I've taken to watching the Channel 4 broadcasts the day after, but I'm happy to pop back up here if anything happens. That way you can record the relevant Sunday omnibus or something.

That is, if I manage to make it through the other storylines with my sanity in tact...

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Post Merge: July 28, 2010, 06:18:17 AM

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Aha! Jasmine arrives next week, according to the 'spoiler pix'.

*Stands down vigil*