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(#1) Chaz Bono
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Chaz Bono is the child of Cher and Sonny Bono. Bono has appeared in such TV series as The Bold and the Beautiful and American Horror Story, and is a frequent speaker at universities and LGBTQ+ events.
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(#2) Laverne Cox
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Laverne Cox gained fame playing Sophia Burset on Orange is the New Black (2013-2018). She has also appeared in The Mindy Project (2015-2017), Doubt (2017), and The Rockey Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (2016).
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(#3) Michael D. Cohen
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Michael D. Cohen, known for playing Schwoz Schwartz on Nickelodeon's Henry Danger and The Adventures of Kid Danger came out as transgender in May 2019.
The Canadian actor told Time that he had transitioned 20 years prior, having been "misgendered at birth." In his early twenties he had taken a few female acting roles, before he began transitioning. He later scored the role of Schwoz Schwartz in 2014.
He came out in light of the attacks on transgender rights in the United States. "This crazy backlash and oppression of rights is happening right in front of me. I can’t stay silent. The level of — let’s be polite — misunderstanding around trans issues is so profound and so destructive. When you disempower one population, you disempower everybody. These are my people. I belong to this group,” he said.
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(#4) Ian Harvie
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Ian Harvie has appeared in television series including Transparent and Mistresses. The actor and comedian got his start opening for Margaret Cho on her comedy tours.
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(#5) Richard O'Brien
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British actor Richard O'Brien is best known for writing The Rocky Horror Show and appearing in the film version as Riff Raff. O'Brien has identified as transgender or third gender, saying, "There is a continuum between male and female. Some are hard-wired one way or another, I’m in between."
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(#6) Riley Carter Millington
Riley Carter Millington – who is best known for his role in EastEnders – is the first transgender actor to portray a trans character in a British soap opera.
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(#8) Luke Anderson
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Luke Anderson won Big Brother UK in 2012, becoming the first trans person to do so.
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(#9) Scott Turner Schofield
Schofield began his career as a stage actor, gaining widespread acclaim for solo shows including Underground Transit and Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps. In 2015, Schofield became the first openly transgender actor to play a major role on daytime television when he was cast in The Bold and the Beautiful.
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There are many transgender talents in Hollywood today. Although they have openly admitted their gay identity, transgender people are experiencing difficult lives that ordinary people can't imagine. Their lives are not just the best movie scripts, they are real, and the progress made by the LGBTQ+ movement over the years is worth celebrating.
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