REBECCA ROOT
The stand-up comedian and actress has become one of the few leading trans women on mainstream television with Boy Meets Girl.
WORDS: BEN KELLY
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Fair and balanced representations of trans characters have been a long time coming on mainstream television. Certainly we’ve had reality TV stars, but as in many other walks of life, our trans brothers and sisters are way behind us in terms of the diversity of their on screen portrayals.