13 Trangender Celebs Making Strides In Pop Culture [Photos] - Page 2
The transgender community remains under represented in Hollywood, music, and and all corners of popular culture. Fortunately, accomplishments cannot be denied, which has become increasingly apparent over the last five years (and more recently, because of people like Aydian Dowling.)
That said, here are 13 transgender celebs making strides in pop culture.
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Laverne Cox
Famous for her role in Netflix’s hit series Orange Is the New Black, Cox has quickly become a face in Tinsel Town. She the first transgender actress to be nominated for an Emmy, as well as the first transgender person to cover Time Magazine.
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Alexis Arquette
Arquette — sister of Patricia, David and Rosanna — shared her transition with the world via the 2007 film Alexis Arquette: She’s My Brother.
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Carmen Carrera
You may recognize Carrera from RuPaul’s Drag Race. At the time, she hadn’t transitioned. Now she’s a model who regularly gets work.
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Lana Wachowski
Before transitioning, Wachowski (birth name Laurence, known to most as “Larry”) gained notoriety as one-half of The Wachowski Brothers, who created The Matrix film series. Now going by The Wachowskis, she and her brother Andy continue to find success in Hollywood.
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Isis King
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Balian Buschbaum
Born Yvonne Buschbaum, Balian Buschbaum underwent hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgery in 2008. Before transitioning, Buschbaum was a champion German pole vaulter.
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Candis Cayne
Cayne became the first transgender actress to star as a recurring transgender character in primetime TV via her role as mistress Carmelita in ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money in 2007
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Janet Mock
Mock, in a 2011 Marie Claire essay, revealed that she underwent gender reassignment surgery in Bangkok when at 18-years-old
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Tiq Milan
Having transitioned back in 2007, Milan uses his voice to speak for the LBGT community as senior media strategist of national news at GLAAD. Prior to that position, he was Editor-in-Chief at IKONS magazine, an LGBT pop culture publication.
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Amanda Lepore
Lepore is a known socialite and easily one of the most familiar names on this list.
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Andreja Pejic
Pejic saw success in modeling both before and after her transition.
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Chaz Bono
The son of Sono Bono and Cher (born Chastity) documented his transition in the 2011 film Becoming Chaz.
