7 TV characters that are redefining trans identity

7 TV characters that are redefining trans identity on-screen.

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00:00I felt like, oh my gosh, there I am.

00:02There I am, there Asia is.

00:04♪♪

00:10The fact that labels are sort of left out of the story

00:15is one of my favorite elements.

00:17♪♪

00:33We love them together and we want them to finally be together.

00:38♪♪

00:54You're a trans woman of color working in a hospital.

00:57I'm just trying to stay afloat.

00:59♪♪

01:13My pronouns are they, theirs, and them.

01:15What makes you think I'm a vegan?

01:16You're not?

01:17I felt like, oh my gosh, there I am.

01:20There I am, there Asia is.

01:22Here is language to describe something about me

01:25that I've actually never quite been able to put together.

01:28It feels good to be playing a character

01:29that might mean something to someone else who's like me.

01:32♪♪

01:45So you really want to go there?

01:46Go where, P?

01:47First of all, my name ain't P.

01:49It's Paul.

01:50You can't even say my damn name.

01:52♪♪

01:58We want to see ourselves.

01:59Everybody wants to see themselves in what they engage in.

02:02♪♪

02:23Yay, it's a boy.

02:27Mom.

02:35So am I.

02:37♪♪

03:00Keep booing me.

03:03That's me eating your booze.

03:04Feeds me, you basic.

03:06♪♪