A trans woman is actually played by a trans woman. (Warning: spoilers ahead!)
ABC / David Mullen
If you haven't seen last Thursday's epsiode of HTGAWM, you should get on it! The murder case Annalise worked on during the show involved one of her professor colleagues, Jill Hartford, killing her husband after years of domestic abuse. But here's the thing: unbeknownst to Annalise or her other colleagues, the professor turns out to be trans.
This isn't the first time trans issues have been brought up in a Shonda Rhimes show; last season's Grey's Anatomy featured a trans subplot involving a doctor's sibling coming out as a trans woman. But this is Shondaland's most substantial exploration of trans for the folliwng reasons:
A trans woman was cast to play a trans woman.
When we see so many trans roles go to cisgender actors, it’s wonderful that HTGAWM cast a trans woman in this substantial guest role.
Via hulu.com
The trans woman guest star is the luminous Alexandra Billings!
Her most recent role is as Maura’s good friend Davina in the Amazon hit series Transparent, but Billings was also the first openly trans woman to play a trans woman on TV in Romy and Michele: In the Beginning. Maybe someday, she can also be the first trans woman to have a lead role in a network TV show. What do you think, Shonda?
David Mullen
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