Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Brandon Teena in 'Boys Don't Cry'
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Especially for Pride Month, which is celebrated every June in many countries around the globe, following is a list of some of the transgender, non-binary, and intersex* characters in TV and film. Who is your favorite?
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*Intersex people are not transgendered (and the "I" in "LGBTQIA" stands for "intersex") but since they are outside of a binary sexual identity and I know of only one intersex character in film and TV, I wanted to give credit to a compelling intersex character in a good movie (Alex in 'XXY').
Note: With the exception of the first five, all characters are listed in alphabetical order by first name.
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Laverne Cox in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Sophia in "Orange is the New Black" (a trans woman portrayed by a trans woman actor) -
Nicole Maines in Supergirl (2015)
Nia Nal / Dreamgirl in "Supergirl" (the first transgender superhero on TV, a trans woman played by a trans woman actor) -
Terence Stamp in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
Bernadette in 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' -
Asia Kate Dillon in Billions (2016)
Taylor Mason in "Billions" (the first gender non-binary character on American TV; 'portrayed by a gender non-binary actor) -
Cecilia Roth and Antonia San Juan in All About My Mother (1999)
Agrado in 'All About My Mother' -
Ricardo Darín and Inés Efron in XXY (2007)
Alex in 'XXY' -
Indya Moore in Pose (2018)
Angel in "Pose" (trans woman played by transgender actor) -
Michaela Jaé (MJ) Rodriguez in Pose (2018)
Blanca Rodriguez in "Pose" (trans woman played by transgender actor) -
Felicity Huffman in Transamerica (2005)
Bree in 'Transamerica' -
Dalton Harrod, Chris McCarrell, and Ian Alexander in The OA (2016)
Buck in "The OA" (a transmasculine teen portrayed by transmasculine actor) -
Angelica Ross in Pose (2018)
Candy in "Pose" (trans woman portrayed by trans woman actor) -
Alexandra Billings and Trace Lysette in Transparent (2014)
Davina in "Transparent" (to the left in brown with shorter hair; trans woman portraying a trans woman) -
Jaye Davidson in The Crying Game (1992)
Dil in 'The Crying Game' -
Dominique Jackson in Pose (2018)
Elektra Abundance in "Pose" (trans woman played by transgender actor) -
Yasmin Finney in Heartstopper (2022)
Elle Argent in "Heartstopper" (trans character played by trans actor) -
Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
Gin from 'Tokyo Godfathers' (transgendered character) -
Victor Polster in Girl (2018)
Lara in 'Girl' -
Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl (2015)
Lili in 'The Danish Girl' -
Hailie Sahar in Pose (2018)
Lulu in "Pose" (trans woman played by trans woman actor) -
Mack Bayda in A Man Called Otto (2022)
Malcolm in 'A Man Called Otto' -
Daniela Vega in A Fantastic Woman (2017)
Marina from 'A Fantastic Woman' (trans woman portrayed by trans woman actor) -
Jeffrey Tambor in Transparent (2014)
Maura Pfefferman in "Transparent" -
August Winter
Melvin in 'Women Talking' (transmasculine character played by gender non-binary actor) -
Zoé Héran in Tomboy (2011)
Mickäel in 'Tomboy' -
Freema Agyeman and Jamie Clayton in Sense8 (2015)
Nomi in "Sense8" (trans woman played by a trans woman actor) -
Tilda Swinton in Orlando (1992)
Orlando in 'Orlando' -
Rie Murakawa in Komi Can't Communicate (2021)
Osana Najimi in "Komi Can't Communicate" (non-binary character) -
Cillian Murphy in Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
Patrick/Patricia "Kitten" Braden in 'Breakfast on Pluto' -
Jared Leto in Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Rayon from 'Dallas Buyers Club' -
'Boy Meets Girl'(2014)
Ricky in 'Boy Meets Girl' (trans gender character played by trans gender actor) -
Mya Taylor and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez in Tangerine (2015)
Sin-Dee and Alexandra in 'Tangerine' (trans women portrayed by trans women) -
Lachlan Watson in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)
Theo Putnam (Susie in early seasons) in "Chilling Adventures os Sabrina" (a transmasculine teen portrayed by non-binary actor) -
Elliot Page in The Umbrella Academy (2019)
Viktor in "The Umbrella Academy" (trans character played by trans actor) -
BD Wong in Mr. Robot (2015)
Whiterose in "Mr. Robot"
