Sasha, Tom Kirkman's transgender sister-in-law is played by Jamie Clayton.
In real life, Jamie Clayton is also a transgender woman. In 2011, she was honored by Out magazine as part of their annual "Out 100" awards.
Uses footage from real life interviews.
Episode was directed by Timothy Busfield. Busfield acted in The West Wing for years, playing Danny Concannon (the on-off love interest of CJ Cregg). He also played in Designated Survivor: he was Dr. Adam Loudon (the president's psychiatrist) in the second series.