Despite more trans roles being written and getting visibility on film and TV screens, barriers to aspiring trans actors getting into the entertainment business remain.
So trans Nickelodeon star Michael D. Cohen has launched the Trans Youth Acting Challenge to allow trans and non-binary youth to break through and connect with TV producers and directors.
The star of the Henry Danger action sitcom for kids in 2019 revealed his own transgender journey after he transitioned two decades earlier.
Fast forward to today and Cohen sees benefits in holding a casting call for trans youth with an eye to building positive representation for trans people both on and off screen. "By creating this opportunity for kids, who knows what it will bring to them..