Pose” star, who played nurse and house mother Blanca Rodriguez on the FX drama, was nominated for a 2021 Emmy Award in the Best Actress in a Drama category — a first for a transgender performer in a lead role.Rodriguez said her nomination is a step forward for the LGBTQ community, specifically with trans representation, at the awards show.“I do believe this is a pivotal moment.
There’s never been a trans woman who has been nominated as a leading outstanding actress and I feel like that pushes the needle forward so much for now the door to be knocked down for so many people — whether they be male or trans female, gender nonconforming, LGBTQIA+, it does not matter,” Rodriguez told Variety.Before Rodriguez’s nomination, only two trans.