MJ Rodriguez has just closed out her run on Pose by making history: she has become the first openly transgender woman to score an Emmy nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Drama.Rodriguez’s nomination joins one for her castmate Billy Porter, who also scored a nod for Best Lead Actor in a Drama.
Pose nabbed a nomination for Best Drama Series as well.Other LGBTQ talent also did well at the nominations. Openly gay comic Bowen Yang received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on SNL.