Nicole Maines dishes on her new memoir, ‘Yellowjackets,’ & the dream role she was “robbed” of
Supergirl‘s Nial Nal, a.k.a. Dreamer, the history-making first trans superhero on television. But even off the screen, Maines is nothing short of heroic in our eyes.Prior to her acting career taking off, she was the anonymous plaintiff in Doe v.
Regional School Unit 26, arguing for her right as a trans teen to use the female bathroom in her high school. The Maine Supreme Court deemed it unlawful to ban trans students from using bathrooms consistent with their gender identity.
The landmark decision was the first of tis kind for a state court, and it was all thanks to Maines’ courage and strength.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.The following year, she and her family were the subject of the non-fiction book Becoming Nicole: The Transformation Of An American Family, which aimed to tell the story of her transition in the public eye, while her loved ones—including her twin brother Jonas—experienced changes of their own.Nearly a decade later, Maines is finally able to tell her story—in her words—with her highly anticipated memoir, It Gets Better… Except When It Gets Worse, a frank, funny, and fearless chronicle of coming-of-age and stepping into one’s power.Speaking of power, Maines has continued to tell Nia Nal’s story, even after Supergirl came to an end, penning Dreamer and other heroes’ ongoing adventures for DC Comics, including their annual DC Pride specials.
She’s continued acting, too, with roles in queer vampire film Bit, supernatural teen comedy Darby And The Dead, and joining Showtime’s hit survival/mystery series Yellowjackets in Season 2.
