The Pose actress is the first transgender performer to be nominated in one of the major acting categories at the Emmys. Nominated in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category for her role as Blanca Evangelista on FX’s critically-acclaimed drama, Pose, the prestigious television awards have historically attracted criticism for snubbing trans talent from the trailblazing series.
Although Pose continues to make history with the largest cast and crew of trans actors, producers and writers a drama series has ever seen, the only alumni to receive a nomination at previous ceremonies has been cisgender actor Billy Porter.