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<ul class="summary-list"><li>"<keyword id="12019473" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="pose" source="Orion">Pose</keyword>" star Michaela Jae Rodriguez just became the first <keyword id="11911133" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="trans" source="Orion">trans</keyword> actor to win a Golden Globe.</li><li>Rodriguez shared a post on Instagram about how the win will open the doors for "young LGBTQAI babies."</li></ul>"Pose" star Michaela Jae "Mj" Rodriguez made history yesterday by becoming the first trans actor to win a Golden Globe Award.Rodriguez <a href="https://www.insider.com/golden-globes-2022-complete-list-of-nominees#best-performance-by-an-actress-in-a-television-series-drama-9">beat out Jennifer Aniston, Uzo Aduba, Elizabeth Moss, and Christine Baranski to win the best actress in a TV drama at the Golden Globes last night</a>, which were not televised this year. She won the award for her performance in the Emmy Award-winning show "Pose," which released its final season last summer."Pose," set in 1980s New York, shines a spotlight on New York's underground <keyword id="11911085" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="lgbtq" source="Orion">LGBTQ</keyword> ball culture. The series follows Blanca (played by Rodriguez) as she starts her own "house," a found family of rejected LGBTQ youth, and attempts to become a legend.Rodriguez celebrated her win with an Instagram post. She wrote in the caption: "OMG OMGGG!!!! @goldenglobes Wow! You talking about sickening birthday present! Thank you!"The "Pose" star continued: "This is the door that is going to Open the door for many more young talented individuals. They will see that it is more than possible. They will see that a young Black Latina girl from Newark New Jersey who had a dream, to change the minds others would WITH LOVE. LOVE WINS. To my young LGBTQAI babies WE ARE HERE the door is now open now reach the stars!!!!!"Rodriguez added at the end: "To the nominees we are Queens. I'm so happy to share space with you! Each and every last one of you women are phenomenal."Rodriguez made history last year by becoming <a href="https://www.insider.com/emmys-mj-rodriguez-history-best-actress-first-trans-performer-nomination-2021-7">the first trans performer nominated for a major acting Emmy.</a> The category best lead actress in a drama was won by <a href="https://www.insider.com/emmys-nominees-winners-list-2021-7#lead-actress-in-a-drama-series-26">Olivia Colman for "The Crown."</a>The Emmy nomination was <a href="https://www.insider.com/pose-emmy-nominations-black-trans-women-snubs-2020-9">long overdue after being snubbed for several years</a>. "Pose" featured the largest cast of transgender actors in lead roles, however, until Rodriguez's nomination in 2021, only Billy Porter, a <a href="https://www.insider.com/cisgender">cisgender</a> actor, had been nominated for an acting Emmy award.

'Pose' star Mj Rodriguez becomes first trans actor to win a Golden Globe: 'The door is now open'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11633116" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mj-rodriguez">Mj Rodriguez</keyword> is the <a href="https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/mj-rodriguez-first-trans-woman-lead-acting-emmy-1235014189/">first trans person</a> to be nominated for a major acting award at the Emmys. </li><li>Rodriguez was recognized in the best lead actress in a drama category for her role on "<keyword id="3724" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="pose">Pose</keyword>."</li><li>Last year, the Television Academy was criticized for repeatedly snubbing the <keyword id="9967574" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="trans-actors">trans actors</keyword> on "Pose."</li></ul>"Pose" star Mj Rodriguez just became the first transgender woman ever <a href="https://www.insider.com/emmys-nominees-winners-list-2021-7">nominated for best lead actress in a drama at the Emmys</a> and the <a href="https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/mj-rodriguez-first-trans-woman-lead-acting-emmy-1235014189/">first trans performer ever nominated for any major acting category</a> at the awards show, Variety reports.The upcoming 73rd annual Emmy Awards nominations were announced on Tuesday morning, when Rodriguez's nod was revealed. Rodriguez, who plays Blanca Evangelista on the <keyword id="151315" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="FX">FX</keyword> drama, was nominated in the category alongside Uzo Aduba ("In Treatment"), Olivia Colman ("The Crown"), Emma Corrin ("The Crown"), Elisabeth Moss ("The Handmaid's Tale"), and Jurnee Smollett ("Lovecraft Country").Rodriguez's costar Billy Porter was also nominated for best actor in a drama this year for his performance on "Pose." Last year, Porter was the sole acting nominee recognized for the FX series, which follows the stories of Black and brown gay and trans New Yorkers living during the ballroom era and through the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and early '90s. The third season was the show's last, and its series finale aired in June.Last year, the Television Academy was criticized for <a href="https://www.insider.com/pose-emmy-nominations-black-trans-women-snubs-2020-9">repeatedly snubbing all of the Black trans and nonbinary stars in "Pose."</a>You can <a href="https://www.insider.com/emmys-nominees-winners-list-2021-7">read the full list of nominees here.</a>The Emmy Awards will air on Sunday, September 19 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. First-time host Cedric the Entertainer will lead the show's in-person event at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.

Mj Rodriguez just made history as the first trans person nominated for a major acting Emmy

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Season three of "<keyword id="13929802" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="a-black-lady-sketch-show" source="Orion">A Black Lady Sketch Show</keyword>" opens with a spoof of "<keyword id="12440280" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="the-purge" source="Orion">The Purge</keyword>."</li></ul><ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="13929800" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="gabrielle-dennis" source="Orion">Gabrielle Dennis</keyword> told Insider the skit was almost cut due to COVID-19.</li></ul>Season three of "A Black Lady Sketch Show" opens with a celebrity cameo-filled purge-style race down the street that is comedy gold. But star Gabrielle Dennis told Insider that the sketch almost didn't happen."The funny thing is we were supposed to film that sketch last season, but because of <a href="https://www.insider.com/anya-taylor-joy-the-northman-chewed-herbs-scene-rewritten-covid-2022-4">COVID</a> and the restrictions because of how many...extras were in there, we couldn't do it," she told Insider earlier this month of a sketch called "Product Purge." "So it was exciting to get in there and do that." During the sketch, the cast, guest stars — including <a href="https://www.insider.com/jemele-hill-cari-champion-stick-to-sports-vice-tv-show-2020-8">Jemele Hill</a>, Holly Robinson Pete, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/proud-family-louder-prouder-kyla-pratt-glad-new-theme-song-2022-3">Kyla Pratt</a> — and a number of extras on the <keyword id="11921392" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hbo" source="Orion">HBO</keyword> comedy race down the street to their local beauty supply store where they have mere minutes to exchange all the hair products they purchased the previous year."For 364-days, we have suffered with half-used hair products that have gathered dust, sitting around in our beauty cabinets, taunting us," creator <keyword id="13929801" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="robin-thede" source="Orion">Robin Thede</keyword>'s character says to set up the scene, before encouraging the women to "take control" and race to the beauty supply store.When they arrive, a bored cashier, perfectly played by <a href="https://www.insider.com/golden-globes-transgender-first-ever-win-michaela-jae-rodriguez-pose-2022-1">Michaela "MJ" Rodriguez</a>, is more worried about her lunch break and taking selfies, rather than their bleeding wallets.<div type="image" title="MJ Rodriguez on A Black Lady Sketch Show" height="3666" width="4888" msid="91553432" hostid="261"></div>"It was just fun and exciting to just see all of these actors come in and play with us," Dennis reflected, "and everybody did such an amazing job and it was just fun."Dennis even laughed thinking about Rodriguez's time behind the cash register in the beauty supply store where Rodriguez's character taunted the ladies, desperately trying to return their unused hair products, by going on-and-off lunch break."MJ, she milked it. She had a good time. She was really messing with us, but it was a good time," Dennis added.Although Dennis has strong comedic chops, she's been acting in more dramatic roles since 1990, having stints on <a href="https://www.insider.com/sister-sister-tia-mowry-says-moms-can-still-be-sexy-2022-5">"The Game,"</a> "Rosewood," "S.W.A.T.," "The Bobby Brown Story," <a href="https://www.insider.com/jessica-jones-final-season-why-netflixs-marvel-shows-were-canceled-2019-6">"Luke Cage"</a>, and other projects.She joked, "My favorite genre to work in is, who wants to pay Gabrielle?"While leaping from role to role, Dennis is also taking time to learn from those behind the scenes of "A Black Lady Sketch show," including the Thede and producer <keyword id="12136277" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="issa-rae" source="Orion">Issa Rae</keyword> ("Insecure"), telling Insider that in 10 years she hopes "to be in the same lane" as them.<div type="image" title="Gabrielle Dennis" height="1280" width="1706" msid="91553433" hostid="261"></div>"I'm surrounding myself with these amazing women. It would make no sense for me to not pick up something and learn something from them and be inspired from them," she continued. "I know that the doors are open to me and I can't wait to open them and kick them down.""A Black Lady Sketch Show" airs on HBO Fridays at 11 p.m. ET.

'A Black Lady Sketch Show' star Gabrielle Dennis says we almost didn't get that epic season 3 opening

<ul class="summary-list"><li><a href="https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1271096147315130369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1271107163281227777&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fcinemabite%2Fstatus%2F12711071632812277777777">Netflix's new documentary "Disclosure"</a> focuses on the troubled history of <keyword id="6358953" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Transgender">transgender</keyword> representation in film and television.</li><li>Starring prominent figures like <a href="https://www.insider.com/laverne-cox-scotus-landmark-win-but-does-not-erase-hurt-2020-6">Laverne Cox</a> and "Pose" star MJ Rodriguez, "<keyword id="49224" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Disclosure">Disclosure</keyword>" unpacks how <keyword id="6516408" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="trans">trans</keyword>phobic myths in media have been harmful to trans people. </li><li>"'Disclosure' came to life so beautifully because trans people were at the centre of production," director <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/05/netflix-acquires-disclosure-director-sam-feder-sundance-lgbtq-trans-diversity-inclusion-representation-1202946128/">Sam Feder told Deadline.</a> "Over 150 trans people were involved, from early research through distribution."</li><li>Netflix will release its latest documentary on June 19, right in time for Pride month. </li></ul>From <a href="https://qz.com/quartzy/1566136/silence-of-the-lambs-is-a-win-for-women-but-fails-lgbtq-culture/">"The Silence of the Lambs"</a> to <a href="https://www.intomore.com/culture/after-max-and-ivan-revisiting-the-l-word-as-a-trans-masculine-person">"The L Word"</a> to "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective," trans characters have been something of a mainstay in TV and movies.But, for the most part, the way they have been portrayed has been inaccurate, or even offensive.That problematic history is laid bare in a new documentary "Disclosure," that hits Netflix on Friday, June 19. Executive produced by award-winning actress and trans activist <a href="https://www.insider.com/laverne-cox-scotus-landmark-win-but-does-not-erase-hurt-2020-6">Laverne Cox</a> and directed by Sam Feder, the film stars a number of prominent trans actors, directors, and advocates including "Pose" star MJ Rodriguez and director Lilly Wachowski."I think for a very long time, the ways in which trans people have been represented on screen have suggested that we're not real, have suggested that we're mentally ill, that we won't exist," Cox said in a trailer for the movie."And yet here I am. Yet here we are, and we've always been here. I never thought I'd live in a world where trans people would be celebrated. On or off the screen."Delving into a myriad of films, "Disclosure" airs a much-needed conversation on the transphobic myths in media have leaked into our everyday understanding of trans people. And there is no shortage of shows or films that have incorporated trans characters.<div type="image" title="Hairspray" height="1200" width="1600" msid="76454584" hostid="261"></div>The movie looks at more than 50, including some positive portrayals, including "The Jeffersons," "How I Met Your Mother," "Degrassi," "Billions," "Grey's Anatomy," "Sex And The City," "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "Hairspray," "Transparent."Some are good ("Yentl," "Pose"), and many are incredibly damaging ("Psycho," "Buffalo Bill," "Silence Of The Lambs")."'Disclosure' came to life so beautifully because trans people were at the center of production," director <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/05/netflix-acquires-disclosure-director-sam-feder-sundance-lgbtq-trans-diversity-inclusion-representation-1202946128/">Sam Feder told Deadline.</a> "Over 150 trans people were involved, from early research through distribution."Netflix said in a statement that the documentary "shows how what once captured the American imagination now elicit new feelings, [and] provokes a startling revolution in how we see and understand trans people."Read More:<a href="https://www.insider.com/trans-celebrities-in-television-2019-10">16 transgender celebrities who are changing television</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/9-celebrities-who-identify-as-gender-non-binary-2019-6">9 celebrities who have identified as gender non-binary</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/laverne-cox-scotus-landmark-win-but-does-not-erase-hurt-2020-6">Laverne Cox says the Supreme Court decision against LGBTQ discrimination is 'a landmark win,' but there's much more work to be done</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/jk-rowling-says-explosion-of-young-women-have-transitioned-detransitioned-2020-6">J.K. Rowling said there's been an 'explosion' of young women transitioning and de-transitioning. There's no evidence that's true.</a>

The problematic history of trans characters on screen is laid out in Netflix's 'Disclosure'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The cast of <keyword id="294834" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Ryan-Murphy">Ryan Murphy</keyword>'s <keyword id="729067" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="LGBTQ">LGBTQ</keyword> drama "<keyword id="3724" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="pose">Pose</keyword>" spoke out against <a href="https://www.insider.com/jk-rowling-is-terf-tweets-same-sex-attraction-feminists-lesbians-2020-6">J.K. Rowling for her "harmful" views on transgender people.</a></li><li><a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/jk-rowling-anti-trans-tweets-pose-mj-rodriguez-indya-moore-1234631124/">Speaking to Variety</a>, Angel Evangelista actor Indya Moore said: "I think she's speaking from this place of just sheer stupidity."</li><li>Blanca Rodriguez-Evangelista actor MJ Rodriguez said: "It's really important to distance yourself away from anybody like that," while "Pose" co-creator Steven Canals said: "true allyship is knowing when to fall back and to listen to what the community needs from you."</li><li>Elektra Wintour actor Dominique Jackson encouraged people to work harder for trans rights: "We continue to do the work that we do. And we do it even more, even harder than we have done before."</li></ul>The cast of Ryan Murphy's FX show "Pose" have become the latest <a href="https://www.insider.com/jk-rowling-harry-potter-stars-transphobic-comments-reactions-2020-6">celebrities to speak out</a> against <a href="https://www.insider.com/jk-rowling-is-terf-tweets-same-sex-attraction-feminists-lesbians-2020-6">J.K. Rowling and condemn her comments about transgender people.</a>"Pose," which follows the rise of New York City's African-American and Latino LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming ballroom culture scene in the 1980s, boasts the <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/pose-film-review-ryan-murphy-ballroom-drama-movie-video-a8829691.html">largest cast of trans actors in TV history.</a>Angel Evangelista actor Indya Moore <a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/jk-rowling-anti-trans-tweets-pose-mj-rodriguez-indya-moore-1234631124/">told Variety</a> on Wednesday that they think Rowling is "speaking from this place of just sheer stupidity."Moore said: "I mean, it's just so dumb. She's not even understanding how much death and violence are behind all of those opinions that she's sharing on social media right now. Like she's contributing to so much violence through her airing out her thoughts and ideas and opinions. She's contributing to a stigma that is continuing to take our lives today."<div type="image" title="Indya Moore" height="683" width="911" msid="76320814" hostid="261"></div>Moore said that they were a fan of "<keyword id="6357995" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Harry-Potter">Harry Potter</keyword>," which makes Rowling's comments doubly hurtful. "It's so hurtful but also I'm not surprised by it," they said.Meanwhile, "Pose" co-creator Steven Canals told Variety: "In this moment, her opinion is really harmful and damaging and just not necessary."I think the issue is her lack of an acknowledgement or realization that it's her privilege that allows her to even be able to voice those opinions in the first place. What I would want to say to her, one cis-person to another, is true allyship is knowing when to fall back and to listen to what the community needs from you. It's being an active listener."Elektra Wintour actress Dominique Jackson also spoke to Variety, and told the publication that while Rowling's words were hurtful, they have encouraged her to fight harder for trans rights and equality."We continue to do the work that we do," she said. "And we do it even more, even harder than we have done before."Jackson also mentioned Iyanna Dior, a black trans woman who was attacked by men and women in Minneapolis last week but managed to survive. Cameras caught the attack, but Jackson said she felt hopeless after learning about Dior."I just gave up because all I saw was us not having hope. What are we going to do? We're going to die and people are just going to walk all over us and say, 'Oh, well, they deserve it because of who they are,'" Jackson said."But then I realized that our strength is in standing up. Our strength is in me not sitting here and being an agoraphobic and not going outside. My strength is in getting up and going outside, getting onto social media and talking to people."<div type="image" title="mj rodriguez" height="2372" width="3163" msid="76320818" hostid="261"></div>Lastly, MJ Rodriguez, a transgender actress who plays Blanca Rodriguez-Evangelista, encouraged people to stay away from people like Rowling."It's really important to distance yourself away from anybody like that," Rodriguez said. "They're clearly stuck in a generational gap of an understanding of something …We're in a different time and era."Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/warner-bros-response-jk-rowling-transgender-statements-2020-6">Warner Bros. responds to J.K. Rowling's controversial statements about transgender identity: 'A diverse and inclusive culture has never been more important'</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/jk-rowling-harry-potter-stars-transphobic-comments-reactions-2020-6">'Harry Potter' stars are calling out J.K. Rowling for problematic comments about the transgender community</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/jk-rowling-what-is-a-terf-trans-exclusionary-radical-feminist-2020-6">J.K. Rowling wrote a controversial statement about transgender people in response to being called a 'TERF.' Here's what that means.</a>

The cast of Ryan Murphy's 'Pose' said JK Rowling's comments about trans people come from a place of 'sheer stupidity'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="71946" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="HBO" source="Orion">HBO</keyword>'s hit drama "<keyword id="19787" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="euphoria" source="Orion">Euphoria</keyword>" debuted in June 2019. Season two is set to premiere on January 9.</li><li>The pandemic delayed production, but two bridge episodes that were filmed safely were released.</li><li><keyword id="1655181" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Zendaya" source="Orion">Zendaya</keyword>, Hunter Schafer, and Angus Cloud are among the cast members set to return for season two. </li></ul>It's been more than a year since season one of <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/hbo">HBO</a>'s gritty teen drama "<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/euphoria">Euphoria</a>" ended, but there's plenty more to look forward to when the show returns. "Euphoria" was a success upon its release in June 2019 and <a href="https://twitter.com/HBOPR/status/1149414754689175553">got renewed</a> the following month, before the <a href="https://www.insider.com/where-every-major-character-ended-the-last-season-of-euphoria-2020-11">finale</a> even aired. It also nabbed three total Emmy nominations and one <a href="https://www.insider.com/2020-emmy-nominees-winners-list-2020-7">historic win for Zendaya</a> (Rue), who became the youngest woman to receive the award for outstanding lead actress in a drama series. Here's what we know so far about the upcoming season of "Euphoria."<h2>Production was pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic </h2>In <a href="https://twitter.com/euphoriaHBO/status/1237772164994121729">photos</a> posted by the show's official Twitter account on March 11, 2020, Zendaya and costar Angus Cloud (Fez) were seen at a <a href="https://twitter.com/euphoriaHBO/status/1237780434353893376">table read</a> for season two. But then, like most other <keyword id="11898468" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="TV" source="Orion">TV</keyword> and film projects, the show halted production as the coronavirus spread. In an <a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/zendaya-euphoria-season-2-1234645364/">interview with MJ Rodriguez for Variety's Actors on Actors series</a>, Zendaya said that they were days away from filming before they were shut down. "We were supposed to go back to work, I believe, on March 16," she said. "And, literally, three or four days before that, they were shut down. I was like, 'I was so close.' We did camera tests and hair and makeup tests, and we got to see everybody and we had the sets were built."<h2>Before season 2 is released, fans were treated to 2 special episodes</h2><div type="image" title="zendaya as rue euphoria special episode part one" height="1272" width="1696" msid="80201107" hostid="261"></div>Not part of season one and also not part of season two, the episodes were meant to function as a bridge to tide viewers over. Zendaya previously teased the episodes during her virtual <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCOmcvfYVx8">appearance</a> on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in August 2020, saying that the "bridge" episodes were a way to give fans something until they can begin filming season two safely with a larger crew.Zendaya and some costars were indeed able to reunite to film, adhering to COVID-19 guidelines.The first of two special episodes was released on HBO Max on Friday, December 4.<div type="image" title="colman domingo_0" height="1280" width="1706" msid="80201108" hostid="261"></div>The first episode, titled "Trouble Don't Last Always," centered on Rue having a candid, lengthy conversation — discussing everything from addiction to existentialism — with Ali (Colman Domingo) in a diner after Jules (Hunter Schafer) left her had a train station. Zendaya also told <a href="https://www.essence.com/feature/zendaya-on-winning-her-emmy-activism-through-art-and-honoring-black-style-icons/">Essence</a> that the first episode, written by show creator Sam Levinson, "stemmed from a scene he wrote for the second season that I was obsessed with. Then he basically turned it into one long episode.""The storytelling method is so different from the first season," she explained. "It feels like 'Euphoria' but feels nothing like 'Euphoria,' in a beautiful way.""You get to sit with the characters in a deeper way," Zendaya said.The second bridge episode, co-written by Schafer, <a href="https://twitter.com/hunters/status/1336041692806459392">centered on Jules and was released on HBO on January 22</a>. <h2>Zendaya promised a 'beautiful 2nd season' and costar Sydney Sweeney called it 'darker'</h2><div type="image" title="zendaya euphoria 108" height="1060" width="1414" msid="80201110" hostid="261"></div>"I do miss Rue," the actress said in her September 2020 <a href="https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/zendaya-september-2020-cover">cover story for InStyle</a>. "She's like my little sister in a lot of ways. And going back to that character is a home base for me. There is a beautiful second season that has been written, but in order to do it the way we want to do it, we need to wait until it's safer."In April, Sweeney, who portrays Cassie, told <a href="https://www.etonline.com/euphoria-star-sydney-sweeney-teases-what-to-expect-from-season-2-exclusive-144143">Entertainment Tonight</a>: "You won't even be able to guess what's coming... I couldn't even guess it.""It's just shocking," she added. "I mean, everything with life as a teenager is shocking, so you never know what to expect."Elaborating on the "darker" season, Sweeney said that the characters will be "getting into more intense situations."Sweeney also told <a href="https://www.whowhatwear.com/sydney-sweeney-interview/slide4">Who What Wear</a> that she's enjoyed seeing Cassie "grow" while filming season two. Storm Reid, who plays Zendaya's on-screen sister Gia, told <a href="https://ew.com/movies/2019/08/29/storm-reid-blumhouse-dont-let-go-euphoria-season-2/">Entertainment Weekly</a> that her character will "be older and she'll really have her own opinion, and really become her own person.""I feel like you'll be seeing a lot more Gia in the second season," she said.<h2>Familiar faces will return, plus some new additions to the cast</h2><div type="image" title="alexa demie and sydney sweeney euphoria 103" height="1093" width="1458" msid="80201111" hostid="261"></div>The aforementioned stars will reprise their roles, in addition to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B6_KBCfhJ7r/">main cast members</a> like Barbie Ferreira (Kat), Maude Apatow (Lexi), Alexa Demie (Maddy), and <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/jacob-elordi">Jacob Elordi</a> (Nate).The first new cast member revealed so far is <a href="https://variety.com/2020/film/news/kelvin-harrison-jr-high-note-euphoria-season-2-1234619599/">"The High Note" actor Kelvin Harrison Jr.</a>, who described the cast as "so fun and sweet and smart."Demie also told <a href="https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/a31158896/alexa-demie-mac-campaign-euphoria/">Elle</a> that they're "casting a couple of new characters, but I can't tell you much."In August 2021, <a href="https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/euphoria-season-2-dominic-fike-minka-kelly-demetrius-lil-meech-flenory-jr-1235036348/">three more stars were added to the cast</a>: Musician Dominic Fike, "Friday Night Lights" star Minka Kelly, and <a href="https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/son-of-cocaine-kingpin-demetrius-big-meech-flennory-set-to-play-his-dad-in-50-cents-black-mafia-family-series-1234884611/">rising actor</a> Demetrius "Lil Meech" Flenory Jr. Little is known about the latest additions, but Fike described his character to <a href="https://variety.com/2021/music/news/dominic-fike-talks-new-album-and-starring-euphoria-season-2-1234962737/">Variety</a> as a "degenerate" who's a "homie" of Rue and Jules. <h2>Season 2 will premiere on Sunday, January 9</h2><div type="image" title="zendaya euphoria special episode part 1 rue" height="1069" width="1426" msid="80201113" hostid="261"></div>Production for season two of "Euphoria" <a href="https://people.com/tv/zendaya-shares-set-photos-from-euphoria-as-season-2-begins-production/">began in spring 2021</a>. Filming wrapped in November, per an <a href="https://twitter.com/popbuzz/status/1462799832804999184">Instagram story post</a> from Elordi. In November, HBO released a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPz_XktsEFE">teaser</a> for the upcoming season and announced the exact premiere date.

What we know so far about season 2 of HBO's 'Euphoria'

Welcome back to <a href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/10-things-in-politics">10 Things in Politics</a>. <a href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/10-things-in-politics">Sign up here to receive this newsletter</a>. Send tips to <a href="mailto:bgriffiths@insider.com">bgriffiths@insider.com</a> or tweet me at <a href="https://twitter.com/BrentGriffiths">@BrentGriffiths</a>.Here's what we're talking about:<ul><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-officials-google-facebook-amazon-antitrust-tech-2021-7">7 powerful people are behind Biden's push to break up Big Tech</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/delta-coronavirus-variant-hitting-republican-states-vaccine-divide-2021-7">The Delta variant is hitting red states hardest</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/senate-democrats-propose-bill-legalize-marijuana-2021-7">The 8 things you need to know about Senate Dems' efforts to legalize cannabis</a></li></ul>What to look out for today: President Joe Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and the singer Olivia Rodrigo <a href="https://www.insider.com/olivia-rodrigo-white-house-record-videos-with-fauci-2021-7">are meeting to work on promoting COVID-19 vaccinations</a>.With Phil Rosen.1. THE BRAIN TRUST: Biden is ready for a fight. He has stacked his administration with advisors who want to take on Big Tech and last week signed an executive order encouraging tougher antitrust enforcement.My colleagues took a look at the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-officials-google-facebook-amazon-antitrust-tech-2021-7">key players to watch as the two sides square off in the years to come</a>:<ul><li>Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission: Khan honed her antitrust background in law school, where she became the face of the so-called hipster antitrust movement, which seeks to shift the focus of competition law to address factors like income inequality. Amazon has already pushed back on the youngest FTC chair in history by arguing Khan's past criticisms of the company make her too biased to judge its defense.</li><li>Bharat Ramamurti, deputy director of the National Economic Council: Ramamurti joined the White House after a stint on Sen. Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign. He also briefly served on a panel overseeing COVID-19 relief funds. He conceded that Biden couldn't do antitrust enforcement unilaterally but added that the president was setting the tone for the enforcement to come.</li><li>Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, FTC member: Slaughter was a longtime staffer for Sen. Chuck Schumer before joining the FTC in 2018. Last year, she made a speech arguing that Americans were hungry for a return to trustbusting.</li></ul><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-officials-google-facebook-amazon-antitrust-tech-2021-7">Read about the rest of the people behind Biden's bid to take on Big Tech.</a><div type="image" title="Bernie Sanders" height="1333" width="2000" msid="84406450" hostid="261"></div>2. Senate Democrats reach infrastructure deal: They've struck a deal among themselves on a $3.5 trillion package that would expand Medicare and strengthen social-safety-net programs. It's among the largest spending bills ever taken up by Congress. An aide called this a "baby step." <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/senate-democrats-reach-deal-reconciliation-package-2021-7">More on the delicate balancing act the party now faces</a>.<ul><li>The details: $4.1 trillion. That's the combined amount of new money for infrastructure spending from the new proposal and the previously announced bipartisan deal. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/senate-democrats-reach-deal-reconciliation-package-2021-7">Democrats say their plan would be fully paid for with tax increases.</a></li></ul>The most powerful person in Washington, again: Democrats can pass their latest plan only through a special budget process. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/senate-parliamentarian-elizabeth-macdonough-infrastructure-chuck-schumer-biden-2021-4">An unelected official will have the final say on what's in the plan</a>.<div type="image" title="Activists holding up a giant inflatable joint during a rally at the US Capitol." height="1333" width="1778" msid="84406452" hostid="261"></div>3. Top Senate Dems just released their plan for legalizing pot: Their proposal would end cannabis prohibition, expunge records for nonviolent cannabis offenses, and expand medical-marijuana research. It would also set up a fund to invest cannabis tax revenue into communities affected by the war on drugs and help entrepreneurs of color access the industry. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/senate-democrats-propose-bill-legalize-marijuana-2021-7">Here's what else you need to know about the sweeping bill</a>.4. Biden laces into "un-American" GOP voting bills: He denounced the wave of GOP-backed voting-restriction bills, using the concept of a free and fair democracy to make a moral argument for voting rights in his first major speech on the matter. He also took a swing at 2020 election conspiracy theories, saying "The big lie is just that - a big lie." <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-to-decry-authoritarian-un-american-election-laws-2021-7">Biden has faced mounting pressure from voting-rights activists to take more forceful action</a>.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-did-texas-lawmakers-leave-the-state-whats-in-gop-voting-bills-2021-7">Here's what's in the voting bills that Democrats fled Texas to block</a>: Texas Republicans are vowing to arrest their colleagues who fled the state, The Texas Tribune reports. <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/13/texas-democrats-walkout-voting-bill-arrest/">But in reality, there's little they can do to make them return</a>.5. Inflation remains above expectations: The Consumer Price Index rose 0.9% from May to June, nearly doubling the consensus estimate. Since the US economy has gradually reopened, inflation has been high, dividing businesses and policymakers on how to respond. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/consumer-price-index-inflation-june-2021-7">More on the highest month-over-month inflation rate since 2008</a>.6. The Delta variant is hitting red states hardest: Delta cases have risen primarily in states with low vaccination rates, which for the most part are heavily Republican states such as Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, and Wyoming. Overall, these states have seen higher upticks in daily cases and hospitalizations than states that voted Democratic in the 2020 election. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/delta-coronavirus-variant-hitting-republican-states-vaccine-divide-2021-7">Why daily COVID-19 cases reported in the US are up 60% in the past two weeks</a>.7. Seventy-two people have died amid unrest in South Africa: Unrest in the country is its worst in decades, The Washington Post reports, after former President Jacob Zuma was jailed July 7 over his refusal to cooperate with a corruption inquiry. Pro-Zuma protests have escalated into looting that has blocked major supply routes, prompting government officials to declare fuel and food shortages, per The Post. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/07/13/south-africa-zuma-protests-violence/">More on the violence crippling Johannesburg</a>.8. Trump was reportedly enraged over the leak about his sheltering in the White House bunker: Donald Trump was said to be furious after reports last year said he and his family hid in the White House bunker during the George Floyd protests, according to The Wall Street Journal reporter Michael Bender's new book, adding that Trump said whoever leaked that information should be executed. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-white-house-bunker-leaker-treason-executed-book-2021-7">It wouldn't be the first time Trump thought someone should be executed for crossing him</a>.9. The ACLU and other civil- and disability-rights groups are backing Britney Spears: The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California filed an amicus brief in a Los Angeles court in support of Spears' effort to secure her own legal counsel in her bid to end her conservatorship, which began in 2008. More than two dozen other organizations signaled their support too. <a href="https://www.insider.com/aclu-free-britney-spears-lawyer-2021-7">More on the latest</a>.<a href="https://www.insider.com/which-shows-got-most-emmy-nominations-this-year-2021-7"><div type="image" title="the mandalorian 208 " height="1167" width="2472" msid="84406455" hostid="261"></div></a>10. Your guide to the 2021 Emmy nominations: Netflix's "The Crown" and Disney Plus' "The Mandalorian" each led the field with 24 nominations. The pandemic didn't slow down NBC's "Saturday Night Live," as the long-running show netted 21 nominations. <a href="https://www.insider.com/which-shows-got-most-emmy-nominations-this-year-2021-7">Here are the other shows leading the pack</a>.<ul><li>A historic moment: Mj Rodriguez became the first trans person to be nominated for a major acting category, for her role on "Pose."</li><li>A bunch of firsts: It's finally Courteney Cox's <a href="https://www.insider.com/courteney-cox-first-primetime-emmy-nomination-friends-2021-7">month, week, and year</a>. Marvel Studios broke into the major categories <a href="https://www.insider.com/wandavision-emmys-marvel-studios-1st-ever-nominations-2021-7">thanks to "WandaVision."</a> And Kaley Cuoco had a moment she says she'll "<a href="https://www.insider.com/kaley-cuoco-reacts-to-getting-first-emmy-nomination-2021-7">never forget</a>."</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/emmys-nominees-winners-list-2021-7">See all the nominees here.</a>Today's trivia question: Today is Bastille Day in France. Where in the US can you see the key to the infamous prison? Email your guess and a suggested question to me at <a href="mailto:bgriffiths@insider.com">bgriffiths@insider.com</a>.<ul><li>Yesterday's answer: JPMorgan Chase owns the dueling pistols <a href="https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1137003276782702592?s=20">used by Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton</a>.</li></ul>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Actress <keyword id="15578" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Halle-Berry">Halle Berry</keyword> announced in an Instagram Live that she is going to play a <keyword id="6358953" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Transgender">transgender</keyword> man for an upcoming film. </li><li>Calling the plot a "female story," Berry told hairstylist Christin Brown she wanted to focus on a <keyword id="6516408" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="trans">trans</keyword> storyline because "who this woman was is so interesting to me, and that will probably be my next project."</li><li>Berry's announcement comes just a couple of weeks after the release of the <a href="https://www.insider.com/problematic-history-of-trans-representation-in-netflixs-disclosure-2020-6">Netflix documentary "Disclosure,"</a> co-produced by Laverne Cox, which described the damaging history of cisgender actors playing trans roles.</li><li>On Monday night, Berry issued an apology on Twitter.</li></ul>Actress Halle Berry said she will "probably" play a transgender man in her next film role <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CCMp7-Nn1Pg/">during an Instagram Live over the weekend.</a>"[The film is about] a character where the woman is a trans character, so she's a woman that transitioned into a man," Berry said. "She's a character in a project I love that I might be doing."During the interview with hairstylist Christin Brown, Berry repeatedly referred to the transman she's going to play as a woman while using "she/her" pronouns to refer to him. "I want to experience that world, understand that world. I want to deep dive in that in the way I did 'Bruised,'" Berry said. "Who this woman was is so interesting to me, and that will probably be my next project, and that will require me cutting all of my hair off.""That's what I want to experience and understand and study and explore," Berry said. "It's really important to me to tell stories, and that's a woman, that's a female story – it changes to a man, but I want to understand the why and how of that. I want to get into it."Berry's comments prompted a slew of tweets highlighting problems with a cisgender actor playing a transgender person.The critiques included a tweet from the Twitter account for "Disclosure," a new Netflix documentary, co-produced by Laverne Cox, which came out June 18, sparking a widespread conversation about this exact problem. <h2>Casting cisgender actors to play transgender people takes roles from trans actors, and can perpetuate dangerous stereotypes </h2><div type="image" title="dallas buyers club, jared leto" height="926" width="1235" msid="76823784" hostid="261"></div>Berry is among an ever-expanding list of cisgender actors who have played or plan to play transgender characters. From Eddie Redmayne in the "Danish Girl," to Jared Leto in "Dallas Buyers Club," the portrayal of trans people by non-trans actors is a dark mainstay of cinematic history. <a href="https://www.insider.com/problematic-history-of-trans-representation-in-netflixs-disclosure-2020-6">In the Netflix documentary "Disclosure,"</a> many prominent transgender actors and media professionals, including Laverne Cox, Mj Rodriguez, and Lilly Wachowski, address why the portrayal of transgender people by cisgender actors is problematic. In addition to taking away the few available roles from transgender actors who oftentimes have limited opportunities in film and television because of <keyword id="1058345" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Transphobia">transphobia</keyword>, the film explored how such a trope can have real and dangerous consequences. The second half of the documentary makes the point that when transgender roles are played by cisgender people, it perpetuates the idea that trans people are just playing "dress up." "The public thinks of transwomen as men with really good hair and makeup in costume," <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DquqvLXg2Do">actress Jen Richards</a> said in "Disclosure." "And that's reinforced every time we see a man who's played a trans woman offscreen.""Having cis men play transwomen in my mind is a direct link to the violence against trans women," Richards said, alluding to the high, and rising, rate of violence against trans women in America, <a href="https://www.insider.com/group-of-people-beat-iyanna-dior-a-black-trans-woman-2020-6">which medical experts say has become an epidemic.</a>"In my mind, part of the reason that men end up killing transwomen out of fear that other men will think that they're gay for having been with transwomen is that the friends, the men whose judgment they fear of, only know transwomen from media and the people who are playing transwomen are the men that they know." Late Monday, Berry <a href="https://twitter.com/halleberry/status/1280304782528311296?s=21">issued an apology on Twitter</a>."Over the weekend I had the opportunity to discuss my consideration of an upcoming role as a transgender man, and I'd like to apologize for those remarks. As a cisgender woman, I now understand that I should not have considered this role, and that the transgender community should undeniably have the opportunity to tell their own stories," Berry wrote."I am grateful for the guidance and critical conversation over the past few days and I will continue to listen, educate and learn from this mistake. I vow to be an ally in using my voice to promote better representation on-screen, both in front of and behind the camera."Read More:<a href="https://www.insider.com/jk-rowling-says-explosion-of-young-women-have-transitioned-detransitioned-2020-6">J.K. Rowling said there's been an 'explosion' of young women transitioning and de-transitioning. There's no evidence that's true.</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/scarlett-johansson-mishandled-backlash-over-casting-as-transgender-character-2019-11">Scarlett Johansson admits she 'mishandled' the backlash over her casting as a transgender character</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/trans-celebrities-in-television-2019-10">16 transgender celebrities who are changing television</a>

Halle Berry said she's going to play a transgender man in an upcoming movie, calling it a 'female story'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The 2020 Emmy nominations were a historic milestone for Black actors who scored 35 of the 102 nomination spots, setting a new record. </li><li>FX's "<keyword id="3724" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="pose">Pose</keyword>," a story about Black and brown gay and transgender New Yorkers, scored a total of five nominations, including outstanding lead actor in a drama series and outstanding period and/or character makeup (nonprosthetic). </li><li>For the second year in a row, "Pose" lead Billy Porter was recognized in an individual acting category, while all four of his Black trans and nonbinary costars were snubbed. </li><li>Through the 2020 Emmys nominations, Hollywood illustrated how differently — and unequally — it still views the work of trans and cis actors. </li></ul>In the final moments of the season one finale of "Pose," House of Evangelista's mother, Blanca (MJ Rodriguez), is hoisted into the air after being named "Mother of the Year." Under the glittering lights of a disco ball and soft cascade of petals, her glossy, pink-lipped smile is infectious. After facing compounding and violent discrimination and inequality, at times from her fellow trans and gay community members, Blanca built a haven for herself and other Black and brown <keyword id="729067" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="LGBTQ">LGBTQ</keyword> people.Mother Evangelista proved that she and her community could do more than merely survive in a society that rarely cared if they did or not. The scene unfolds like a whimsical, fairytale. But for the Black trans and queer viewers of "Pose," a Black HIV-positive trans woman in the '80s being celebrated on-screen was also gutwrenchingly revolutionary.And it happens to be one among many moments of awing dramatic brilliance from the likes of Rodriguez and her Black trans costars Angelica Ross, Indya Moore, and Dominique Jackson throughout seasons one and two.Before debuting in 2018, <keyword id="6355065" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="TV">TV</keyword> had never really shown Black and brown trans Americans how "Pose" had; centered in and leading their own story where their identities are respected, and their characterizations carefully crafted to illustrate their vulnerability, grace, and depth. Never had the crushing conditions of racism, colorism, transphobia, and classism been illustrated quite so equally alongside the joy and resilience of Black LGBTQ identity, history, and culture.So when Television Academy CEO Frank Scherma acknowledged 2020 as "a year, unlike any other in recent memory" during the <a href="https://www.insider.com/2020-emmy-nominees-winners-list-2020-7">Emmy nominations</a> ceremony, it felt like it was finally time for the trans talent of "Pose." Amid a global health crisis and a historical fight for social justice, Scherma swore that "It is our duty to use this medium [for] change," and "the responsibility of television to… amplify the voices that must be heard and tell the stories that must be told." Shortly after, a record number of Black actors were nominated for the most prestigious TV awards of the year.Among them was talent from "Pose," which chronicles the lives of Black and brown gay and trans New Yorkers, the ball scene, and the AIDS epidemic over several decades. Frustratingly, it didn't include Rodriguez or her Black and brown costars Jackson, Moore, Ross, and Hailie Sahar. <div type="image" title="Pose Emmy snubs 4" height="1997" width="3000" msid="78209972" hostid="261"></div><h2>The <a href="https://www.emmys.com/shows/pose">FX show received five nominations</a>, with the series' only individual acting honor going to star Billy Porter for lead actor in a drama series</h2>It's a category he made history in last year as its <a href="https://www.insider.com/billy-porter-makes-emmys-history-and-the-category-is-love-2019-9">first openly gay winner</a>. Yet, for all the full-bodied dramatic prowess the Tony and Grammy honoree brings to the story of Pray Tell, his gay cis male character is one sliver of the predominantly Black "Pose" ensemble.It's a large cast that hasn't just bucked industry precedent by featuring a single trans actor in a one-off or even recurring role. It's earned its groundbreaking label because of the five Black and brown trans actresses and nonbinary actors occupying leading and supporting roles. Some may argue that their lack of recognition stems from commendable but ultimately not award-worthy performances. Yet the worth of their work and an acknowledgment of its caliber is built into the show's present and past nominations.Porter may have been the only single on-screen talent nominated by the Emmys, but the show itself received a best drama nomination in 2019. Other mainstream awarding bodies, such as the Golden Globes, AFI Awards, Critics Choice Awards, Peabody Awards, and more have bestowed similar series honors on the FX show.Like the award-nominated and winning work that has come before it, the cable program does not stand independently from its actors' efforts. And by ignoring their individual accomplishments, Hollywood reinforces that it's only interested in celebrating the fruits of trans and nonbinary labor, not the people who bear it. Their leading and supporting performances as Blanca, Elektra, Angel, Candy, and Lulu mark the largest number of transgender actors on a scripted show in series regular roles in the history of television. In short, the show's trans and nonbinary talent don't just appear on the show. They are the show.<h2>The cast members are honor-worthy, not because they are trans people playing trans women, but because they are <keyword id="9967574" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="trans-actors">trans actors</keyword> who have dedicated themselves to delivering humanized and nuanced depictions</h2>From these cast members comes an intimate knowledge of and participation in the trans community and ball scene on which the show is based. They also come with acting credits on award-winning film, TV, and web series productions like "Queen &amp; Slim," "American Gods," "Transparent," "Mr. Robot," "Nurse Jackie," "Luke Cage," and "Her Story." They deliver performances not just from a place of inherent cultural understanding, but of skill and intentionality.Any shared experience with their characters doesn't explain their talent. It elevates it, allowing them to showcase the diversity, complexity, and relatability many Black and brown cis, trans and queer people are rarely afforded on screen. <div type="image" title="Pose Emmy snubs 2" height="2000" width="3000" msid="78209976" hostid="261"></div>But the issues with the series' Emmy snubs don't end there. The show was also nominated for outstanding period costumes, outstanding period and/or character hairstyling, and outstanding prosthetic makeup for a limited series, movie or special. Every member of the "Pose" production team does incredible work breathing life into the show's visual storytelling.But to celebrate its creative production elements, and not the actresses and nonbinary actors who pull that into a compelling performance, feels like more than "a snub." <h2>Coupled with Porter being the only actor nominated, and Hollywood's history of awarding cis actors who play trans characters, the lack of nominations reinforces a dangerous and dehumanizing cultural perception</h2>That is that trans people and their creative and cultural labor is only palatable as performance. It is not yet accepted and respected, though it should be, as a legitimate lived experience from which "Pose" has dramatically drawn. In such a historic year for Black artists at the Emmys, we must acknowledge Hollywood has long shirked any shows and actors centering Black people and their experiences. Yet, that meager number is still a mountain next to the molehill of Black trans talent and narratives.It was only in 2017 that Laverne Cox made history with her outstanding guest actress in a drama series nomination for her role on "Orange Is the New Black." In addition to being honored in the same category again, 2020 marked the second time a trans performer has ever been nominated for a Primetime Emmy in an acting category. That historical honor went to Rain Valdez, creator and star of the web series "Razor Tongue," who was nominated for outstanding actress in a short-form comedy or drama series.These are absolutely the kinds of milestones that make shows like "Pose" possible. But to acknowledge the work of those trans actresses does not shield the Emmys and other awarding bodies from their failure to recognize the performances of other trans women.Despite a historically tokenistic award culture, there is no cap or quota on the number of nominations that can be handed to trans actors. <div type="image" title="Pose Emmy snubs 5" height="840" width="1239" msid="78209979" hostid="261"></div>The trans and nonbinary talent of "Pose" powerfully brings to life some of the most vulnerable people in a community that, as our current moment illustrates, is dangerously under attack.So in a year where the Emmys — and America — finally seem ready to acknowledge Black people's work and humanity, why are those who "amplify the voices that must be heard," not being equally recognized for their work?

How the 2020 Emmy nominations left the Black trans women of 'Pose' behind

<ul class="summary-list"><li>With new Latinx-centered shows airing, many people think we've reached a turning point in <keyword id="11994261" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="representation" source="Orion">representation</keyword>.</li><li>While shows like "Gentefied" and "Selena" celebrate <keyword id="12102948" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="latinx" source="Orion">Latinx</keyword> stories, their creators say there's still a lot of work to do.</li><li>For "Selena" creator Moisés Zamora, it's a priority to create opportunities for "Latinxs of all races."</li></ul>The fiery Latin wife. The sultry, sneaky housekeeper. The earnest, hardworking migrant worker. Tropes involving Latinx or Latino people are so deeply ingrained into our collective cultural lexicon that by now it seems almost impossible to imagine a world without them.Recently, numerous shows have sought to do away with these stereotypes in favor of more nuanced characters firmly grounded in the reality of Latinx people. These shows - which center Latinx actors and focus on the authentic experiences of their characters - have led some to <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-10-26/netflix-selena-the-series-jaime-davila-campanario-entertainment">say there's a Latinx "wave"</a> moving through <keyword id="2370" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="hollywood" source="Orion">Hollywood</keyword>.Latinx culture and identity are complex. But because of racism, colorism, and xenophobia, the most well-represented part of the community in Hollywood right now is probably light-skinned Spanish-speaking Latinx people, which leads to the exclusion of Afro-Latinx and Indigenous Latinx people.And while Hollywood has started to reckon with the racism and discrimination that are so insidious in the industry, there's still a long way to go before all Latinx creatives - in addition to Black people, Asians, and other people of color - achieve the same access, opportunities, and investment as their white peers.<div type="image" title="los espookys hbo" height="4000" width="5333" msid="80652984" hostid="261"></div><h2><keyword id="11897475" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="movie" source="Orion">Movie</keyword> and <keyword id="11898468" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="TV" source="Orion">TV</keyword> show leads are still disproportionately non-Latinx Caucasians</h2>A 2019 <a href="http://assets.uscannenberg.org/docs/aii-study-latinos-in-film-2019.pdf">study from the University of Southern California's Annenberg Inclusion Initiative</a> found that in 100 of the top grossing movies from 2007 to 2018, only three films featured Latinx leads or coleads. And in the same 100 movies, only 4.5% of all speaking characters were Latinx.With TV shows, Latinx actors didn't fare much better. UCLA's <a href="https://socialsciences.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/UCLA-Hollywood-Diversity-Report-2020-Television-10-22-2020.pdf">annual Hollywood diversity report</a> found that on broadcast scripted shows (those that air on NBC, ABC, and CBS) from 2018 to 2019, Latinx actors made up only 6.6% of the leads. The stats for cable and digital scripted shows were similarly dismal.Read more: <a href="https://www.insider.com/hollywood-is-dying-pandemic-2021-1">How the $100 billion Hollywood machine is scrambling to come back after its worst year in decades</a>But a spate of Latinx-focused shows and movies have made waves with more mainstream audiences, including HBO's 2019 comedy "Los Espookys"; "Selena: The Series" and "Gentefied" on Netflix, which premiered last year; and the coming adaptation of the hit musical "In the Heights" in June.Though some media outlets said these series were <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-10-26/netflix-selena-the-series-jaime-davila-campanario-entertainment">helping to galvanize a "Latinx revolution" in Hollywood,</a> Latinx actors - including Noemi Gonzalez, who plays Suzette Quintanilla on "Selena: The Series" - told Insider there was still progress to be made.<div type="image" title="selena the series suzette" height="2159" width="2879" msid="80652986" hostid="261"></div>"Latinos watch so much content, and it's really baffling to me that they don't see themselves on-screen as much," Gonzalez said."A lot of what had to happen was representation for our Black brothers and sisters, and our Asian brothers and sisters, for there to finally be a moment of 'Wait, where's the Latinx representation?' But I feel like that wave, we're barely coming up on that wave."The filmmaker Moisés Zamora, the creator of the "Selena," which centers late Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla's rise to fame, also said there's a lot of work to do.Read more: <a href="https://www.insider.com/selena-yolanda-salidvar-moises-zamora-interview-2020-12">'Selena' creator Moisés Zamora says he 'did not reach out to' the singer's murderer Yolanda Saldívar before filming new Netflix series</a>"For me, it's highly, highly, highly a priority to be able to create opportunities for other Latinx individuals in the <keyword id="4578" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="entertainment" source="Orion">entertainment</keyword> business - Latinxs of all races, you know," the self-identified Mexican American gay immigrant, who recently started a Latinx-centered production company called Zone One, said."That includes Indigenous people and Afro Latinos, because we all come in different shapes and sizes." <div type="image" title="gentefied julissa calderon" height="2338" width="3117" msid="80652987" hostid="261"></div><h2>It's difficult for some people to understand that the Latinx community encompasses more than just light-skinned immigrants</h2>That those who identify as Latinx defy categorization and don't fit neatly into a single conception of race, ethnicity, or political identity has been a revelation for some people, especially after the <a href="https://time.com/5907525/latino-vote-2020-election/">2020 election</a>.Many were shocked that white Cuban Americans in Florida's Miami-Dade county voted for Trump, despite that people who identify as Latinx hail from a variety of countries and are not solely white-passing immigrants from Mexico.Following coverage of the election, the Los Angeles Times writer Esmeralda Bermudez gave a sharp rebuke on Twitter to those who couldn't conceptualize Latinxs as a diverse and multiracial group."This misconception comes from how little u bother knowing us, how superficially u cover us &amp; how absent we are in newsrooms," she said.Even the term "Latinx" - a <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/08/11/901398248/hispanic-latino-or-latinx-survey-says">gender-inclusive alternative to "Latino"</a> that <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/12/us/latinx-term-usage-hispanics-trnd/index.html">has divided some Spanish-speakers</a> - is a reminder that Latin identity is rich, complex, and ever-evolving.Unfortunately for many Latinx people, representation of Spanish speakers in Hollywood tends to skew white-passing, focusing on lighter-skinned actors from well-known South and Central American countries, notably Mexico.And despite that indigenous and Afro-Latinx people make up an important part of the community, they're rarely, if ever, portrayed in major TV shows or movies.Colorism and racism seem to have prevented the creation of more nuanced and well-rounded Latinx storytelling in Hollywood. Shows like Netflix's "Gentefied" and the <a href="https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a30226403/in-the-heights-trailer-lin-manuel-miranda-interview/">coming adaptation of "In the Heights,"</a> both of which feature Afro-Latinx characters and cast, are exceptions.<div type="image" title="gentefied karrie martin julissa calderon" height="2338" width="3117" msid="80652991" hostid="261"></div><h2>'Gentefied' is an example of how diverse Latinx stories can be told well</h2>Focusing on the struggles of a Mexican American family trying to keep their taco shop afloat, "Gentefied" features queer and Afro-Latinx characters.The show's cocreator, Linda Yvette Chavez, told Insider that since the beginning of her career, she's been trying to increase representation in the Latinx community."I have always known that the representation of our community is predicated on white supremacy," she said. "Like, very early on, I wanted to cast people in lead roles who were more dark-skinned or were indigenous."Chavez said that the racism and colorism in the Latinx community caused her to reject certain labels."I didn't really associate with the term 'Latina' because of the way that it kind of drowns out Black and indigenous faces and voices by ... grouping us all into one big group," she said."In recent years I've readopted it just to build solidarity and community with other folks who associate culturally with each other."Read more: <a href="https://www.insider.com/selena-moises-zamora-jennifer-lopez-christian-serratos-2020-12">'Selena' creator Moisés Zamora defends Jennifer Lopez portraying the late Tejano singer in the 1997 biopic</a>Chavez's "Gentefied" cocreator, Marvin Lemus, agreed, telling Insider that he thought Hollywood continually watered down or whitewashed Latinx stories up until recently."The thing that we were trying to remedy with 'Gentefied' was the fact that anytime Hollywood came out with something that was targeted to Latinos, I would watch it and I would be, like, 'I don't know who this is for, but it ain't for me,'" Lemus said.Lemus - the child of Mexican and Guatemalan immigrants who couldn't leave the US until he was in his 20s because of his mother's immigration status - said he didn't identify with the shows targeted at Latin American communities.But it was this feeling of not quite belonging to either culture that helped Lemus bond with Chavez and led them to create "Gentefied," where immigrants and identity make up the center of the story. "We were, like, 'We are going to make a show that is incredibly Chicano, that is unapologetically Mexican American,' because that's who we are," Lemus said.<div type="image" title="gentefied bts marvin lemus america ferrera" height="2338" width="3117" msid="80652994" hostid="261"></div><h2>Latinx creators said it's up to those in positions of power to change the industry</h2>Hollywood appears to be making small steps toward a more diverse representation of the Latinx community. The coming musical adaptations "In the Heights" and "West Side Story" <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/2020/03/spielberg-west-side-story-whitewashing-rita-moreno-1202218023/">feature Afro-Latinxs in their casts and story lines</a>.In FX's "Pose," MJ Rodriguez, an Afro-Latina, plays house mother Blanca Evangelista-Rodriguez, while her costar, Indya Moore, also of Afro-Latinx descent, plays a young model named Angel. The show doesn't really explore the issues Afro-Latinx people face within the community, but instead focuses on the characters' sexuality and experiences in the ballroom scene.Of course there are other Afro-Latinxs making waves in Hollywood, including Lala Anthony, Zoe Saldana, Tessa Thompson, and Lupita Nyong'o.While the industry has begun to feature Afro-Latinx actors, the portrayals of Latinx people on-screen still tend to focus on lighter-skinned Spanish-speaking immigrants, something Chavez said is up to those in positions of power to change.Read more: <a href="https://www.insider.com/justina-adorno-abc-grand-hotel-interview-2019-7">Justina Adorno, the breakout star of ABC's 'Grand Hotel,' wants the Latinx community to be more welcoming</a>"White and mestizo and light-skinned Latinx are always the ones who are rising to the top tier, and we have to be the ones who move the needle and have to help support the movement," Chavez said. "We have to call for the castings to change. We have to question it as well. Like, why is it that we're the ones making it through the gates?"Chavez said it was up to those in power to acknowledge "privileges" and ask, "How do I create more opportunities for nonwhite Latinx people?"Essentially, as Chavez put it, there need to be more diverse Latinx people in positions of power with the ability to make important and long-lasting decisions in the entertainment industry."I want more of us there, across the gamut of like our community, whether they're Black, Asian, or Indigenous, telling the stories from our communities, whatever they may be," she said.This story is part of <a href="https://www.insider.com/hollywood-is-dying-pandemic-2021-1">Insider's State of Hollywood</a> digital series, which details how the $100 billion entertainment industry shifted in 2020. <a href="https://www.insider.com/hollywood-is-dying-pandemic-2021-1">Click here to read more.</a>

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