Michaela Jaé Rodriguez attends the 2022 GLAAD Media Awards.
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez attends the 2022 GLAAD Media Awards.
  • More TV shows are featuring transgender and nonbinary actors and characters. 
  • Laverne Cox started on "Orange Is the New Black" and has become a superstar and trans activist. 
  • Michaela Jaé Rodriguez became the first transgender woman to win a Golden Globe in 2022 for "Pose."

According to GLAAD's 2023-2024 report on LGBTQ+ representation on TV, 5% of characters on TV are transgender (24 out of 468 characters).