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Marvel To Welcome Its First ‘Openly Trans Actor’ In ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’

Paul Bois

Marvel Studios will be making one small step for trans with the inclusion of actor Zach Barack in “Spider-Man: Far From Home” — a biological woman who identifies as a man.

Speaking with Variety, Barack said that her role as Peter Parker’s classmate in the upcoming film will be her first major movie role and a dream come true for trans representation on the big screen. In fact, she says that the superhero stories themselves have something “inherently trans” about them.

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