Emily ZanottiMj Rodriguez, who was born male but now identifies as female after a gender transition, became the “first trans woman in history” to be nominated for the Emmy Award in the category of Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
Rodriguez plays the role of “house mother Bianca” in the FX series “Pose,” which chronicles the drag scene in New York City through the 1980s and 1990s, the individuals who compete for recognition on the drag ball circuit, and the rise of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Rodriguez, whose character is transgender, as well as a sufferer of HIV/AIDS, on the show leads one of the drag “houses” — self-selected families and mentorship circles for the drag performers.
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