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New Amsterdam
2018
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Aquino made sure to let series writer Dustin Black know that she was transgender, which helped her secure the part, as Black was specifically looking for trans actresses. [2] [7] [8] She publicly came out as transgender during a January 2017 press conference for the series.
Jan 10, 2017 · Ivory Aquino never thought there would be roles for a transgender girl from the Philippines, so she was prepared to give up on her childhood dream of being an actor. “I didn’t feel at that...
Mar 1, 2017 · Ivory Aquino didn’t come out publicly as a transgender woman until she landed a role on ABC’s “ When We Rise ,” a miniseries that retraces the gay rights movement in America. She had...
Feb 22, 2017 · Ivory Aquino stars in ABC's When We Rise as real-life transgender activist Cecilia Chung. By. Patrick Gomez. Published on February 22, 2017 12:39PM EST. Photo: Image Group LA/ABC. The morning...
Jan 25, 2022 · Both Aquino and Yeoh are transgender, marking the first time a live-action feature film adaptation of a DC Comics title will feature an openly trans character. Yeoh first appeared in a 2011...
Mar 2, 2017 · The proudly transgender Filipina actress from ABC Mini-Series When We Rise says that she rarely takes the subway and much prefers to ride her bike—which she calls Harley (she confesses that she...
Jan 24, 2022 · Aquino’s character first appeared in a DC Batgirl issue by Gail Simone and artist Ardian Syaf in 2011. She will star opposite Leslie Grace’s Barbara Gordon. Both Aquino and Yeoh are transgender.
