17-year-old Jazz Jennings finally got her gender confirmation surgery and she couldn't be happier. The star of the TLC show, I Am Jazz, let fans know she's "doing great" post-surgery with a smiling selfie on Instagram. "Thanks for all of the love and support," she captioned the pic. A post shared by Jazz Jennings (@jazzjennings_) on Jun 28, 2018 at 1:48pm Pdt Earlier this month, Jazz took to her YouTube channel to air out her feelings about the procedure. "I am so looking forward to it. I've been ready for this my entire life," Jazz explained. She went on to acknowledge that people do judge her when she talks about the surgery in depth. She knows they question why she opens up about it even at all as some deem the subject "too personal." But, the outspoken teen wanted to share as many details as she could in order to spread...
- 6/29/2018
- by Alex Riccardi
- Life and Style
Despite the proliferation of news stories about bathroom bills and pushes to use gender-inclusive pronouns in classrooms and workplaces, stories about gender expression and identity are still ones that Hollywood can struggle to get right.
It was only last year that Showtime’s “Billions” cast non-binary actor Asia Kate Dillon to play the first non-binary role on an American series, and the transgender community has had a mixed reaction to cis-gender male actor Jeffrey Tambor’s award-winning turn as a transitioning woman on Amazon’s “Transparent” the past four seasons. This season saw “Looking” alum Tanya Saracho’s new Starz family drama, “Vida.” Among its many queer-positive stances is the casting of non-binary talent Ser Anzoategui as Eddy, a woman mourning the loss of her wife while also struggling to have a relationship with her detached stepdaughters. While Anzoategui uses they/them pronouns, their character (at least in season one) is a cis-gender woman.
It was only last year that Showtime’s “Billions” cast non-binary actor Asia Kate Dillon to play the first non-binary role on an American series, and the transgender community has had a mixed reaction to cis-gender male actor Jeffrey Tambor’s award-winning turn as a transitioning woman on Amazon’s “Transparent” the past four seasons. This season saw “Looking” alum Tanya Saracho’s new Starz family drama, “Vida.” Among its many queer-positive stances is the casting of non-binary talent Ser Anzoategui as Eddy, a woman mourning the loss of her wife while also struggling to have a relationship with her detached stepdaughters. While Anzoategui uses they/them pronouns, their character (at least in season one) is a cis-gender woman.
- 6/5/2018
- by Whitney Friedlander
- Variety Film + TV
Looking good, girl! Jazz Jennings took to YouTube earlier this week to reveal she dropped some serious LBs. She lost so much, in fact, that she now qualifies for her gender reassignment surgery. In the 13-minute clip, the I Am Jazz star admitted that she started "binge-eating a lot" a few months back and gained roughly 30 pounds. "I was at my heaviest point and I was very self-conscious and uncomfortable in my body," she said in the May 29 video. "Even though I felt beautiful, I still was very insecure in a lot of other ways. It's hard. Especially when that change comes so quickly. I gained the weight so fast." The 17-year-old added that her addiction to fast food was hard to control. "As ya'll know, I was a binge-eater and would go to McDonald's, and — are you ready for my order? — 20 chicken nuggets, large fries, and three chocolate chip cookies,...
- 6/1/2018
- by Megan Heintz
- Life and Style
Looking good, girl! Jazz Jennings took to YouTube earlier this week to reveal she dropped some serious LBs. She lost so much, in fact, that she now qualifies for her gender reassignment surgery. In the 13-minute clip, the I Am Jazz star admitted that she started "binge-eating a lot" a few months back and gained roughly 30 pounds. "I was at my heaviest point and I was very self-conscious and uncomfortable in my body," she said in the May 29 video. "Even though I felt beautiful, I still was very insecure in a lot of other ways. It's hard. Especially when that change comes so quickly. I gained the weight so fast." The 17-year-old added that her addiction to fast food was hard to control. "As ya'll know, I was a binge-eater and would go to McDonald's, and — are you ready for my order? — 20 chicken nuggets, large fries, and three chocolate chip cookies,...
- 6/1/2018
- by Megan Heintz
- Life and Style
If you’ve been watching NBC’s Rise, you’ve seen that the high school theater troupe rehearsing Spring Awakening includes a trans character, Michael. Michael is played by Ellie Desautels, a nonbinary actor in real life. Tonight’s Rise finds Michael at a post-game party for the football team. At one point, some of the jocks start bullying him by calling him Margaret. Desautels spoke with Monsters and Critics by phone about tonight’s episode and their work on the show. Rise airs Tuesdays at 9Pm on NBC. M&C: How did you get this role on Rise? Ellie Desautels: I got the audition through […]
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- 4/3/2018
- by Fred Topel
- Monsters and Critics
If you're a fan of shows like Glee or Friday Night Lights, you may just fall in love with NBC's new musical series Rise. The drama, which is based on a true story, centers on a high school teacher (played by How I Met Your Mother's Josh Radnor) who revamps the school's theater program — and while some people in town are thrilled about it, others want to shut it down. The cast is made up of a diverse group of young stars, and for many of them — including breakout star Ellie Desautels — the show is one of their first big roles. Ellie plays transgender student Michael Hallowell, who, despite initial worries, quickly feels at home in the theater. "In the beginning of the season, Michael came out as Michael to the cast in the theater. He's grown into himself and I think that's what helped him, is being...
- 3/12/2018
- by Stephanie Kaplan
- Life and Style
Platform Public Relations (Los Angeles) and Serge Public Relations (New York) are joining forces. The two companies have formed a bicoastal partnership in which Platform will handle all Los Angeles business for Serge, while the latter will handle all New York business for Platform. The two companies will also share bicoastal clients, the first being Ellie Desautels of NBC's new series Rise. “It is a beneficial and symbiotic relationship between the two firms and the…...
- 11/16/2017
- Deadline TV
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