The Bold and the Beautiful introduces transgender character
“As someone who is an artist and an activist I know how important trans issues are — how it’s life and death for people at this point.”
— Karla Mosley, who portrays Maya Avant on CBS soap The Bold and the Beautiful, speaking with Us Weekly. Mosley’s character was revealed to be a transgender woman in yesterday’s episode, almost two years after she joined the soap. Mosley apparently consulted with GLAAD after learning of the new direction for her character, and is keenly aware of the importance of her role.
“The more that we in Hollywood can help people to understand what it is to be transgender, what that experience might be like for someone, and just to normalize it, I think we have the possibility of really changing some hearts and lives.”
Indeed, it’s Mosley’s beliefs on the matter which may have led to the show’s writers choosing the story arc for her.
“I think that that’s probably part of why they came to me with this,” she said. “In addition to the fact that it really fits Maya’s story in this kind of amazing way that no one could’ve ever predicted, I think that they also knew that I would be totally ready and willing to talk about these things in an open way.”
Image Credit: The Bold and the Beautiful / CBS
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