Candis Cayne
Candis Cayne is an incredibly important figure in the history of trans people’s popularity and prominence on mainstream entertainment and TV.
She made history when she became the first ever trans actress to play a recurring trans character on primetime TV, when she took the role of Carmelita Rainer on ABC’s super popular drama series Dirty Sexy Money.
“I feel honored that I was able to take on this role,” she said to Chicago Pride. “And that it went off so well to help the community and push it forward.”
Caroline Cossey
British model and actress Caroline Cossey made her name when she starred as a Bond girl in the 1981 movie For Your Eyes Only.
As her popularity in the showbiz media increased, UK tabloid The News of the World publicly outed her as transgender without her permission. How awful!
Fortunately, Cossey didn’t let this invasion of privacy hold her back from achieving even greater heights of fame, and in fact made history when she became the first trans women to grace the pages of Playboy magazine.