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Brian Michael Smith Opened Up About Being The First Openly Trans Man Named One Of People's Sexiest Men Alive
"I feel cisgender actors should not play trans characters until we get some equity. There are so few trans roles, and there's still a very strong bias against a trans person playing a cisgender character."
In 2020, he made waves as the first openly trans man of color to secure a series regular role on network television, portraying Paul Strickland, a firefighter, in FOX's 9-1-1: Lone Star. The subsequent year, Brian achieved another milestone by becoming the first trans man to be featured as one of People magazine's sexiest men alive. Jevon Martin is an advocate who's been working for years in New York, helping build community in the ballroom scene.
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