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Supergirl Is Casting a Trans Character for Season Four & We're HYPED
Another great step for LGBTQ representation!
The latest casting call for CW's Supergirl is reportedly looking for transgender actresses to play a "significant character" on the show.
According to ComicBook.com, the character will be Nia Nal, open ethnicity and in her early 20s and described as "a confident, wunderkind of a fashionista. Once a political speechwriter, Nia is the newest addition to the CatCo investigative reporting team. With her she brings sparkling wit and biting humor but under that banter-y, chic facade, lays a soulful young woman who has much to offer the world.”
Screen Rant hypothesizes Nal could be the next head of CatCo. "Both the company and Kara's career as a journalist have been pushed to the back-burner in Supergirl season 3, in the face of the immediate threat posed by the Worldkiller Reign. With the Reign storyline on-course to be resolved by the end of the season, that will free up season 4 to focus more attention on Kara's day to day life when she's not suited up and protecting National City from other-worldly dangers (her job at CatCo included)."
This is an exciting move for the LGBT-inclusive superhero series, which already features the openly lesbian character Alex Danvers. As long as the CW doesn't pull a Matt Bomer on us and cast a cisgender person for the role of Nia Nal, we couldn't be more hyped for the next season, coming this fall!
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
