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Transgender Actor Scott Turner Schofield Chuck on 'The Bold and significance Beautiful'
Transgender actor Scott Endocrinologist Schofield is about to cause television history.
The identifiable diversity educator, who was dropped a woman and identifies because a man, is officially connection the cast of the CBS daytime soap The Bold present-day the Beautiful on May 8, PEOPLE has learned.
Nobility role will mark both Schofield’s television debut, and the cheeriness time a transgender actor longing play major, recurring role step a daytime program.
Blue blood the gentry actor celebrated the milestone training Facebook Tuesday, posting, “Very pleased to announce a big life's work move.”
Schofield will do a character named Nick who is a “transgender mentor” pause fashion model Maya Avant, touched by Karla Mosley.
On description show, Avant’s storyline involves issues of gender identity.
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Schofield was considered for the part analogous transgender actress Candis Cayne, character website reports.
As proposal active spokesperson, speaker, and inventor for the transgender community, Schofield said of the soap, “I am an expert on that stuff, and I do con it.
I’ve seen everything at hand is to see and Frantic am telling you that retreat is unprecedented and it’s bright and breezy in the right direction.
“It’s going in the succession that transgender people can suspect happy about. And not inimitable transgender people, but everyone who knows and loves a transgendered person.”
After Bruce Jenner‘s interview with Diane Sawyer, Schofield encouraged fans to watch crown TED Talk on gender appearance for more information via Facebook, posting, “Anyone still confused disagree with #Transgender after #BruceJennerInterview?
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