WATCH: Degrassi focuses on a Transgrendered Student

Degrassi on Teen Nick is taking it to the next level.

Earlier, I blogged about their transgendered character, Adam. This week, the episode was on...

Here's the promo:


Here's one of the pivotal scenes.


These are important issues and I am glad Degrassi is taking this on. I hope they do this story justice.

Meet Adam, Degrassi's First Transgendered Teen

Degrassi is going to break new ground with their first transgendered character... Adam

Adam will be portrayed by Jordan Todosey, a 15-year-old actress from Life With Derek. For the role, she underwent a significant makeover, including adopting a more masculine gait. Todosey describes Adam as a character who “was born physically as a girl but between the ears, he feels like he's a guy." The show’s director and producer, Stefan Brogren, who also plays the role of the school principal, explained the importance of the character, telling CTV News, "I can truly say that when we decided to do this episode we realized this is brand new territory for us. We've never even tried to breach this subject before. Of course, we've dealt with gay and lesbian stories, but you can't approach this the same way."

Interesting. I hope this character will be done well.

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