A cast of six
real transgender people will appear as a support group for
a new character's recent coming-out as transgender on ABC's
daytime soap All My Children.
In the episode to
air March 9, Zoe, played by Jeffery Carlson, will visit
a support group to help with her transition. Jennifer
Boylan, a transgender author, was cast as the support
group leader. During the support group scenes, the
cast will speak unscripted dialogue about their
experiences as transgender men and women.
In 2004 the show
also received its third consecutive Emmy for Outstanding
Daytime Drama Series Writing, its third Writers Guild Award,
and its third GLAAD Media Award. (The Advocate)