JENNA TALACKOVA
In 2012, Jenna Talackova joined the Miss Universe Canada contest. Sadly, she got disqualified once her transgender identity was outed. It was a good thing that Gloria Allred helped her challenge this. In the end, she was allowed to keep competing. She was dubbed Miss Congeniality and made it to the Top 12.
JENNA TALACKOVA
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IAN HARVIE
In 2002, Ian Harvie kicked off his comedy career. Margaret Cho was his mentor. This is how he went on to join her off-Broadway on a permanent basis. He now runs a show of his own called Parts Sold Separately. When he appeared in Transparent, he became the first transman to portray a transman on the small screen.
IAN HARVIE
