24 Of Transgender Celebrities Who Inspire Us

Trace Lysette

Trace Lysette had already successfully established herself as an actress before publicly sharing that she is transgender in 2014.

In fact, her groundbreaking recurring role on Law & Order: SVU in 2013 made history as one of the first times an openly transgender person was cast in a primetime speaking television role. Though not yet out as trans at the time, her work on SVU paved the way for greater inclusion.

She then continued to achieve fame with roles like trans yoga teacher Shea on Amazon's acclaimed series Transparent. Now one of Hollywood's most prominent trans stars, Lysette's talents helped open doors for other trans actors.