[jacqueline] pose is created by steven canals and ryan murphy. they had a specific mandate to cast authentically queer and transgender people of color. [emily] pose is about drag ball culture during the height of the aids crisis in america. it is about queer family structures, about the ways queer people come together and form families that are not of biological origin, but rather of choice. [pray tell] keep livin ! put on your tallest pump and go on and get back out into the world. you ain t dead yet. there is nothing more tragic than a sad queen. i m not sad. [jacqueline] billy porter as pray tell is the central father figure throughout this entire series, playing both announcer and mentor to pretty much everyone. [pray tell] the recipient has taught us that a house is much more than a home. it s family. [jacqueline] pray tell was an unapologetically authentic character.
[emily] billy porter is terrific as pray tell, who has hiv and is sort of just waiting to die. in the episode love is the message, he performs a song. tomorrow may never come [emily] it s gutting and it s groundbreaking, and it s forcing american television to look at this period in history that american culture still doesn t quite want to look at. [jacqueline] the history that was made with that show just in its creation is incredible. ever since we started looking for a better cash back credit card. .options have been coming out of the woodwork? exactly. at nerdwallet, we can help you make the smartest decision by comparing top cards. that way you get cash back on the things you care about most. ohh that one has cash back on dining out! oh that s great, because our table is.
[alan] it is the story of a trans woman named maura, who comes out to her children. joey soloway, the creator, based it on their relationship with their own trans parent. and the show was so much more about how her kids deal with it. can you keep your voice down, all right? i ll keep my voice down, huh? because that s our family religion, right? secrecy! [emily] i think transparent is a show that got a lot of credit for advancing the conversation on trans issues that felt sincere in 2014, and that feels increasingly insincere with every year that passes. and now its legacy is kind of tarnished. [rahel] actor jeffrey tambor is leaving the show transparent after being accused of harassment. according to the website deadline, allegations were made by two of tambor s transgender colleagues. tambor insists the claims are untrue. [emily] also the fact that he was cast to begin with in the role of a trans woman. it s a very weird piece of television that feels incredibly locked in the time in
world. you ain t dead yet. there is nothing more tragic than a sad queen. i m not sad. billy porter as pray tell is the central father figure throughout this entire series, playing both announcer and mentor to pretty much everyone. the recipient has taught us that a house is much more than a home. it s family. pretell was an unapologetically authentic character. billy porter is terrific as pray tell who has hiv and is sort of waiting to die. in the episode love is the message, he performs a song. tomorrow may never come it s gutting and it s groundbreaking, and it s forcing american television to look at this period in history that american culture still doesn t quite want to look at. the history that was made