Modern Family Will Feature First Openly Transgender Child Actor

Modern Family is a smash hit AND has been one of those shows that has been praised for the portrayal of same sex relationships. Tomorrow’s episode will be another first for the show…featuring the first openly transgender child actor.

8-year-old openly transgender child actor, Jackson Millarker, will be making his debut.

In the episode Cam and Mitchell  host a play date between their daughter Lily and her transgender friend Tom. Both parents are happy that they’ve raised a child who’s and open-minded but when Lily insults her friend, they use it as a teachable moment about acceptance.

This is Jackson Millarker. He’s 8 years old, from Atlanta, and just happens to be transgender. He plays Lily’s friend Tom in this week’s Modern Family and he’s wonderful. One of the many reasons I love being a part of this show. ????

A photo posted by Ryan Case (@film114) on Sep 26, 2016 at 11:00am PDT

The call for more trans-visibility in the entertainment industry was brought forward by Transparent star Jeffrey Tambor in his Emmy acceptance speech for best actor.

Catch tomorrow’s history making Modern Family at 8pm on CityTV