Transgender stars of TV show Pose want people to know they are just human beings

INDYA Moore and Dominique Jackson are flying the flag in the new wave of diversity in Hollywood. The two transgender stars of Ryan Murphy’s hit American show are doing their bit for equality.

INDYA Moore and Dominique Jackson are flying the flag in the new wave of diversity in Hollywood.

Stars of Ryan Murphy’s hit American television show Pose, the transgender actors are doing their bit for equality.

“We are not meant to be homogenous,” Moore told Confidential.

Leading stars of American TV show Pose Dominique Jackson and Indya Moore hope people will understand transgenders through the program. Picture: Richard Dobson

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“Everyone is different, in personality, in feature, in experience and sexuality and gender and I think there needs to be a mutual respect. The only way for that to happen is for people to understand through programs like Pose that we are all human beings.”

Moore and Jackson flew in to Sydney on Monday to promote the show that screens on Foxtel’s Showcase channel on Tuesdays at 8.30pm.

Indya Moore plays a transsexual sex worker Angel in the series. Picture: JoJo Whilden/FX

They’ll also attend an event to spearhead Foxtel’s drama slate for 2019 in Sydney tonight.

Equality, and the fight for equal rights, underpins the critically acclaimed drama that is in its second season and is set in New York with more than 50 transgender characters.

“As long as you bring no harm to anyone else, you should be able to live your best life possible and not be judged for it,” explained Jackson, who plays a lead role as Elektra Abundance in the series.

The pair who continue to fight for rights want people to see they are just human beings too. Picture: Richard Dobson

“We are always fighting for rights. Just because we’ve gained marriage equality, there are still so many people fighting for their rights in different areas. We have so many different identifications that are forced upon us instead of just seeing us as human beings who work and need to be loved and be able to love freely.”

Moore plays the role of transsexual sex worker Angel in the series.

“It is really gratifying to see how people are affected by the show,” Moore said.

“People’s mums and dads are responding to this and we are seeing people’s families come together in ways I think those families never imagined possible.”

Originally published as Transgender stars of TV show Pose want people to know they are just human beings