'Supergirl' to feature first-ever transgender superhero on television in Nicole Maines' Dreamer
In what is undoubtedly a groundbreaking development, 'Supergirl' will boast television's first-ever transgender superhero.
The cast and producers of The CW/Warner Bros' superhero action-adventure series 'Supergirl' took the stage at the show's San Diego International Comic-Con 2018 panel session to reveal that the series will be adding three new cast members to its ranks for the upcoming fourth season.
Part of the big reveal was that the show is set to feature television's first-ever transgender hero in Nicole Maines' Nia Nal/Dreamer. A staunch proponent of transgender rights, Maines is best-known as being the pseudonymous plaintiff of Doe v. Clenchy brought before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in June 2013 that set a precedent for allowing transgender people to use the bathroom of their choice across the country.
