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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Diversity, firsts and more facts from Emmy nominations
Las Vegas Sun Newspaper: Mj Rodriguez of “ Pose," nominated for best actress in a drama, breaks ground as the first trans woman to be nominated in a lead acting category. She's the third trans person overall to be nominated, after Laverne Cox’s 2014 guest drama actress nod for “Orange is the New Black” and Rain Valdez’s 2020 nomination for short form comedy or drama actress for “Razor Tongue.”
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