Supergirl to feature TV’s first transgender superhero

NME ^ | 07/20/18 | Elizabeth Aubrey

[Simon Green]

Nicole Maines is to become the first-ever transgender superhero in TV series Supergirl.

Maines, who is an activist and is transgender herself, has been cast as Nia Nal/Dreamer in the series and will be introduced in the fourth series. The series is based on the DC Comics character.

Speaking at Comic-Con in San Diego, Maines said: “It seems only fitting that we have a trans superhero for trans kids to look up to.”

Maines told Variety: “I want fans to take away an understanding of trans people. We can be anybody, we can be who we want, we can be superheroes – because in many ways we are.”

She added: “We’ve had trans representation in television for a while but it hasn’t been the right representation.”

“Having trans people play trans roles show that we are valid in our identities and we exist.”

The show’s creators described Nia Nal as a “soulful young transgender woman with a fierce drive to protect others”.

[Simon Green]

The character being cast is based on Dream Girl, a member of the 31st Century Legion of Superheroes. While the character is indeed a woman, she was most decidedly not transgendered.

Until now.

[G Larry]

Wait!

You mean Title IX doesn't apply to Superheros?

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Nicole Maines is to become the first-ever transgender superhero in TV series Supergirl.

Right, because there's such a huge demand by the TV audience for a "transgender superhero". Conservatives gave up Hollywood in the '60s and '70s without a fight - it's now the playground of extreme leftists, who insist on foisting this nonsense on the American viewer regardless of the lack of demand or interest.

[Huskrrrr]

Well, isn’t that special.

[Slyfox]

[Ransomed]

“I just expected so much more from a dog-squeeze basic cable superhero show in 2018.”

—said no one ever

Freegards

[faithhopecharity]

contributing to the delinquency of minors

[lee martell]

The real Lesbians will say Supergirl’s image should be based on Leslie Jones of Saturday Night Live, “because Leslie looks like a real woman looks!”

[dirtboy]

Superman. Supergirl. Super???

[so_real]

Thom Kallor (Starboy) is in for an unpleasant surprise.

[joshua c]

so supergirl is a man? Is he/she dating a lesbian?

Is he/she white pretending to be black.

Come on hollywood take it up a notch.

Maybe the next superhero could be a man identifying as a dog.
Furries need a superhero too.

[dfwgator]

Shouldn’t it be Supertrannie?

[joshua c]

“Having trans people play trans roles show that we are valid in our identities and we exist.”

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They need a tv show for that? See, I told you it was a mental disorder.

And, um, tv is fiction.

[mass55th]

Makes me glad I stopped watching the program when the sister decided she liked women instead of men.

[gundog]

Batman, Spider-Man, Aquaman....and now, Womanman.

[the_daug]

Want to ruin themselves I see.

[MPJackal]

So just a question. Who do trans-genders go after in relationships? If I am a gay man that is attracted to men, and I decide to become a fake woman, do I expect gay men, also attracted to men, to be interested in me? Or am I dreaming that a straight man will ignore the fact I use to be a man and now I am a trans-gender? Seems like you are shooting yourself in the foot. But I guess it is normal behavior.

[Chode]

so, does it prance around with a sign saying it's a thing or does it tell you every five minutes like vegans do???

[budj]

And I will introduce my Super-Trans-Channel selector to keep that Super-Crap out of my house.

[ColdOne]

Evil is taking over fast.