Heartstopper, the positive and heart warming portrayal of queer and trans people we need right now

I this age of hate and turmoil, it is great to see a totally queer TV series that presents gay love as something natural and a trans girl as a complete human being.

The actress who portrays Elle Argent, Yasmin Finney, is a trans woman.

Yasmin told PinkNews during a roundtable discussion that she is “so blessed” to be portraying Elle.

Yasmin said: 

“It really, really, really is such a rare story that we get a trans character that doesn’t delve into gender dysphoria, or depression, or bullying, but just the positive – the friendship, the chosen family, the moving from an all boys’ school to an all girls’ school. Just everything that is natural about being trans is highlighted, and I’m just so happy to be that positive representation that we’ve needed for so many years.

“She’s just allowed to love herself with no society telling her what to do and how to act and how to look and who to love and how to be – she’s just her, and I think that’s what’s so beautiful about the trans story that we have in Heartstopper.”

Heartstopper can be seen at Netflix.