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Scott Turner Schofield is an American actor, writer, producer, and speaker. He is a transgender activist, and uses he/him and they/them pronouns. He was the first out transgender actor in Daytime television,[1] and the first out trans man to earn an Emmy nomination for acting.[2]
Schofield has performed in film, TV, theatre, and streaming productions. In addition to performing, he has produced, written, directed, and consulted on several projects in film, TV, streaming content, and theatre.
A collection of Schofield's three solo performance scripts was published by Homofactus Press titled Two Truths and a Lie. Jack Halberstam wrote the foreword. The book was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards in the Drama and Transgender categories; it was placed on the American Library Association's 2009 Rainbow List.
Schofield's work as an activist[3] and public speaker has focused on education in regard to transgender issues and awareness.[4] He has assisted in the creation of training programs,[5] institutional support programs, and nondiscrimination policies in educational, government, and corporate settings.[6]
- ^ Ebershoff, David. (February 4, 2020). "The Trans Actors Challenging Outmoded Ideas of Masculinity". The New York Times, T Magazine. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ^ Sheeler, Jason (June 17, 2020). "Transgendered Actor Scott Turner Schofield On J.K. Rowling And Feeling 'Invisible' In Hollywood". People Magazine. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ Advocate Video Team. "The Advocate: Ask a Trans Man With Scott Turner Schofield" September 12, 2017. Video, 5 min 26 sec. https://www.advocate.com/video/2017/9/12/ask-trans-man-scott-turner-schofield
- ^ Koblin, John (April 13, 2022). "Helping Hollywood Avoid Claims Of Bias Is Now A Growing Business". The New York Times (published April 2, 2022). Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ Villarreal, Daniel (May 23, 2019). "How Locker Rooms Across America Could Become Trans-Inclusive in 30 Minutes". Out Sports SBNation. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ Fox, Mei Mei (March 11, 2019). "Why You Should Consider Transgender Awareness Training In Your Workplace". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved July 8, 2022.