Disney’s Star Wars Hires Transgender YouTuber for Major Role in Upcoming Series
Disney has hired a transgender YouTuber for a major role in an upcoming Star Wars series.
Abigail Thorn, a biological male who identifies as a woman, has been cast in the new series The Acolyte as Ensign Eurus.
“Non-binary” actress Amanda Steinberg has been cast as the lead role. The Direct notes that these casting choices mean that “the upcoming series is shaping up to be one of the most inclusive yet.”
Thorn has a hundred thousand subscribers on YouTube and is known to promote puberty blockers and hormone replacements for children.
Thorn is the first transgender actor to be cast for a major role in a Star Wars project.
