I Hope They Continue With The Show

The other day Her Story was nominated for an Emmy in the newly created category of outstanding short-format live-action entertainment program.

Her Story: the transgender-themed web series up for a 'shock' Emmy
Jen Richards hoped her show about trans women looking for love in LA would change media perceptions – and it succeeded more than she could imagine
The Guardian
By Zach Stafford
August 10, 2016

When Jen Richards, a transgender film-maker and writer, began developing the web series Her Story, she never imagined it would be as successful as it has been – let alone become the first indie web series to be nominated for an Emmy.

Last month, however, the six-part fictional web series about queer and trans women navigating love and life in Los Angeles accomplished just that when it was nominated in the newly created category of outstanding short-format live-action entertainment program, continuing a growing trend of more representation of queer and trans people within the media.

“We were shocked – still shocked – more than anything,” Richards said, referring to the entire team’s reaction after learning about the nomination. “Obviously we submitted it ourselves for consideration and we had this chance, but it was such a long shot. And after we saw who else got nominated in the category it made it even more unbelievable because we are the only show not by a major television network.”
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Beyond just telling more authentic stories, Richards also wanted to challenge the representation of transgender people in the media.

Currently, most coverage about their lives isn’t positive, she says, and seems to primarily focus on either the battle to access bathrooms in states like North Carolina or the all-time high levels of reported homicides against trans people in the US.

Due to the series focusing so much on finding love, Richards felt that she had an opportunity to “model a possibility” for transgender viewers that went against what they see represented in the news about their lives – especially when it came to relationships.

Please, please continue the story line. I just love the show and if they just continue it until there is a resolution between the characters, there needs to be closure to the storyline.