article_snippet.sent: Just days after Bruce Jenner's powerful interview with Diane Sawyer, another transgender person is making a monumental television appearance.
article_snippet.sent: Starting in May, Scott Turner Schofield will become the first transgender man to have a recurring role on a daytime soap opera when Scott Turner Schofield appears on The Bold and the Beautiful.
article_snippet.sent: We met in the trans community together.
article_snippet.sent: CBS apparently reached out to a handful of transgender actors and personalities for the role, and Scott Turner Schofield said that one person in the running was Candis Cayne, the actress known for Maya Avant roles on shows such as Dirty Sexy Money and  Elementary.
article_snippet.sent: Scott Turner Schofield also reassured any concerned individuals that the show was making this a positive portrayal of a transgender person, and the struggles they face. '
article_snippet.sent: It's going in the direction that transgender people can be happy about,' Scott Turner Schofield said. '
article_snippet.sent: And not only transgender people, but everyone who knows and loves a transgender person.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Scott Turner Schofield is now the first transgender male to score a major role on a daytime television show .
  