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'Faking It' announces a new trans<\/a> character for season three<\/b><\/p>\n

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Today Carter Covington, the creator of MTV’s hit show Faking It<\/em>, announced that season three will include a new character who happens to be transgender. Noah, played by out trans<\/a> actor Elliot Fletcher, will join Amy, Karma, Shane, and Lauren at Hester High School. According to The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>, Noah is described as someone who is “charismatic, confident and hip and is equal parts charming and vulnerable. He’s is the boy<\/a> next door with a leather jacket and a rock ‘n’ roll attitude who plays guitar or bass for a band that competes in a battle of the bands contest.”\"\"<\/p>\n

Elliot Fletcher was chosen for the role after MTV and the show’s creators launched a casting call for trans youth<\/a> in November of last year. The online casting call<\/a> was created to help identify a group of trans<\/a> actors who could be cast in speaking and background roles for the show’s third season.<\/p>\n

GLAAD worked closely with the show as they put out the casting call<\/a> and developed the character of Noah. Previously GLAAD collaborated with the show, and with the intersex advocacy group interACT, when the show revealed that Lauren is intersex.<\/a><\/p>\n

Although Noah doesn’t appear until episode four of this season, tune in from the very beginning so you can find out the latest on everyone at Hester High. Season 3 of Faking It<\/em> returns Tuesday, March 15th at 10:30pm ET\/PT on MTV.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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