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# CBBC airs first trans centric show
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/cbbc-airs-first-trans-centric-show/
- Published: 2020-08-23T08:01:15.000Z
- Updated: 2020-08-22T14:36:57.000Z
- Description: CBBC makes history by airing the first show on the channel that has a transgender protagonist: First Day.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: Arts, News, Queer Corner, Television, Stonewall, trans representation, Transgender

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**CBBC** made history by airing the first show on the channel to feature a transgender protagonist. The Australian show *First Day* was recently shown in the **UK**, and it documents the experience of 12-year-old Hannah Bradford (portrayed by **Evie Macdonald**) as she starts a new school.

The opening episode depicts Hannah’s struggle during primary school as she is bullied by other students for her gender identity and frequently addressed by her deadname. A [2017 article](https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2017/nov/17/trans-people-children-suicide-bullying-rightwing-media?ref=scenemag.co.uk) by **The Guardian** suggested that, like Hannah, trans children are more likely to be bullied than cisgender children, and argues that ‘understanding and support’ would help alleviate the struggles of young trans people. CBBC has been praised for airing *First Day* in the UK, with LGBTQ+ organisation **Stonewall** [tweeting](https://twitter.com/stonewalluk/status/1296106204314443779?ref=scenemag.co.uk) ‘representation is so important, so we’re thrilled this show has come to the UK’.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/evie-mcdonald-trans-advocate-600.jpg)

Actress and trans activist Evie Macdonald.

Fifteen-year-old actress Evie Macdonald, who is also transgender, previously [spoke out](https://www.sbs.com.au/news/transgender-teen-challenges-scott-morrison-over-disrespectful-tweet?ref=scenemag.co.uk) against the transphobic views of Australian prime minister **Scott Morrison**, saying gender non-conforming people ‘don’t deserve to be disrespected’. She continued to describe her experiences with conversion therapy, which has been widely discredited and branded [unethical](https://www.stonewall.org.uk/campaign-groups/conversion-therapy?ref=scenemag.co.uk#:~:text=What%20is%20%E2%80%98conversion%20therapy%E2%80%99%20or%20%E2%80%98cure%E2%80%99%20therapy%3F%20Conversion,orientation%20or%20to%20suppress%20a%20person%E2%80%99s%20gender%20identity.), and stated ‘we get one childhood and mine was stolen from me by attitudes like this’.

CBBC has greatly increased LGBTQ+ representation recently – the airing of *First Day* is followed shortly after mockumentary style drama *The Next Step* [detailed](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/cbbc-faces-backlash-for-same-sex-kiss-in-teen-drama/) the blossoming relationship between two teenage girls. Although the depiction of a kiss between the two girls sparked backlash, the show was also praised for bringing LGBTQ+ characters into the spotlight.

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