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Transgender TV Series To Be Set in Evanston
Unscripted ABC Family series to center on how Evanston teen deals with his father's gender change.
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A new transgender television series set to debut this summer is set in Evanston.
According to Evanston Now, the unscripted series “Becoming Us” will air for a summer run on the ABC Family cable network. It is centered on the life of a teenager whose father is transitioning to become a woman.
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The show will follow the life of 17-year-old Ben Lehwald of Evanston “as his father Charlie transitions to become Carly,” according to a People Magazine article.
The docu-series from Ryan Seacrest Productions will also focus on Ben’s girlfriend Danielle, whose dad is also transitioning into a woman.
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“I want to be able to provide guidance for kids who are going through it,” Lehwald told People. “Maybe this will help them being able to deal with it.”
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