Yasmin Finney has said she feels it is “so important” that the younger generation will have representation of “young, black and queer” characters on screen which she did not have growing up.
The 18-year-old transgender activist, from Manchester, recently starred in Netflix's hit LGBTQ+ drama series Heartstopper and is also joining the Doctor Who cast to play Rose in the next series.
Finney was among one of the winners of the pride icon prize at the Attitude Pride Awards which were held at the Langham Hotel in London on Thursday (July 28).
The awards aim to celebrate figures, sometimes unsung, within the LGBTQ+ community who have “championed rights or challenged stigma in the face of adversity”.
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