Karla Sofia Gascon

(Newser) - Karla Sofía Gascón, the Oscar-nominated trans actor and star of of the movie Emilia Pérez, is apologizing for her old posts on social media that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd "a drug addict and a hustler," the AP reports. "As someone in...

(Newser) - The list of Oscar nominations released on Thursday includes a notable first: Karla Sofia Gascon became the first openly transgender person nominated in an acting category, reports Deadline . Gascon is up for an Oscar in the best-actress category for her role in the Netflix film Emilia Perez. In the film—...