But perhaps the biggest fan favorite of them all is Taylor Mason, the gender non-binary whiz kid played by Asia Kate Dillon — and the Brutus to Axe's Caesar.
So when I got the character breakdown for Taylor and looked up"female" and"non-binary," [I thought],"Oh, female is an assigned sex, non-binary is a gender identity. I don't have to transition my body in order to be valid as a non-binary transperson." That was how I came to fully understand how I could be me. Does that make sense?
And the feedback is everything from a group of people in business attire walking by and yelling,"We love Taylor at the office," to someone coming up to me and immediately taking my hands and peering up and saying,"My kid is non-binary and I can't tell you how much your representation has meant to them and to our family.
McAlone: This"Billions" role is a step forward in terms of representation on TV, but I'd be curious to get your thoughts on which areas you think are moving in the right direction in the entertainment industry, and which areas are lagging behind in terms of various types of representation?Asia Kate Dillon and Taylor Mason, this character on"Billions," we are both one example — and we are two different examples, actually — of a non-binary identity.
SHO_Billions I had never heard of a non-binary person before her or her character. Inclusion of diverse individuals like this are important to society.