How was Hunter Schafer discovered?

Hunter Schafer stumbled upon a casting call for transgender girls on Instagram while she was preparing for her real-life plan — to go to fashion school after a year of modeling. With no experience needed and her modeling agency hiring an acting coach for her, Hunter Schafer went for it, and that’s how she became Jules.

Where did Hunter Schafer grow up?

Born in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1999, Hunter Schafer graduated from the University of NC School of the Arts and became known in the state for her role, along with her father Mac, in challenging a state House bill requiring people to use public bathrooms that matched the gender on their birth certificates, in 2016.

Is Hunter Schafer still a model?

Recently returning to the runway at New York Fashion Week, Schafer made a splash closing Gogo Graham’s Fall 2022 collection, having previously walked for designers like Marc Jacobs, Mugler, and Christian Dior in past seasons.

What is Rue’s gender?

Rue Bennett Rue is a non-binary, 17-year-old struggling with drug addiction. She identifies as a lesbian, but in the first season, we see her struggle with compulsory heterosexuality.