Nonbinary actor E.R. Fightmaster knows the positive power of representation on young, queer audiences. So when they got the chance to play “Dr. Kai Bartley” — the first nonbinary character on Grey’s Anatomy — it was a no-brainer. They hope the groundbreaking work they and other nonbinary actors are doing today helps the next generation to be “as expressive as they want to.”

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