Emmy-nominated writer Our Lady J reveals the backstory of the scene that sees Blanca (Mj Rodriguez) providing support for a young trans woman who learns she is HIV positive.
s three seasons and the theme carried throughout the series. “The show is all about family and taking care of each other when society has not done that for us and our community,” Our Lady J says. That Blanca’s narrative arc is bookended by similar scenes in the pilot and the finale underscores not just the importance of community, it also shows how Blanca has put her community first. “[She treats Safaree] how she wishes she had been treated.
By the late ’90s, an HIV diagnosis was no longer a death sentence and soon came to be considered a chronic, manageable disease. “When I was diagnosed, one of the things I was told was that it is similar to diabetes,” Our Lady J recalls. “That was easier for me to hear, because diabetes didn’t have the stigma HIV had.
Our Lady J admits that early drafts of this scene were “all medical, medical, medical” as she fleshed out the vital information needed for the context of the dialogue. “When you’re writing on any project that has medical drama, sometimes you fill in the [medical information] and the writers’ assistant does the [additional] research.” The Emmy nominee was still able to find the human story in a scene that involves a medical diagnosis.
“I did have Blancas in my life,” Our Lady J says, although she notes that having a social worker like Blanca introduce her to the ball scene would have been amazing. Just as the interaction gives Blanca the chance to be the mentor she herself never had, it also represents hope for both Blanca’s and Safaree’s lives beyond‘s final moments. “By bringing her under her wing, you can see Safaree is going to be more than a patient to Blanca.
This story first appeared in an August stand-alone issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine,
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