The progressive family sitcom has never been one to shy away from charging it’s way through barriers set down in TV land.

This is Jackson Millarker. He’s 8 years old, from Atlanta, and just happens to be transgender. He plays Lily’s friend Tom in this week’s Modern Family and he’s wonderful. One of the many reasons I love being a part of this show. ❤️🎬💯

A photo posted by Ryan Case (@film114) on Sep 26, 2016 at 11:00am PDT

Uploaded to Ryan Cases instagram, the sweet picture of the young actor in his first role will be playing Lily’s friend in this weeks episode.

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