interACT was proud to be the official intersex consultants for MTV’s hit television show Faking It for three seasons. Take a look at how our collaboration impacted intersex advocacy.

Introduction
Milestones
Making History
Impact

How It All Began: interACT Consulting with MTV’s Faking It

MTV’s Faking It’s Executive Producer Carter Covington was referred by GLAAD to interACT’s Executive Director, Kimberly Zieselman, to collaborate on portrayal of TV’s first intersex main character. After this initial contact, interACT recognized Faking It’s goal of conveying positive messages for LGBTQI youth was an excellent opportunity to raise public awareness about intersex; linking the show with interACT’s Youth members was the logical next step.

Two interACT Youth members joined Zieselman and met in L.A. with Covington, Bailey De Young (actress for Lauren) and the Faking it writers during which they discussed what it was like growing up intersex. After this meeting, interACT provided a training for the entire Faking it cast and began receiving draft scripts from MTV to provide feedback on the evolving intersex storyline through seasons 2 & 3.