Spotlight adds diverse gender options to actors’ profiles

Casting platform Spotlight has added non-binary and trans gender options to its actors' profiles.

The site says actors no longer need to choose a gender option upon sign up, but can add details later on.

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It hopes to increase its popularity among trans and gender diverse performers.

"We know that the education and language surrounding trans identity has the potential to shift and change," a statement said.

"Spotlight endeavours to listen to the transgender community in order to continue to accurately represent them as best we can."