He’s Gay, He’s Straight, He’s Transgender… He’s Roscoe!

huffingtonpost.com – Matthew Carnahan – Playwright, director, and novelist; creator, executive producer, and writer of ‘House of Lies’

When I set out to write a son for Marty Kaan, Don Cheadle’s ethically challenged character on House of Lies, I thought, “What kind of kid would just undo this guy? What kind of kid would unbalance and upend Marty? What kind of kid would take him out of his role as smug superman who can solve any “case” using a variety of consulting tricks and genuine analytical genius?” And I came up with Roscoe, based loosely on several children I’ve met over the years whose gender identities have come differently from those of the majority of their peers…