A star of Nickelodeon's 'Henry Danger' opens up about his transgender experience: 'I transitioned'

• Michael D. Cohen, star of Nickelodeon's longest-running live-action show "Henry Danger," revealed in an interview with Time that he transitioned from female to male nearly 20 years ago. 
• Cohen doesn't identify as transgender, saying that he has always felt that his "core being" was male, and so he prefers to use language that reflects that. 
• The actor hopes that his story will make others feel comfortable coming to terms with (and sharing) their own identities. 
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Nickelodeon star Michael D. Cohen revealed in a new interview with Time magazine that he transitioned from female to male nearly 20 years ago. 

"I was misgendered at birth," Cohen told TIME. "I identify as male, and I am proud that I have had a transgender experience — a transgender journey." 

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