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Pagonis appeared in a 2016 episode of the television series Transparent. Pagonis’ supervisor and the coordinator for interACT, Kimberly Zeiselman, nominated them for the role. They lobbied for the part when meeting show creator Joey Soloway at a White House awards ceremony. Pagonis was featured in season 3, episode 1 of Transparent and made a cameo as the intersex character of Baxter to increase the representation of intersex people. The role of Baxter involves them working as a volunteer at the Los Angeles LGBT Center hotline along with Maura. In the episode “Elizah,” Baxter is introduced and mentions both the phrase “ambiguous genitalia” as well as referencing the Oprah episode on intersexuality. Pagonis cites the reason for participating in Transparent as creating “a positive instance of representation” for intersex people, increasing the “notoriety” of the intersex movement. The episode was acclaimed and had a positive impact on the visibility of the intersex community, with season 3 of Transparent being considered possibly the most ambitious season by critics. Pagonis considers this role to be a way of advocating for human rights.