Tag: Transgender Representation
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“First Day”: A Unique Take on a Familiar Tale
“First Day” is a trans kid slice-of-life tv show that brings desperately needed diversity to coming-of-age stories in mainstream media. Here’s a show that get’s it right by having a trans actress in a story centered on trans girlhood.
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Trans Representation Through Disney’s ‘Mulan’
Mulan had to struggle to feel like herself and see herself properly. Some of us have to strive to have our reflection mimic what’s inside. We have to crawl. We have to fight.
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Why Trans Women Can’t Have a ‘Promising Young Woman’ Yet: A Lesson from ‘Sleepaway Camp’
For anyone who is not a cis white woman, a justice-fueled murderous rampage is not framed as liberation. Instead, they contribute to harsh stereotypes that vilify minority women with dangerous consequences.
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Transgender Representation in Pose- Season 1
“Live, work, POSE!!!” Netflix recently added Pose by Ryan Murphy to their streaming and I watched the whole first season for the first time last week. While we can all recognize that Ryan Murphy has made a lot of not-so-great work, he certainly got it right with Pose. Netflix recently made a $300 million…