Tag: trans
Valentina : a (happy) trans coming out story
Valentina is a very impressive feature film debut from Brazilian writer/director Cássio Pereira dos Santos that tells the heartbreaking coming-of-age story of a transgender teenager. It starts with teenage Valentina (Thiessa Woinbackk) being unable to get into a night club with her friends because her official ID card still lists her with her male…
See Each Other. Save Trans Lives
‘ The Human Rights Campaign believes that 2020 is likely to become the deadliest year for violence against trans and gender non-conforming people since HRC began collecting data in 2013. Already at least 27 trans and gender non-conforming people were violently killed so far this year. So they have have teamed up with WarnerMedia for…
Alice Junior : a trans teenager who knows exactly what she wants
Filmmaker Gil Baroni’s latest movie, fresh from its glowing reception at the Berlinale earlier this year is yet another example of how innovative and sublime queer movies made in Brazil really are. His tale of a vibrant trans teenager who refuses to be bowed down by any transphobia is like a breath of fresh…
J Lo supports her ‘nibling’s’ transitioning
It’s always so much more heartwarming when any celebrity actually gets involved in good cause than simply just write a big fat check (although that is also always appreciated). Even more so when it’s a matter that affects them , or a close family member, personally. This weekend Jennifer Lopez took to Instagram to…
Trans In Trumpland : on our screens soon
Hot on the heels of Sam Feder’s excellent Netflix documentary DISCLOSURE comes breaking news about another investigation into the ‘plight’ of the trans community in the US. Feder’s film is an unprecedented, eye-opening look at transgender depictions in film and television, revealing how Hollywood simultaneously reflects and manufactures our deepest anxieties about gender. Whereas…
