trans
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Fight : how the ACLU takes on Trump
It’s literally impossible to make any record of the political shenanigans of the last 4 years of the Trump White House without depressing the hell out of all of us. With a spirited but ineffective Democratic Party in opposition, it has seemed that there is no way to stop the sheer wholesale dismantling of…
