Results for: representation
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“The L Word: Generation Q” Should Change Its Mind About Trans Actresses Playing Cis Characters
Gen Q has come the closest to featuring the kind of trans women representation I crave. All that needs to change is for the show to make the characters trans.
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“Better Things” Tells an Important Trans Story — By Not Telling a Trans Story
It can feel like the only responsible story is one where a trans teen is certain of their identity and is allowed to transition. But that’s not the experience of so many kids both trans and cis.
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Our Luggage: A Non-Binary Ode to The Good Place’s Janet
She’s been through too much ambiguity to be, simply, a Good Janet. Rather she is Complicated Janet. Humanity’s Champion Janet. Janet beyond the binary.
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“Razor Tongue” Web Series Review: Rain Valdez is Here to Save the Romcom
Valdez is attempting to radically change the industry. She’s also making a compelling case that she should be to 2019 what Julia Roberts was to 1999.
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The L Word’s Lisa The Lesbian-Identified Man: A Trans Symposium
“What do we in want from and for Lisa in 2019? Justice for him, or peace of mind for us? The desire to reach back in time and pull him into our present is natural because we – especially trans people – want to see her character restored in dignity, thus preserving our own dignity.”
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“Transparent” Without Jeffrey Tambor: More Trans Women, More Potential Revolution
As cis white men are forced out of Hollywood to face repercussions for their actions, this could become an important moment for traditionally marginalized voices to tell stories in ways we’ve never been allowed to before.
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“Danger & Eggs” Is The Greatest Weirdest Queer-and-Trans Inclusive Kids Show Ever
Co-creator, Shadi Petosky is a trans woman and the cast is absolutely packed with queer and trans voice actors like Stephanie Beatriz, Jasika Nicole, Angelica Ross, Cameron Esposito, Rhea Butcher, Tyler Ford, Jazz Jennings, Laura Zak and Petosky herself.
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“Daytime Divas” Inspires Happy Tears With Its 8-Year-Old Trans Character and Also Janet Mock
“Just wait, as soon as the cameras start rolling, she’s gonna go all right-wing on her ass.”
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Top Nine Trans Characters Played by Trans Actors on Transparent
If you’re looking for trans actors playing trans characters, the absolute best place on TV to look is Jill Soloway’s show for Amazon Prime, Transparent.
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A Tale of Two Trans Characters: Glee’s Trans Representation Problem
“Glee” gets no brownie points from me for introducing a new trans storyline when they already had a trans character — a trans woman of color — and treated her horribly. That’s not how you do positive trans representation.
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105 Trans Women On American TV: A History and Analysis
Autostraddle walks you through the entire history of trans female characters on American television from 1965-2015.
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Violence and Visibility: Transgender Women on TV in 2015
“We wrote more obituaries for murdered trans women in 2015 than TV recaps for any single show we cover.”
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“Faking It” Puts Out Call For Trans Actors, Getting Closer To Repping Every Letter In LGBTQIA+
They’re looking for trans and gender non-conforming actors to play both background characters and speaking roles in the show’s upcoming third season.
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My Day On The Set Of “Transparent,” Where Trans Voices Actually Get Heard
“Being one of the cool kids is a privilege I never had growing up, especially in school. I was one of the outcasts because I was different. So on Transparent, it’s like the tables have turned.”
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Discovery Life’s Trans Docuseries “New Girls On The Block” is Flawed, But Not Beyond Redemption
Discovery Life will premiere a new documentary series on April 11th about a circle of trans women friends, but the producers dip into cliche a little too much.
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Londyn Smith de Richelieu Talks Being a Trans Woman of Color on Love Thy Sister
“That’s the reason having a platform matters so much to me. Violence against trans women of color gets shoved under the rug so often, and there’s no accountability.”
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7 TV Shows About Trans Women Coming Soon to Your TV
Which of these shows featuring trans women are you most excited for?
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Should You Watch Sense8? The Answer’s About as Clear as This Show’s Plot
“There was way more crowning than I was prepared for, but maybe that’s radical for a TV show?”
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Our Lady J Hired as Transparent’s First Ever Trans Staff Writer
The hit Amazon series is making steps to include more trans women and make it’s stories and characters more authentic.
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Don’t Miss Laverne Cox’s Important New Documentary Featuring Trans Youth
Tomorrow MTV and Logo TV will air this heartbreaking, heartwarming, informational and inspirational documentary following the lives of seven young trans people and trans experiences across America.