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“Disclosure: Trans Lives On Screen” Is a Vital Document of Trans Cinema

Trans film history — like all film histories — is one filled with contradictions. “Disclosure” succeeds by making these contradictions its subject.

By Drew Gregory| June 15, 2020 | 11 Comments
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By The TV Team| September 18, 2019 | 38 Comments
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Watch: The Trailer For “Pose” Is Here and It’s Already the Gayest Thing in TV History

We first heard about Pose back in December, when it was reported that Ryan Murphy was developing a show around the ’80s ball culture scene that would feature 50+ LGBTQ characters and the largest number of trans series regulars in American TV history.

By Heather Hogan| April 12, 2018 | 11 Comments
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Laverne Cox’s “Doubt” Love Story Imagines a Better World for Trans Women

CBS already canceled Doubt, but the full first season is airing this summer and it’s breaking major ground for trans representation.

By Natalie| August 9, 2017 | 8 Comments
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58 Trans Women Actresses You Should Know and Also Love

Your move, Hollywood.

By Riese| August 8, 2017 | 30 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix: Laverne Cox, Angelica Ross, and Jen Richards Want To Be In The Room Where It Happens

Her Story didn’t win an Emmy, but it’s opening up doors. Laverne Cox is really excited about Rocky Horror. NYT is worried there’s not enough TV for white men. Ava DuVernay’s adaptation of A Wrinkle In Time gets its lead. And I don’t want to talk about Sue and Mel leaving Great British Bake Off.

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