Making Transgender Normal Since 2022
Making Transgender Normal Since 2022
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The answer has to do with more than the last time you shaved your legs. Last week, I reviewed several conversations I had in the past four months. Although reviewing past work helps me plan future work…
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At least I’m not running around nude, amirite? In the movie “The Invisible Man,” Claude Rains plays chemist Dr. Jack Griffin, who must wear full body wrap — hat, goggles, bandages, gloves, coat, boots — i…
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What could be the nature of your primary difficulty, you silly goose? In the movie “Full Metal Jacket,” Gunnery Sergeant Hartman unleashes a fusillade of profanity, metaphor, insult, and nicknames upon a squa…
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Something about slicing blocks with a pink lightsaber makes me feel like a true transgender woman. When the Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headset was released to market in 2020, I was sorely tempted
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“Who could ever love a beast so hideous and ugly?” Princess Fiona, “Shrek” In the movie “Shrek,” Princess Fiona is cursed to change from human to ogre form when the sun sets. She lives in constant fear…
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When being a risk meant bonding with your community. I grew up in Los Angeles in the 1980s and 1990s. Diversity — while certain circles…