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COLUMN | Why putting a pronoun in your signature isn’t always a good thing
Should putting your pronoun in emails, zoom calls and texts become standard practice? It can be a brilliant way to show allyship, but it can be deeply scarring for those who are still figuring it out. I’m going back to school. Yep, I decided that I’m about to change the direction of my life and…
Umbrella star comes out as trans, and is now Elliot Page
The actor formerly known as Ellen Page has said that he is now to be known as Elliot Page as he comes out as transgender in an Instagram post. The X Men, Umbrella Academy and Tales Of The City star wrote an emotional post telling fans that his pronouns were now he or they, them…
Laurence Fox: “Trans women are biological men”
Laurence Fox, who recently called numerous LGBT+ people paedophiles on Twitter has waded into another LGBT+ issue; whether transgender people are biologically men or women. Seemingly for no reason, (as he was originally calling on people to resist the government’s lockdown policies) actor turned politician Laurence Fox waded into a debate on whether trans women…
This dating app has put “social distancing reminders” in between its user’s listings
Just in case you weren’t aware that you’re required to socially distance at the moment as the Covid-19 infection rate continues to climb, one dating app has put a visual reminder in its listings. So aside from signs in supermarkets, on pavements, on public transport, on TV, radio and billboards, you can now get social…
UK gov vows to make changing your gender “kinder” and more straight forward
According to the Government, transgender people in the UK, who want to legally change their legal sex are about to find the process “kinder” and more straight forward. The government says it has changed elements of the GRA (Gender Recognition Act), that trans people themselves had raised as concerns about. The consultation was answered by…
Piers Morgan called “cis” and it went as well as you’d imagine
You can call him a white guy, but you can’t call him cis… got it?
Does Alison Moyet make a good point about the word “Womxn”?
Should women become womxn?
All the transgender movies available to stream on Netflix
All the transgender films and shows you need to watch on Netflix.
FILM REVIEW | Linga Franca – delicate and moving portrait of a Filipina Transwoman
Linga Franca follows the story of an undocumented Filipina transwoman Olivia (Isabel Sandoval) in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach Russian neighbourhood. Olivia is the live-in caregiver for elderly feeble Russian Olga (Lynn Cohen – remarkable). Olivia has yet to get her green card, and she’s vulnerable to getting kicked out of the country in Donald Trump’s fetish…
Cisgender Actors who have played trans parts in films and TV
Here are just some of the mainstream films and television shows where a trans character wasn’t played by a trans actor.