Trans in Film and Video covers transgender actors, characters and themes in film and video. Today we report on the plans of the 10-year-old trans activist Kai Shappley, P-Valley on Starz presenting a nonbinary character, the biggest Afro wig in the world, and more. Don’t miss the showbiz trans news!
TransTainment is packed with talented entertainers this month. The lead singer of Rainbow Kitten Surprise comes out as trans. MTV’s reality show Ex on the Beach features a transgender contestant. Concert pianist Sarah Davis Beuchner talks to the press. Cavetown creates bedroom pop and is about to take it on tour. The Texas pop project known as Lorelei K. features a trans vocalist who speaks out about the state’s anti-trans stance. And there’s more! Don’t miss it!
Welcome to the trans in film and video blog! RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants are getting roles in stage shows from the Drag Race fame. Elliot Page reveals what’s happening with his role on The Umbrella Academy. Showbiz is a tough career and it’s even tougher when you’re trans. A film about a transgender woman returning to her rural roots is making the rounds at festivals. A trans voiceover artist is shaking up anime. That’s just the tip of things going on. Check out the blog for more trans entertainment news.
Time for our monthly report on transgender people in film and video. Today we begin with a BBC documentary about The Frock Destroyers recording their album and going on tour. Then we’ve got info on a film from New Zealand in which a trans man returns to his family home after being estranged for ten years. We cover the career of the late Indonesian entertainer Dorce Gamalama, and another documentary on a U.K. drag queen who is a real gypsy queen. Justin Vivian Bond performs on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series. Tyler Perry speaks on whether Madea is a drag queen. Survivor has its first out trans contestant. Okay, action!
Time for another look at transgender people in the arts and entertainment! Those starring in today’s production include the new Miss Nevada, a version of The Brady Bunch that puts drag queens in the show, Mj Rodriquez sings, India’s first transgender model wants to act, and the TRANScendent Sounds Festival 2021 is online for your your viewing and listening pleasure. Don’t miss all the TransTainment news!
It’s TransTainment! All the news from arts and entertainment that features transgender musicians, performers, actors and artists. Today there’s news about Pose. The trans man who stars on 9-1-1: Lone Star. Josie Totah in a new film for Netflix, and more! Keep up to date on trans artistes activities!
The use of a transsexual prostitute in a blackmail scheme by the fictional motorcycle gang the Sons of Anarchy on the television series of the same name has provoked controversy. Dallas Denny examines the scene.
Have you ever watched a television show and said, “Who writes this stuff?” ABC TV has ordered a pilot show by two writers who must have some connection to our community. Why else would the stars have to crossdress?
