Trans in Film & Video
Alexandra Billings and Caitlyn Jenner
Recently Caitlyn Jenner posted a strong objection to trans women participating in women’s sports to her Instagram account. The former athlete shared a clip taken from an interview she did with Piers Morgan. In that interview she said “Excited to keep it up and keep speaking out,” referring to her opposition to trans athletes. After her words hit Instagram trans actress Alexandra Billings commented “Transphobia is never a good look when it’s coming from inside your own community. I’m so sorry for you, Caitlyn.”
Jenner is also in trouble with former friend Candice Cayne. The two were often seen together sparking rumors that they were involved romantically. Cayne called Jenner a “cult member” in a recent interview. The “cult” is run by Donald Trump. Jenner consistently supported Trump since he entered politics. Now it seems she has gone full MAGA and lost the friendship of two women who were mentoring her as she learned about the transgender community.
Manga and anime has always featured a few trans femme characters. Recently more non-binary, gender fluid, and transgender characters are becoming more visible in the genre. CBR.com has compiled a list of 15 anime that feature well-written differently gendered characters. Number 15 is Sailor Moon and the character Haruka Tenoh who lives as both a man and a woman. Sailor Moon is about a group of schoolgirls who discover they are incarnations of super-powered alien princesses who use their abilities to defend the Earth. Haruka spends her days as a man and presents as female only when transformed into Sailor Uranus. The anime premiered in 1995 which makes Haruka a gender pioneer. Visit CBR.com to meet the gender diverse characters in these 15 anime productions.
Jackie Cox
Darius Rose—a.k.a Jackie Cox, a Season 12 RuPaul’s Drag Race finalist—has stepped into Make Me Gorgeous!, The True Story of Kenneth “Mr. Madam” Marlowe at Off-Broadway’s Playhouse 46 at St. Luke’s now through February 25. The show is about Kenneth/Kate Marlowe, a gender pioneer who lived as a man, a drag queen and finally a transgender woman. Marlowe held a variety of jobs ranging from hairdresser to bordello madame, and mortuary cosmetician, to name just a few. More information on the show can be found in Playbill.
Zach Barack, credited as the first openly transgender actor in a Marvel film is in the cast of a short film titled And You Are. . .? Barack’s costar is Emmy and multiple Golden Globe Award winner Jane Seymour. She plays a grandmother who is living with Alzheimer’s and he is her grandson who is transitioning from male to female. Both characters are trying to find their identity. Learn more about the film from a long interview with the director and actors on metrosource.com. Keep an eye open for the film on the festival circuit.
Category: Transgender Fun & Entertainment
About the Author (Author Profile)
Angela Gardner is a founding member of The Renaissance Transgender Assoc., Inc., former editor of its newsletter and magazine, Transgender Community News. She was the Diva of Dish for TGF in the late 1990s and Editor of LadyLike magazine until its untimely demise. She has appeared in film and television shows portraying TG characters, as well as representing Renaissance on numerous talk shows.Subscribe
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