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Using Her Mouth and Feet, Lorenza Böttner Created an Immense Body of Work

Avatar photo by Julia Curl July 3, 2022July 4, 2022

A childhood accident took her arms away but the transgender artist survived to create paintings, photography, and performances focused on depicting the body.

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The Story of La Veneno, Spain’s Badass Trans Superstar

by Juan Barquin July 12, 2021July 13, 2021

The HBO Max series Veneno embraces all of the media personality’s colorful life, including the messier parts.

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When a Con Artist Tried to Sell the “Car of the Future”

by Juan Barquin February 12, 2021March 2, 2021

The HBO true crime miniseries The Lady and the Dale argues that it’s just as important to highlight trans outlaws in addition to role models.

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A Portrait of Trans Masculinity in the Story of a Jazz Musician

by Caden Mark Gardner December 23, 2020December 21, 2020

The documentary No Ordinary Man is not just a biography of Billy Tipton, but also a critical lens on how culture has depicted trans men.

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Films to Stream for Transgender Awareness Week

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel November 16, 2020November 16, 2020

From a look at the contemporary NYC ballroom scene to a portrait of an undocumented caretaker, here are some lesser-known movies about trans characters and subjects.

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Surveying Transgender History in Film and Television

by Willow Catelyn Maclay June 19, 2020November 5, 2020

The documentary Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen, now streaming on Netflix, focuses too much on representation, to the detriment of other aspects of the trans experience in cinema.

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The Story of a Pregnant Man, Told With Sensitivity and Respect

by Christina Newland June 21, 2019November 4, 2019

Director Jeanie Finlay talks about her new documentary Seahorse, in which she follows trans man Freddy McConnell through his pregnancy.

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Classic Films About Drag Pageants and Ball Culture Return to Theaters to Dazzle Again

by Caden Mark Gardner June 17, 2019November 4, 2019

The landmark queer documentaries The Queen and Paris is Burning have been restored and are back in theaters.

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Discussing the Realities and Risks of Transgender Visibility

by AX Mina February 8, 2018February 8, 2018

On the occasion of the publication of Trap Door, the New Museum convened a panel to discuss the realities of transgender artists and cultural workers and their lives in the so-called mainstream.

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Singing the Struggles of Trans People in the American South

Avatar photo by Zachary Small March 18, 2016

On the surface, the new musical Southern Comfort has all the trappings of a conventional family drama.

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An Archival and Artistic Exploration of Transgender Identity

Avatar photo by Carolina Drake November 11, 2015July 12, 2022

Bring Your Own Body: Transgender Between Archives and Aesthetics illustrates not just the multiplicity of transgender identities but the many forms of expression those identities take.

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In an Artist’s Video Project, Getting to Know Trans and Intersex Activists

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton March 24, 2015March 25, 2015

A project by artist Carlos Motta to interview and document the work of transgender and intersex activists recently went public, in the form of an online archive.

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