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Harmony M. Colangelo
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Let Me Die A Woman: Ugly, Exploitative, and Invaluable 45 Years Later

“This theater will present an extraordinary movie. A motion picture that deals with the last sexual mystery. But it is much more than a motion picture. There are no actors or actresses in it. …

Transgender

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Let Me Die A Woman: Ugly, Exploitative, and Invaluable 45 Years Later
Let Me Die A Woman: Ugly, Exploitative, and Invaluable 45 Years Later
Transgender

16 min read


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Dr. Mrs. The Monarch and Being Trans In the Court of Public Opinion

My wife and I have an extensive and ever expanding list of Halloween costumes we want to put together as a couple. At the top of that list — Dr. Mrs. The Monarch and a genderfucked Henchman 21 from The Venture Bros. Had it not been for the pandemic, this…

Transgender

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Dr. Mrs. The Monarch and Being Trans In the Court of Public Opinion
Dr. Mrs. The Monarch and Being Trans In the Court of Public Opinion
Transgender

6 min read


Jun 28, 2020

Why Dismissing Netflix’s ‘Disclosure’ Hurts The Trans Community.

I came out as transgender to my mother when I was only 18-years-old. She responded by panicking and (as to be expected) making everything about her. She kept asking, “What will people think of me?!” and faux concern trickled out in the coming weeks about how I was “going to…

Transgender

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Why Dismissing Netflix’s ‘Disclosure’ Hurts The Trans Community.
Why Dismissing Netflix’s ‘Disclosure’ Hurts The Trans Community.
Transgender

5 min read


Apr 24, 2020

‘BIT’ The Stylish New Vampire Movie That Perfects Trans Representation

Covens of trend-following Instagram witches are officially out of style and intersectional vampire girl gangs are the new creatures of the night that should really be feared with the release of Brad Michael Elmore’s BIT hitting VOD today. Laurel (Nicole Maines) is a recent high school graduate who moves to…

Horror

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Trans Representation Perfected In The Stylish New Vampire movie, ‘BIT’. Out Now!
Trans Representation Perfected In The Stylish New Vampire movie, ‘BIT’. Out Now!
Horror

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Apr 5, 2020

“Let’s Talk About That Crossdressing Scene in Final Fantasy VII”- Me, A Trans Woman

As of publication, we are less than a week away from one of the most anticipated video game releases of the year. On April 10th, the first chapter of the Final Fantasy VII Remake is due out. …

Transgender

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“Let’s Talk About That Crossdressing Scene in Final Fantasy VII”- Me, A Trans Woman
“Let’s Talk About That Crossdressing Scene in Final Fantasy VII”- Me, A Trans Woman
Transgender

8 min read


Mar 8, 2020

Hedwig and the Angry Inch: Trans Icon or Problematic Disaster?

Rockstars are some of the most captivating and larger than life personalities we’ve ever seen, and we love to love them. Even if the idea of “rockstars” as we once knew them are all but extinct, we can supplement them with influencers and celebrities as a whole. The obsession with…

Hedwig And The Angry Inch

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch: Trans Icon or Problematic Disaster?
Hedwig and the Angry Inch: Trans Icon or Problematic Disaster?
Hedwig And The Angry Inch

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Feb 23, 2020

The Transgender Defense of Angela Baker and ‘Sleepaway Camp’

Of the many negative stereotypes that exist for trans people, perhaps none is more damning in the court of public opinion than the belief that we are dangerous. Whether physically or sexually, many people believe that trans folks, especially trans women, are predators out to harm the good-natured straight, cisgender…

Sleepaway Camp

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The Transgender Defense of Angela Baker and ‘Sleepaway Camp’
The Transgender Defense of Angela Baker and ‘Sleepaway Camp’
Sleepaway Camp

9 min read


Jan 26, 2020

‘The Danish Girl’ and The Tragic Mistreatment of Transgender History

Now that we’re in the midst of Oscar season, it only seems appropriate to revisit one of the most high profile and highest grossing transgender films of recent years, The Danish Girl. Admittedly, I have been actively avoiding this film since it’s 2015 release. The film is officially classified as…

Transgender

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‘The Danish Girl’ and The Tragic Mistreatment of Transgender History
‘The Danish Girl’ and The Tragic Mistreatment of Transgender History
Transgender

9 min read


Jan 12, 2020

Sorority Boys: An Accidentally Graceful Look at Womanhood and the Trans Experience

The year is 2002. An innocent eleven-year-old walks through their local Drug Mart video section looking for a movie to rent over the weekend when cover art showing three men in not-at-all passing drag catches their attention. The title read Sorority Boys and I HAD to watch it. It was…

LGBTQ

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Sorority Boys: An Accidentally Graceful Look at Womanhood and the Trans Experience
Sorority Boys: An Accidentally Graceful Look at Womanhood and the Trans Experience
LGBTQ

8 min read


Dec 29, 2019

‘Assassination Nation’ and the Transgender Gaze

In a similar fashion to how Heathers and Mean Girls were caricatures of the teen experience for the specific time they were released, Assassination Nation is the high school fantasy film that we deserve in a post-#MeToo, post-Trump’s election, post-“more online privacy leaks to keep track of anymore” America. …

Transgender

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‘Assassination Nation’ and the Transgender Gaze
‘Assassination Nation’ and the Transgender Gaze
Transgender

7 min read

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