While this is in no way a criticism of Caitlyn Jenner, I find myself worrying about her initial presentation of herself and the general reaction of the media and public to it. As we have all no doubt seen by now, she has “unveiled” herself in full glamour on the cover of Vanity Fair, photographed by none other than Annie Leibowitz. Most of the comments I’ve read on social media have been quite pos...
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I’ve refrained from writing about Bruce Jenner for a few reasons, not least of which is that there really isn’t anything to write about…yet. There has been, as we all know, much speculation about Jenner’s gender, but Jenner hasn’t actually said anything. However, since I have been unable to altogether ignore the images of Jenner that the media has been presenting for several months, I am cho...
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How cool is it that there are transgender actors playing transgender characters on mainstream TV shows—and not in an exploitative way? Much press has been given to Laverne Cox of Orange is the New Black, a Netflix show about inmates in a women’s prison. As Sophia, Cox is a transgender woman incarcerated for credit card fraud after she went into debt paying for her physical transition. She is terri...
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