Transgender Representation in the Media: How do we improve it?

In light of yet another movie with a cis male starring as a trans woman, it is more important than ever that Hollywood starts to portray transgender people in the right light. “Trans people are way underrepresented in trans stories,” says Shadi Petosky, the executive producer for Amazon’s Danger & Eggs.  “We’re newsworthy, so our stories are valuable, and these cis writers and producers want to exploit that.  Even Transparent had no trans writers Season…

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Netflix cancels Sense8, fans start petition

Following Netflix’s decision to cancel Sense8, fans have started a petition to bring back the series created by the Wachowski siblings and J. Michael Straczynski. Netflix’s VP of Original Content, Cindy Holland said the following in a statement. “After 23 episodes, 16 cities and 13 countries, the story of the Sense8 cluster is coming to an end.  It is everything we and the fans dreamed it would be: bold, emotional, stunning, kickass and outright unforgettable. …

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