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A trend of transgender movies

Started by Natasha, August 29, 2008, 01:09:24 AM

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A trend of transgender movies

http://www.austin360.com/movies/content/movies/stories/2008/08/0829sex.html
Chris Garcia
8/29/2008

Do nine transgender and intersex films make a trend? They do if they're all playing during the Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival, Wednesday through Sept. 7.

Films about transgender characters are not as rare as you might think. A raft of contemporary features — 'The Crying Game,' 'Boys Don't Cry,' 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch,' 'Transamerica,' to name a few — dealt seriously with the issue. At least two entire film festivals — in Seattle and the Netherlands — are devoted to transgender-themed movies
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