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fromThe New Yorker
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Rich White Women with Emotional Problems dominate streaming shows, with Nicole Kidman leading the genre.
The video starts with Cher's son, Chaz Bono, who is transgender and recently got married. However, the video then changes to show a before photo of 'Jennifer Coolidge' as a man; that then morphs into a picture of Trace Lysette, who bears absolutely no resemblance to Coolidge whatsoever.
Since the 1990s, a largely underground upwelling of trans creativity has helped new trans identities, communities, and political movements come together. Trans Cinema provides an entryway to the wildly diverse and creative cinema made by trans creators, including those who are BIPOC.
The intro credits for Margo's Got Money Troubles are a whole vibe. We're dropped into a surreal, candy-colored pinball game, created by Peter Anderson Studio. The sequence introduces us to an alien-like princess figure. Her movements are smooth and assured, but she keeps getting bumped into even more precarious situations.
"I think we're in a place where we're trying to make marriage seem more like a positive choice, rather than an obvious obligation. It's a fascinating fiction that those who get married subscribe to, hoping that the fiction becomes true."