In this episode, we discuss representation and tropes of trans women in books and television. In addition to talking about common tropes, Cara and I discuss what's missing from trans women's characters. We also talk about best practices for using pronouns and previous names in character flashbacks and backstory and where the line is between authenticity and tragedy porn.
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Bonus: Listen all the way through for a sample of Cara's chiptunes arrangement of Beethoven's 7th Symphony.
Links:
Some links include spoilers.
Laverne Cox who plays Sophia on Netflix's Orange is the New Black. Here is an article about the trauma / tragedy porn in the show (spoilers and triggering content about racial violence, police brutality, incarceration, and transphobia). I want to acknowledge that in my conversation with Cara, we did not include the
Sense8 created by the Wachowski sisters, Lana and Lilly, who also directed The Matrix
Wendy Carlos- a musician and composer who helped develop the Moog Synthesizer which was the first commercially available keyboard instrument.
Lynn Conway- the computer scientist whose task efficiency system is still used in most computers today.
Star Wars: Clone Wars- Darth Maul's back story (spoilers)
An article from the New Yorker about the backlash to Star Wars Episode 8: The Last Jedi
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Shout out to Nikita Burks-Hale, M.Ed. at Journeygurlmagic.com for all of her support in getting this podcast off the ground. Nikita is a journey coach and podcast editor.
