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Sure, things are bleak; you could probably spend the next few years dissociating as we prepare for a rapid erosion of hard-won LGBTQ+ rights. It's not like media has been the best ally throughout the struggle for basic acceptance, and given that one of the current administration's first executive orders involved pretending that trans people aren't real (an assertion that defies biology, human history, and the lived experiences of millions of people), the future isn't boding well.

But if movies and the media can't save us, they can damn sure represent us. Mainstream entertainment can move the needle on acceptance (even if only in small ways), and spunky independent films can make us feel seen, offer encouragement, or get us mad enough to f

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