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Day: March 7, 2014

Guest Post – Tragic Tropes: Transgender Representation in Contemporary Culture

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Michi Trota — 8 Comments ↓

Taking a page from Jim C. Hines’s book, this is a guest post by my good friend and fellow geek, Ora, who was kind enough to provide her thoughts on Continue Reading →

Posted in Culture, Fandom | Tagged Dallas Buyers Club, diversity, fandoms, gender variant, pop culture, representation, Sandman, transgender, tropes | 8 Comments ↓

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