![]() ![]() The inverse is also true of course when you try to force them to be something that they’re not. Once you give them permission, they’ll shine, they’ll light up a room. What doesn't change is that Gia will always have a lot in common with Ian's story about depression and self-doubt. And his story is only unique in that it was made into a movie.Īnd Gia's story could've ended like Brandon's if it weren't for Ben and Kate and everyone who had skin in the game of keeping her safe. After all, Brandon Teena was murdered in 1993, and Boys Don't Cry came out in 1999. What might be the most difficult thing to suspend my disbelief about is how naive Gia is to the dangers transphobia presents to transpeople in the world. And I’m sorry it’s so scary being parents of a trans kid. But now, you just have to let me be a kid. But you gotta get over it because your fear is not my responsibility. They're kids, and, yes, they have different challenges to contend with than their cis-gendered peers, but they want to live their lives and dream their dreams and be accepted for who they are, the same as anyone. But I do see the harm in trying to block it. Isn’t that what we all want for our kids? Doesn’t every single child deserve the right to become their own person? To shine their own light? Because I don’t see the harm in that. Our babies, growing up and changing, telling us who they are and who they want to be in the world. ![]() ![]() But if they would just pause for a second and get to know some of these kids, maybe they would see what we see. They make up this boogeyman, y’know, like they’re some danger that has to be stopped when the only real danger is us losing our children. And I tell you, I bet none of them have met an actual trans kid. You just want to keep them safe and see them happy and some of these people want to make that impossible. Debates any teen might have about topics any teen might care about at that time. I love that their discussion ranges from Hunger Games to Twilight to all the catchphrases of the early 2010s. It might be symbolic, or maybe it's just easier to fold folx in as they arrive if there aren't chairs to contend with. I wonder about the directorial choice to have the trans teen support group stand in a circle talking while their parents sit. : I was alone, floating in this gray space while everybody else was in black and white.And when the entire world just keeps telling you over and over again that people like you are not worthy, eventually you start to believe it. I was alone, floating in this gray space while everybody else was in black and white. While they've referenced their personal epiphany about gender fluidity before, it wasn't paired with actual individuals walking the same path they took through adolescence. : Look, when I was eight years old, I realized that about half of the world just blindly.Look, when I was eight years old, I realized that about half of the world just blindly accepted as truth the construct of gender identity which is both artificial and profoundly limiting, so yeah I am pretty suspicious of basically anything that people say is fact. Of all the team, they spend the most time with Addison outside of work, even knowing her coffee order. ![]() They are stricken when Ben leaped initially, shaken by the thought he may be lost like Sam Beckett was. Their scenes with Addison here are intensely emotional, which isn't a new thing for the tech genius. ![]()
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