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Disclosure

LAVERNE COX'S NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY ON TRANS REPRESENTATION

A history of Hollywood’s problematic transgender stereotypes and tropes is explored in an eye-opening new film.

Disclosure outlines the often ghoulish, warped mirror of transgender representation in American film and TV, a history ridden with damaging stereotypes and double-edged swords. With a dearth of depictions, representation, often insidious or played for jokes, takes on outsize significance.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jun/18/disclosure-laverne-cox-netflix-documentary-trans-representation