Trans character in last of us

Writing about representation as a trans woman sometimes feels like you’re surrounded by barbed wire. There’s the obvious people who don’t like that you’re trans - or that you mention that you’re trans - but they don’t really matter. Much more importantly, there’s the pressure that you’ve got a platform other trans people often aren’t lucky enough to get, and so you want to do right by them, but you also want to stay authentic. There’s also the fact that my experience as a white trans person is radically different from those of trans people of colour, and that while women as a whole are traditionally both under represented and disproportionately discriminated, trans women get a lot more public oxygen than trans men almost everywhere. ‘Almost’ is the key word, however, as trans male representation seems to have found an unlikely ally in triple-A video games.I wrote recently about how Lev’s portrayal in The Last Of Us Part 2, while imperfect, was a hugely important one. I didn’t think it was particularly odd that the trans gaming character I’d connected with the most was a trans man in Lev rather than a trans woman like myself, but when I realised he’d ousted fellow trans man Krem from Dragon Age: Inquisition, it did start to feel a little curious. Then I racked my brain to think of other examples of trans characters in triple-A games who’d left an impact, and I came up with Horizon: Zero Dawn’s Janeva: another trans man. Starting to get a bit weird now. I thought harder, and landed on Leo Kliessen from Tekken; he’s male presenting but is the only male Tekken character able to equip female accessories, and was confirmed to have been born female, named Eleonor, by Katsuhiro Harada at the Cologne premiere of Tekken: Blood Vengeance. However, the official Tekken website uses male pronouns for Leo. Whether that makes him a trans man or male presenting non-binary, I can’t say, but that makes four masculine trans people I called to mind before a single trans woman. The next and final one I could think of without researching further was Tyler from the upcoming Tell Me Why, so that’s five. And not a single trans woman. When I finally dug around for some, I discovered why. There were no trans women in triple-A video games I had ever connected with. They existed, sure, but for a few reasons, I never found them particularly memorable or helpful.First, that barbed wire comes back. Trans women have relatively few privileges, but media exposure, when directly compared to our trans brothers, is certainly one of them. If I asked you to imagine a trans person, you’d likely think of a woman. Maybe it was the likes of Caitlyn Jenner, Nikita Dragun or Laverne Cox from the world of celebrity or Kim Petras or Laura Jane Grace from music. If it was a character from film or television, chances are it was a woman too, as Wikipedia lists just

Your "better death" be?kewldude475 4 years ago#163HP posted... Only if you fall for the shallow and lazy ways they try to get you to sympathize with her. Or I guess if you are particularly good at mental gymnastics you could try to judge a post-apocalyptic world by arbitrary moral standards of the real world in an attempt to make Joel/Ellie into the supposed villains and defend bad writing.Joel did kill a lot of people, probably tortured people, and might have even doomed humanity. Even his brother said he should take what he did about Ellie and the fireflies to the grave. So stop with the nonsense. 4 years ago#17jdclanc11 posted... But they changed it last minute because they didn't want to make the first major trans character a villain. That would explain why the first trailer shows her captured by the homophobic group. It would also explain why she is unusually buff.you should be more exposed to trans culture.this post just sounds a little out of touch with other humans. leave your house more!kewldude475 4 years ago#18Also, zero chance Abby was ever supposed to be trans lol 4 years ago#19Tijn83 posted... Agreed. Abby is a great character with complex but understandable motivations. She is as much the protagonist of this game as Ellie is.DO tell us all how she is “complex”*spoilers*When does she ever feel conflicted with her choices? When does she regret killing “you know who” and learns that revenge is only going to cause a constant cycle?Where is

The offspring of Kaido is set to arrive in the anime adaptation of One Piece as the War for Wano continues, but another swashbuckler is seemingly receiving some interest as their gender identity has been revealed. One Piece itself hasn’t been shy about adding transgender characters to its roster over the decades and it would seem that the character known as Morley is one of them. Videos by ComicBook.com The idea was made public when One Piece surfaced online with new Vivre Cards. The publication shared a lot of new info about our heroes including Yamato, and the cards even seem to say Kaido’s child actually identifies as a female rather than male. But in Morley’s case, the character does refer to themselves as trans in the Vivre Card.According to translations from newworldartur, the Vivre Card specifically labels Morley as newkama, and this phrase has been used to describe other transgender characters in One Piece before. The term is understood in Japanese to identify a person who is transgender or even non-binary if gender fluid isn’t appropriate for the case. In Morley’s case, their Vivre Card goes on to further define their gender, and it says “she has the heart of a maiden” despite “having the appearance and voices of a middle aged man.” This phrase has been used to describe others like Kiku who have firmly established their trans identity.The Vivre Card goes on to label Morley as trans by he pronouns and flavor text. The pirate uses the female pronoun “atashi” when talking about themselves, and Morley also talks about men as if they were in a separate group from herself. All of this evidence points of Morley identifying as trans, and the are far from the only One Piece character to address their gender identity. As mention, Kiku did so awhile back, and others like Ivan and Bon Clay preceded the pair years ago.What do you think of this new detail? Do you think One Piece has done a good job diversifying its characters? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below or hit me up on Twitter @MeganPetersCB.

South Korean actor Park Sung-hoon is opening up about his approach to his transgender character in the second season Squid Game.Netflix’s hit thriller series drew criticism last month when it was revealed that the cisgender Park had been cast in the role of Hyun-ju, a former special forces soldier and transgender woman. Critics have long argued that apart from denying trans actresses work, casting cisgender men to play trans women reinforces the anti-trans perception that trans women are “really” men. That insidious belief is not only at the heart of efforts to deny trans women access to public bathrooms, changing rooms, and shelters, but can also lead to violence against them. Related: While Park did not directly address the backlash, he noted in a January 8 interview with local reporters that he approached the role with “caution,” and consulted with actual trans people in an effort to make sure Hyun-ju would not come off as a “caricature,” according to Korea JoongAng Daily, the English language edition of South Korean daily newspaper JoongAng Ilbo. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. “I never wanted to overdo the voice or exaggerate my gestures, and [Squid Game creator and director Hwang Dong-hyuk] fully agreed with me on that,” Park said. “Since my natural voice is quite deep, I felt that altering it too much would undermine the emotional authenticity.” Park went on to explain that he worked closely with Hwang and the show’s costume and makeup teams to develop the character’s look. But, he said, “Hyun-ju’s short bangs were my idea.”He also noted that in a particular scene, Hwang asked him to think about how Hyun-ju’s mother would have felt when she first learned about his character’s “sexuality.”Hwang “wanted that emotion