what I'm getting from BC is, why should we question WHY to have trans characters? why would we NOT include trans people? if we imagine a world where people don't 'need' to transition, is it because we're not really ok with trans people in the present? that's a good point as well.
I did think of the sense of seeing trans characters as somewhat being related to my own recently only realized need to see Latinos positively portrayed in entertainment. When Ugly Betty came out, it filled a need for me that I didn't know was there -- just to see a Hispanic family on tv, made up of regular working people and no criminals. it was so cathartic for me.
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what I'm getting from BC is, why should we question WHY to have trans characters? why would we NOT include trans people? if we imagine a world where people don't 'need' to transition, is it because we're not really ok with trans people in the present? that's a good point as well.
I did think of the sense of seeing trans characters as somewhat being related to my own recently only realized need to see Latinos positively portrayed in entertainment. When Ugly Betty came out, it filled a need for me that I didn't know was there -- just to see a Hispanic family on tv, made up of regular working people and no criminals. it was so cathartic for me.