Baby Reindeer actress Nava Mau has made history with her brand new Emmy nomination. Mau was nominated for best supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie on Wednesday, becoming the first Latina trans nominee in this category. She is nominated alongside co-star Jessica Gunning as well as Dakota Fanning (Ripley), Lily Gladstone …
Elliot Page is heading back home amid tense family dynamics in the trailer for the drama feature Close to You. Greenwich Entertainment releases writer-director Dominic Savage’s movie in theaters Aug. 16 following its premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Page stars as Sam, a trans man who returns home for a family reunion …
Swedish artist Victoria Verseau, born in 1988 and based in Stockholm, explores themes such as body, memory, identity and social structures via a range a media, from sculptures and installations to performance art and short films. “The works are often based on her personal experiences of being trans and a new woman,” her website highlights. …
Near the end of Jennie Livingston’s Paris Is Burning, Venus Xtravaganza, an Italian Puerto Rican ballroom dancer who was one of the landmark queer doc’s subjects, describes a harrowing near-death experience. While Venus was hustling as a sex worker, a client realized she was a trans woman and reacted violently. “You’re a freak,” Venus recalls …