i know this was meant in jest. i'm from California, and i don't take offense. that said . . . .
for those of you who have Netflix, i urge you to put the Belgian film "GIRL" on your watch list. it's not streaming yet, but it will be soon. the movie is already 87% on Rotten Tomatoes and has been nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film.
the movie tells the story of a 15-year-old transgender girl (i.e., a girl born into the body of a boy) with two goals in life: to become a ballerina and to undergo the gender-confirmation surgery she needs to fully transition. it's a highly sensitive film that makes us share the lead character's anguish, as she deals with struggles that very few of us can even imagine.
fortunately, most of us on this Forum will never have to deal with this issue directly. while it's easy to joke about, the folks who suffer from gender dysphoria -- estimated to be more than 1% of the population -- are in real pain and suffer incredible discrimination and humiliation, through no fault of their own.
GIRL isn't a perfect film or a masterpiece, but it should be seen by people like us, who have no idea what these unfortunate people have to deal with.
thanks for reading . . . .
alan
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