Revenge of the Repressed

Paul Reubens and the queer romance of the "false self".

On Wanting to Be Killed

A journey into Alex Walton's fevered and brilliant indie rock imagination.

Lost in Space

On fifth grade, youthful cross-dressing, uncontrollable tween anxiety, inspiring female villains, and the time my body tried to destroy itself.

Deadbeats and Dropouts

Canadian filmmaker Louise Weard's slow-burning "Castration Movie" is already a masterful work of trans cinema, and it's only half done.

I Saw the TV Glow... and All I Got Were These Bad Vibes

Jane Shoenbrun's trans-coded psychedelic psychodrama is a masterpiece of atmosphere, but it's also a solipsistic bummer.

This Unique Trans Loneliness Eats Away at Me... and I Love It

A bit of memoir, followed by a book report on Jennifer Espinoza's "I Don't Want to Be Understood"