The Matrix: Transgender Allegory, Applicability, and Me

Neo’s desperate attempts to defy a system that insists on deadnaming him and pushing him back in line, always read as a powerful transgender allegory.
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Neo’s desperate attempts to defy a system that insists on deadnaming him and pushing him back in line, always read as a powerful transgender allegory. 

Read by Rebecca Davis and written by Ell Twine. Theme song by Lofi Geek. 


Fluid Realities/Fluid Identities: Gender in the Matrix by Hannah Kuhlmann: http://girl_type.tripod.com/papers/matrix.html 

Read My Lips: Sexual Subversion and the End of Gender by Riki Wilchins: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Read-My-Lips-Sexual-Subversion/dp/1936833646 

Lana Wachowski receives the HRC Visibility Award: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crHHycz7T_c 



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Creators and Guests

Rebecca Davis
Host
Rebecca Davis
Co-host of 3 🍟 Short Podcast. Producer at @thecompanionapp . Director. Currently in post-production on #Eisforfilm
Ben Herbert
Producer
Ben Herbert
Part of the team building @TheCompanionApp for fans of sci-fi (He/Him) I enjoy creative things, sports and whatever hygge is
George Mole
Producer
George Mole
He/Him | Community Manager @TheCompanionApp 🖖🏼💻🏳️‍🌈🚀#TransRightsAreHumanRights #LiveLongAndFuckTERFs #BlackLivesMatter #StopAsianHate
James Hoare
Producer
James Hoare
Tusken Master of Teräs Käsi. Writer of military history, witchcraft and weirdness. Editor @TheCompanionApp. He/Him. Big Doc Energy.
Tommy
Producer
Tommy
Project Lead, Product & Talent and Podcast Producer 📱🎙 @TheCompanionApp excited to be part of the team building the new home for sci-fi! He/Him
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