Skip to main content

Degrassi Introduces Trans Character

Earlier tonight while I was feeding my addiction to the television show The Shield starring Michael Chiklis my roommate blurted out while perusing this Jezebel site, "Oooo, there's an FTM character on Degrassi."

On what?

She posted the link on my Facebook wall.

I have no idea what Degrassi is, but I do know at least two things.

Thing #1: Kids at the LGBQT youth center I volunteer at rave about it. Apparently it's popular.

Thing #2: They just introduced an FTM character.

After watching all of the little excerpts, it looks like a predictable after-school special WB something-another drama of some sort. But an adorable one that aims to add a diversity of characters that kids in the real world can actually relate to. From this article about the show, the writers even read online diaries of trans kids and also had GLAAD consult on the script. So neat.

Read more: Degrassi Introduces Trans Character

Labels:

Comments

  1. KeggAugust 13, 2010 at 8:58 AM

    Degrassi has been around ever since we were young. I can't believe you've never seen it! Its always been the cutting edge teen after school show.

    Degrassi taught me things like... If you drink beer, you WILL get in a car accident and die or you WILL get pregnant. Sometimes herpes isn't as bad as everyone says, as long as your friends still like you after you've told them about the herp... These are all very important life lesson, perhaps we should have a degrassi viewing?

    ReplyDelete
  2. DexAugust 13, 2010 at 9:22 AM

    For serious? I guess I was too busy watching Evil Dead 2, Dead Alive, Willow, Robocop, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. :\

    All containing very important life lessons!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

TrannySaurus Rex: Take 2

Transtastic shirt that my friend, Nick James , made for my birthday. Thank you, Nick!
46 comments
READ MORE »

Photo Documentation: 90 Days

I figured it was about time to do another pained and unflattering photo documentation. This cursed camera my parents gave me for Christmas. So yesterday, March 10th, marked 90 Days on Testosterone Cypionate . I also did a voice check, which I'll upload and post tomorrow. 90 Days on Testosterone Cypionate, 100mg every 2 weeks ( Click on images for larger, even less flattering versions - I'd prefer if you didn't, but the option does exist. ) Stomach (hair growth + fat redistribution): Getting some hardcore belly action where my body fat is most definitely redistributing. Ho ho ho. In addition, it's getting a tad bit hairier, which is demonstrated more clearly in the belly action shot below. Ooooh yeah, there we go. Look at therm li'l hairs! Still not enough to satisfy my cute Russian female friend, but getting there. One day. Eventually. Putt putt putt. Leg (hair growth + muscle development) A bit hairier. No difference in muscle tone that I'...
16 comments
READ MORE »

Transitioning

A few months ago I finally decided that I should see a counselor. For as long as I can remember I've been entirely physiologically disconnected from how my body started to develop throughout my teens. It's a silly and super simplified analogy, but it's like I hit puberty and suddenly a third arm started to grow from my torso and two extra eye balls grew into my head - meanwhile, my brain is mapped for two arms and two eyeballs. No matter what I do mentally to adjust to that third arm or those two extra eyeballs, my brain just won't get over feeling like it's all foreign and agonizing and doesn't belong. So, back to reality and away from my silly and simplified sci-fi analogy - with my body, it's been that way for as long as I can remember. Consciously and socially, my body is awesome. But, on some subconscious level, it has always felt very foreign. Over time, this has been taking a huge toll on my self-esteem, on my ability to have intimate relationships,...
8 comments
READ MORE »