Tributes to Emi Koyama, British trans history, Page Powars, and a witchy YouTube show are in this week's news.
Books & Authors
Prolific Trans and Intersex Activist Emi Koyama Has Died. Her Legacy Reminds Us To Imagine Transfeminist Futures - Trans activists, authors, artists, and scholars pay tribute to Emi Koyama. (autostraddle)
For many trans people living in a wretched 20th century, discovering queer figures in history came as sheer relief - Transfeminist historian Rebecca Jane Morgan shares an excerpt from her recent book Deviants and Trailblazers – A History of Trans Activism in Britain. (now then)
In ‘But I Hate Him,’ Page Powars Lets Trans Teens Be Messy - In this interview, Page Powars talks about "creating messy transgender characters, finding himself through animated media and helping queer books reach young readers amid growing censorship." (gayety)
To Be Femme: Is ‘femme’ feminist? - Reviewer Lori Marso discusses two recent books on femmes and feminism, including trans author Sophie Lewis' Femmephilia: Love Letters to Trans Mermaids, Queer Mothers, and Marilyn Monroe. (LA Review of Books)
Movies & TV
Cassie Workman Is Witchy AF Is a Show “About Black Magic Hosted by a Transgender Immigrant” - Lily Wachowski is the executive producer of this new YouTube show that premieres September 16. (them)
Film reviews: Social satire abounds at Visions Ouest and Alliance Française summer screen series - "François.e helps a cynical screenwriter see the world through trans eyes." (stir)
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