A snapshot of trans joy.
has had a complicated relationship with trans identity, this moment shows what happens when trans contestants are able to explore their lives and histories in a way that exists beyond the classic reality TV trauma dump.
For Sasha, this moment took her out of being focused on the competition, and instead reminded her of an important fact:"I'm here.", and instead becomes a testament to trans life, survival, and community. She calls this the chance to show the world"a happy trans woman, being her authentic self, and not hiding anything."having become increasingly mainstream.
While it would be an exaggeration to say that this moment alone will move the dial for trans representation on screen, it does make the case for how important that representation can be, especially for shows that are speaking to a broad, mainstream audience.as time has gone on that its approach to representation feels increasingly like it exists more for the mainstream part of its audience, rather than the queer one.
What began as a joke, that Sasha Colby is the old queen of season 15, became something else. An acknowledgement not only of how things have changed for queer communities, but of the work that still needs to be done. But more than that, it created a moment that's still all too rare: a snapshot of trans joy.It refuses uniform images of transness: it doesn't prioritise youth, or fetishise the idea of a trans person in pain.
Without becoming an overly simplistic"it gets better" narrative. Sasha talks about the lessons that she learned from her own ancestors; and while this might not be something that she says directly, its clear that moments like this are her own offering to younger trans viewers, at a time when they might need it the most.
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