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Welcome to #TransTuesday! I’ve talked so many times about how t r a n s people and cis people really aren’t all that different, but there’s one way most cis people never realize that may just blow your mind. Strap in for CIS PEOPLE GET GENDER AFFIRMING HEALTHCARE TOO. 
Even outside twitter's continued suppression of tweets with
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in them, this one is VITAL for cis people to see. Cis friends, please RT this thread! We REALLY need cis folks to understand what's going on here.
t r a n s
and
t r a n s g e n d e r
in them, this one is VITAL for cis people to see. Cis friends, please RT this thread! We REALLY need cis folks to understand what's going on here.
There are lots of these Trans Tuesdays where I point out, time and again, that trans people are not really that different from cis people. We can be right, we can be wrong, we can be amazing, we can be terrible, because we’re human beings.
Welcome to #TransTuesday! Today we’re going to see what it means to self-actualize, talk about self-hating trans people, and touch your heart as we wrap up with THE INTENTIONAL TRANS ALLEGORY OF REAL GENIUS, part 4!
Guess what? You still NEED the context from part 1 about PJ Torokvei and the time this movie was written and filmed in.
And part 2, where we begin discussion of the movie proper, which establishes how its particular allegory works.
Welcome to #TransTuesday! This week we’re talking about the dream (THE! DREAM!) and pools and makeup and self-discovery and, if we’re lucky, self-acceptance in THE INTENTIONAL TRANS ALLEGORY OF REAL GENIUS, part 3!
As a reminder, you NEED to have the context from part 1 about PJ Torokvei and the time this movie was written and filmed in.
And of course, here’s part 2, where we began examining the allegory itself, which includes all the setup you need that makes the rest of the allegory work.
Welcome to #TransTuesday! Now that you’ve got the needed context, we’re going to dive into the movie itself and show you what PJ Torokvei had to say about being trans in: THE INTENTIONAL TRANS ALLEGORY OF REAL GENIUS, part 2!
If you missed that needed context, you MUST first read part 1. You HAVE to understand all of that to truly understand what’s going on in the actual allegory that we’re about to discuss.
I’ve tried to grab timestamps when I could, as close to the moment I’m talking about. This isn’t as dense as the Matrix, due to PJ Torokvei’s trans voice only being one among many cis voices, but you’ll see it shine through. Let’s go!
Welcome to #TransTuesday! Today we’re going to dive into another movie with an incredible trans allegory that says something truly wonderful about trans folks. We’re starting THE INTENTIONAL TRANS ALLEGORY OF REAL GENIUS, part 1 - CONTEXT AND PJ TOROKVEI.
I had somehow managed to never see this movie for my entire life until just a few weeks ago. I don’t know how that happened, I wasn’t trying to avoid it or anything! But a trans friend of mine mentioned to me that she thought I should do a thread on its trans allegory.
This of course piqued my interest, especially when learning that one of the three credited writers was a trans woman. So I watched it, and there is definitely a trans allegory at play and we’re gonna talk about it. But we have to talk about a few other things first.
Welcome to #TransTuesday! This is possibly the most important Trans Tuesday ever. CIS PEOPLE, I NEED YOU TO READ. RETWEET. TALK TO PEOPLE. We’re talking TRANS POLITICS aka CIS PEOPLE, NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO STAND UP FOR US.
Not only is this the most important Trans Tuesday to date, at the end I’m going to make a very difficult request of you cis people. I NEED YOU TO READ AND FOLLOW THROUGH. If we do not change things for the better right now, we may never get to.
Possibly the single most important election of our lifetimes is here. If we do not vote in overwhelming numbers to overcome the gerrymandering and disenfranchisement levied against us, if we do not stop the rising tide of fascism here and now, we may never get to again.
Welcome to #TransTuesday! This week we’re talking about something nearly every trans person has to deal with, even though we shouldn’t… because this isn’t about us, it’s about cis people. Prepare thyself, because we’re gonna talk about CIS GRIEF OVER TRANS PEOPLE.
Cis friends, as before (and as always, actually), your sharing of this is vital because your cis friends, family, and acquaintances are the ones who need to hear this. Maybe you do, too.
This has been on my list of topics to cover for a while, but I’ve kept putting it off because it’s tough to talk about. It’s… delicate, I guess? I have tons of cis friends and family, and I certainly don’t want to upset anyone. But this crap keeps happening.
Welcome to #TransTuesday! Today we’re going to talk about the trans community, how very badly we need our cis allies, and how everyone has a CHOICE in THE INTENTIONAL TRANS ALLEGORY OF MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, part 6!
As always and forever, be sure to have read my previous threads on Resurrections and The Matrix, Reloaded, and Revolutions, the first leads to the next and so on. Don’t skip ahead, you need the context!
Ready? Of course you are! Picking up where we left off…
Welcome to #TransTuesday! Today we’re going to talk cis people who are unwitting participants in trans oppression, we’re going to talk about Neo’s jacket, and we’re going to choose to fight for ourselves in THE INTENTIONAL TRANS ALLEGORY OF MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, part 5!
I know I say this a lot, but please first read the previous threads on Resurrections, as well as the threads on The Matrix, Reloaded, and Revolutions if you haven’t already. They all build on each other and have context you absolutely need.
Diving in right where we previously dived out!
39:32 - Look at the city lights. Doubt is everywhere, along our recurring path of fear. The truth is present, but in short supply and hard to find.
39:32 - Look at the city lights. Doubt is everywhere, along our recurring path of fear. The truth is present, but in short supply and hard to find.
Welcome to #TransTuesday! Today we’ll reunite with our subconscious desires, which will sadly reawaken transphobia (which wastes no time in coming for us), in THE INTENTIONAL TRANS ALLEGORY OF MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, part 4!
As always, please be sure you’ve read the previous threads on Resurrections, as well as the threads on The Matrix, Reloaded, and Revolutions. They’re all deeply connected. As you’d expect, we’ll pick up where we left off.
25:32 - Sati, whose name means “truthful,” is reintroduced with yellow. In Reloaded she represented Neo’s fears (and hopes) for the future, which we saw were well-founded as the peaceful utopia he fought for did not come to be as society didn’t hold up its end of the bargain.
Welcome to #TransTuesday! Today we’re going to see how transphobia is lurking, just waiting for us, and all the ways society and those around us co-opt and erase trans voices in THE INTENTIONAL TRANS ALLEGORY OF MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, part 3!
Please be sure you’ve read my previous Resurrections threads, and the threads on The Matrix, Reloaded, and Revolutions. You need that context!
Let’s dive back in right where we left off.
18:32 - Look at Neo’s jacket. It’s down to mid-thigh now. What do you think that means?
18:32 - Look at Neo’s jacket. It’s down to mid-thigh now. What do you think that means?
Welcome to #TransTuesday! Ready to find out what happens when we start to think we’ve made the biggest mistake of our life? And when we start to realize how our (trans) voices have been erased? Here we go with THE INTENTIONAL TRANS ALLEGORY OF THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, part 2!
As always, please be sure you’ve read not just part 1 of these Resurrections threads, but also the prior threads on The Matrix, Reloaded, and Revolutions, as they all build on each other and have context you’ll need.
Picking up right where we left off! (including with photo numbering).
Welcome to #TransTuesday! Here’s the one you’ve all (apparently!) been waiting for. (NO PRESSURE)
We’re diving head-first into THE INTENTIONAL TRANS ALLEGORY OF THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, part 1!
We’re diving head-first into THE INTENTIONAL TRANS ALLEGORY OF THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, part 1!
🚨CAUTION CAUTION🚨
🚨SPOILERS ABOUND 🚨
🚨CAUTION CAUTION🚨
🚨SPOILERS ABOUND 🚨
🚨CAUTION CAUTION🚨
Also, maybe more than ever before, it is just absolutely REQUIRED you’ve read the threads on the first three movies. As you might expect, the trans allegory again builds off of everything that came before. If you want to understand, it’s the only way.
Welcome to #TransTuesday! This is the penultimate part of the INTENTIONAL TRANS ALLEGORY OF THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS, aka part 3! This one is all very much about finding and confronting our internalized transphobia.
As always, please be sure you’ve read part 1 of these Revolutions threads (as well as the prerequisite threads on The Matrix and Reloaded linked therein):
Picking up right where we left off, with Neo’s contentious conversation with the Oracle/his heart, not knowing how to exist in this world that does everything in its power to erase him.
Welcome to #TransTuesday! This week we begin our examination of the INTENTIONAL TRANS ALLEGORY OF THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS, part 1! I want to caution you that this is even more advanced stuff than Reloaded was. Further, it may be more difficult to understand if you’re cis.
You’ve come so far, through two movies and eleven threads to this point, so I hope you’ll stick with me through the end. Though all three movies are INTRINSICALLY trans, and speak to the trans experience, Revolutions feels like the one most made FOR us (though it’s also for you).
Which is not to say that the others weren’t, but whereas you cis folks needed me as an interpreter to explain what the first two were saying, I can only do so much. I’m going to try my best, as always, to convey what’s going on as clearly as I can.
Welcome to #TransTuesday! Today we’re talking about a little thing I’m going to call COMPLETE TRANS HEALTHCARE, or more pointedly, THE LACK THEREOF.
This was brought about by this image I shared yesterday, which you may have seen and thought HA that’s funny for I obvs do not have a cervix.
But the thing is, while this is funny, it’s not necessarily harmless as it’s a symptom of larger issues that are actually a problem for trans folks. Before proceeding you should check out this previous post about my experience with our healthcare system.
Welcome to #TransTuesday! It’s time to wrap up our examination of magnificent trans allegory, THE MATRIX (part 5). This is the finale where it allll comes together, and it’s in Trans Tuesday 50! Noice. Previous parts have context you’ll need. Part 1:
And part 2:
And part 3:
Welcome to #TransTuesday! It’s time once again to continue our examination of that magnificent trans allegory, THE MATRIX (part 4). This one’s about the heart, and how it always knows. Previous parts contain some foundational stuff you’ll need. Part 1:
And part 2:
And part 3:
Welcome to #TransTuesday! We’re jumping back into the trans allegory of: THE MATRIX (part 3). This one's about doubt and community and hard truths! Be sure you’ve read the previous installments as they contain some foundational stuff you’ll need. Part 1:
And part 2 (we’re picking up today right where this one leaves off):
35:30 - As Neo lies on the medical table, Morpheus believes Neo is “the one” (again, we’ll get into that later), Trinity hopes he’s right… and of course she does, because she’s his self-actualization. The subconscious pushes us, self-actualization waits on the other side.
Welcome to #TransTuesday! Today we continue our very deep dive into the trans allegory of: THE MATRIX (part 2). You’re going to learn how important RED is today! Be sure you’ve read the first installment as it contains some foundational stuff you’ll need.
I want to pick up exactly where we left off, and talk a little more about the last screencap I posted from timestamp 16:47.
I briefly mentioned that reflections are really important in this movie, and they (and photos) are often fraught for many trans people, myself included, for reasons I talked about here:
Welcome to #TransTuesday! Today we’re talking about something a lot of trans folks, especially us trans ladies, get asked about a lot. And I’m tired of getting asked and I want something I can point people to, so… here we are, talking about THE MATRIX (part 1).
I say part 1 because I’ve already put about seven hours into this, and all I’ve done is collect screencaps and take notes during a rewatch to prep for this. My normal threads usually run 1500-2500 words, but I’ve already got 5000+ words of JUST NOTES.
Once I add my thoughts, I suspect we’re gonna hit 3 to 4 parts. So settle in, we’re gonna get Matrixy for a while, friends. If you weren’t aware, the Matrix is a (confirmed and intentional) trans allegory, written and directed by two trans sisters, Lilly and Lana Wachowski.
