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Podcast: American Fever Dream
Episode: The Right To Be ‘Hot And Boring’ ft Alex Schmider
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The first time Alex saw himself represented in media (“Boys Don’t Cry”)
The problem of over vs. underrepresentation of trans people in film and TV
Unpacking the right-wing fixation on LGBTQ young people
Revisiting the 2021 documentary “Changing The Game,” which follows transgender teens navigating life and athletics in towns across the country
Getting all the tea on “Chasing Chasing Amy,” a film directed by Sav Rogers and produced by Alex Schmider that revisits the iconic ‘90s film about a lesbian who falls for Ben Affleck
Alex Schmider is the director of transgender representation a...