Today, I refer you to a commentary about Lana’s transition written by Andrew O’Hehir on Salon.
Titled “Lana Wachowski’s quiet coming-out party,” it is well worth reading.
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In other trans-related news, Gore Vidal, the author of Myra Breckinridge, died yesterday at the age of 98 86.
Oh, how well I remember reading Myra back in 1968 when I was a young budding femulator. The book was an eye opener and funny, too.
I had wanted to see the movie Myra Breckenridge but since it was X rated I did not. It always struck me as odd that the Myron/Myra role was given to Raquel. Surely she was one of the most beautiful women of the day but it just seemed wrong that a real woman played that part rather than a femulator.
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And the sequel, Myron Breckenridge stunk. Ah well.
ReplyDeleteThe reviews for Myra, the film, were so bad that I never saw it.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking NOT of Myra, although Gore's passing is well noted and sad, in the case of Lana, knowing does not alter talent!
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