Trans Representation Through Disney’s 'Mulan'
Mulan had to struggle to feel like herself and see herself properly. Some of us have to strive to have our reflection mimic what’s inside. We have to crawl. We have to fight.

Vadu Parab is a festival in Rarh Bengal that celebrates the paddy harvest in Bhadra month, with local stories and rituals dedicated to the goddess Vadu or Bhadreswari. The story centers around a Vadu troupe in Birbhum and a young man, Radhakanta, who has the mind of a woman in a male body. Radhakanta falls in love with his tutor, Gopal, and, in an attempt to win his affection, dresses as Vadu and participates in the festival’s dances and songs for three consecutive years to promote the worship of Vadu.
Mulan had to struggle to feel like herself and see herself properly. Some of us have to strive to have our reflection mimic what’s inside. We have to crawl. We have to fight.
2025 has just about wrapped, so we’re taking this time to celebrate the most inclusive films that came out this year. Graded on Gender, Race, LGBTQ, Disability, and more
This inspiring true story falls nothing short of filling the audience with a passion to strive for their wildest dreams.
Those perfect Summer or Fall days. The sun is shining, the temperature is JUST right, and you've got nothing else to do. Therefore, isn't it time to get outside and take a nice stroll through the park, or along the shoreline (should you be that fortunate), or even just around the neighborhood? Sure. BUT.....if one lives in the America found in the newest film adaptation of the work from horror author/cultural icon Stephen King.....doing this SHOULD be the LAST thing you hope to find yourself engaged with.
Him is visually stunning—all concrete cathedrals and bone-rattling impact shots that look like a nightmare highlight reel. Marlon Wayans is magnetic as this legendary quarterback who's basically selling salvation with a smile that never quite reaches his eyes. But the story keeps running in circles: more tests, more cryptic pep talks, more ritualistic drills. The sports-as-religion metaphor beats you over the head when subtlety would've been more effective. The middle drags, and that finale chooses spectacle over substance. It's undeniably stylish, but left me cold. Also worth noting: despite the Monkeypaw connection, this isn't actually a Jordan Peele film—he didn't write or direct.
She is being made to justify why she doesn’t believe he’s a feminist, instead of him having to justify his choice to claim he is one.