<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>As time passes and the world gets much more open and free about the LGBTQ+ community, media increases in representation and information about the experience. Cross discusses how the trans community, especially, has broken barriers with writing and shown themselves as human beings, rather than just props and items to be degraded. Too often have they “been represented” by cis people and were constantly spoken over, but now they’ve “unapologetically [used a] political voice that weaves the lanyards of race, class, sex work, and gender together into one story.” Speaking of trans composers, Silas Howard is one of the extremely few trans directors in Hollywood who is about to be a part of A Kid Like Jake in which a child navigates school and is trying to find his gender identity. Some other examples include movies like Love Simon which came out earlier this year, which proved that an LGBT romcom can be funny and pure, and not just have a sad ending focusing on homophobia. More and more artists have started focusing on the wholesome side of the community and being extremely raw with their feelings. Rather than shying away from what’s on their mind, movies are much more open about it. I’ve also seen many more people online who have expressed their sexualities more freely. What used to be a more closed off Twitter with people in fear of being judged, has turned into practically a meme nation where people can relate to one another and feel less alone. Also, it feels more real. It’s much more than what the majority stereotypes us as and what struggles we “seem” to be going through, and there’s much more to it than being “clichéd by any standard” as Plett says. </span>
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