Good casting news

[sasha_feather]

DC Universe Just cast a Trans Deaf Actor of Color as its next Superhero:

http://www.towleroad.com/2019/03/dc-universe-just-cast-a-trans-deaf-actor-of-color-as-its-next-superhero/

(Note: There are photos of shirtless guys at the site)

DC Universe has cast Chella Man, a 20-year-old trans, deaf and Jewish artist and actor of color, as its newest superhero: Jerico in the streaming series Titans.

Rainey explores long-term relationships in fantastic movies

[jesse_the_k]

Loving the Other: Fantastic Films and Unlikely Couples

Sarah Smith Rainey

This article uses a queer, critical disability studies framework to examine a diverse set of films in which one lover literally changes bodies to be like the other lover, such as in The Little Mermaid (1989), Avatar (2009), and the Twilight saga.

( It's an academic paper AND it raises some intriguing questions )