#Drew Gregory

[steveyockey]

On-screen and in life, there’s a false narrative that trans women are tricking men into having sex with us. Watching Aysha and Sky aggressively pursue these boring men, I realized this is an offshoot of that same narrative.

Even the cis people who don’t see us as traps are still comforted by the idea that trans women are the ones doing the chasing. They can’t fathom the Lukes of the world choosing to watch a trans dancer. They can’t fathom the Dylans seeking us out on a queer commune. They imagine we are forcing ourselves on people when they themselves are proof of the opposite. To paraphrase Mariah Carey and Regina George, “Why are you so obsessed with us?”

Whether it’s to fuck or to make movies, cis people are the ones doing the chasing. Cis people might not share their lusts publicly; cis people who make movies about us might do a bad job. But there is no shortage of cis people who want to own a piece of us — our bodies, our stories, their idea of our stories.

The good news is we’re telling our stories too. I’ll say it again: we are in an abundant era for trans cinema. There are low-key indies like Mutt, Something You Said Last Night, and Summer Solstice. There are dreamy fantasias like L’immensita, Death and Bowling, and Playland. There are documentaries pushing the boundaries of non-fiction filmmaking like Framing Agnes, Kokomo City, Queenmaker, and The Stroll. There are auteurs who have broken into arthouse film culture like Isabel Sandoval and Jane Schoenbrun. There are trans filmmakers who have created incredible short form work who will continue to amaze in that medium and probably move on to features like Tourmaline, Rain Valdez, Nava Mau, and Nyala Moon. There are so many more trans filmmakers in features, in shorts, in television who are telling our stories and telling them well. And, just like there are cis people who do share their romantic desires publicly, there have been movies made by cis directors that are great like The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future, Dos Estaciones, Bad Things, and Alice Júnior. Some cis people actually can see our humanity.

We don’t have to settle for mediocrity. We don’t have to settle for being the catalyst in someone else’s story. I want nothing less than abundance. Let’s demand it.

Drew Gregory, “TIFF 2023: Trans People Deserve Better Than ‘Unicorns’ and ‘National Anthem’,” September 15, 2023.

[fuddlyduddly]

thinking about this

[ffactory]

[heph]

Have you heard about the secret Beach Episode 🏖️

[buzzbuzzwhs]

Adult Van!

Ok, I’m sorry but somehow my gay brain went “Drew➡️Elise Baumann➡️dude Van must have crapped themself in 2014 when some dyke Obie showed them Carmilla”

[chloesimaginationthings]

Gregory has it best out of the new FNAF protagonists..

[muensterfucker]

he’s just so adoptable

[thereviewsarein]

Calgary Stampede Releases 2023 Nashville North Lineup & Schedule

Summer’s coming, and with it – the Calgary Stampede. And if we’re talking Calgary, we’re talking country music. And if we’re putting all of that together, we’re going to be at Nashville North. There are 25 artists coming to the tent in July. Headliners, up-and-comers, locals, favourites, it’s the whole dang thing. Today, we’ve got it all lined up and set out for y’all. From Thursday, July 6 when…

[khairosclerosis]

🛶 and i'm asking, 'why, lord?'

if this is how i die, lord;

why be left with no family

and no friends?

[sophiebaek]

We’re officially halfway through the Bridgerton family!!!

— thanks for 800! —

[puhpandas]

HAPPY 2ND ANNIVERSARY FNAF SECURITY BREACH!!!!!!💜💜🐻🐻

god this game means so much to me. drew gregory and freddy because man they’re one of the best things to ever come out of fnaf. their relationship is so beautiful and i’ll love it forever and ever. i’ll love THEM forever and ever. this is a tribute to the best relationship in fnaf!!🐻🐻

[j0shisamess]

just woke up, swag is on

[heph]

Mouse MD 🐀🐁🐀🐁

I made some stickers of this AU! Get it here

[chloesimaginationthings]

FNAF Abby and Gregory discover Michael is an artist too

[doctorsiren]

Last round of textured canvases :D

[rinisdrawing]

cozy summer afternoons