A new Netflix series focused on a trans character

 

The Secret of the River is the new Netflix series focused on a transgender character and set in Mexico.

The series follows two children named Erik and Manuel in a small Mexican village, who became friends and witness a horrific death together which they must keep secret.

Nearly 20 years later, the two friends cross paths again. But their differences might be more pronounces than ever especially as Manuel now goes by Sicarú.

Despite trying to figure out who they are to each other now, they must face their past together before it all comes crashing down around them.

The stars are Diego Calva as Erik and Trinidad González as Sicarú.

Watch the trailer below:

Heartstopper Season 3 is here

 

Heartstopper Season 3 is already out on Netflix. The series, based on Alice Oseman’s graphic novels, follows loved-up teens Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie (Joe Locke), and their gang of friends. 

Alice Oseman told: “Season 2 ended with Nick beginning to understand the extent of Charlie’s mental health issues, and it’s this that will drive the story through Season 3. While Heartstopper will always celebrate the joyful and point towards hope, I’m really excited that we are allowing the tone of the show to mature alongside our beloved characters growing up." 

"Mental health, sex, university ambitions, and more: Nick, Charlie, and the Heartstopper teens are getting older, learning more about themselves and each other, and experiencing new desires, new fears, and new joys as they approach adulthood,” she added.

Heartstopper Season 3 took inspiration from Volume 4 and Volume 5; there is a sixth and final novel on the way. Oseman confirms she is in talks with Netflix and Heartstopper’s production company about what will come next for the television series. 

Wathc the trailer of season 3 below:

Unicorns, a powerful movie with heartfelt performances

Unicorns is a powerful story of forbidden love and colliding cultures unfolds when hard-working single father Luke meets beautiful, seductive drag queen Aysha. Ben Hardy and newcomer Jason Patel shine in this must-see romance.

Unable to deny the spark between them the pair are forced down the unexpected path of transformation, where they must question their identities and confront their individual truths. 

Co-directed by Sally El Hosaini and filmmaker-actor James Krishna Floyd, the film alternates between the thrill of raw desire, the gravity of familial responsibility, and the transformative power of being seen for who you really are. 

The movie, recently won both the Barrière Special Jury Prize and the Hitchcock Audience Award for Best Feature at Dinard Film Festival.

Watch the trailer below:

Cross-strait same-sex marriages can be registered in Taiwan

A Taiwanese & Chinese gay couple officially registered their marriage in Taiwan, becoming the island's first-ever legally married cross-strait same-sex couple.

Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriages in 2019 and last year, the island changed its previous interpretation to recognize gay marriages between its citizens and their foreign partners even if the partners' countries do not allow such unions.

The couple, a 38-year-old Kaohsiung resident and a 48-year-old from Beijing, received the long-awaited paperwork that recognizes their union from a household registration office in the southern port city.

The couple first met in Kaohsiung in 2016. However, their application in October 2020 was initially rejected by the island's immigration agency.

After the couple partially won lawsuits to have their marriage legally recognized on the island, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said on Sept. 19 that cross-strait same-sex couples married in a third country can register their marriage in Taiwan.

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Top European Court rules for automatic recognition of legal gender throughout EU Member States

 

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that Member States of the European Union (EU) should recognise legal gender recognition granted in another Member State.

This decision supports Arian Mirzarafie-Ahi, a Romanian trans man who was denied recognition in Romania after changing his gender marker in the UK. The CJEU ruled in favour of Arian, stating that Romania must recognise the legal gender recognition granted in the UK. 

The Court emphasised that the refusal to acknowledge changes of forename and gender acquired in another Member State is contrary to the fundamental rights of EU citizens, particularly the principles of free movement and non-discrimination. 

The importance of this judgement extends beyond the applicant’s individual circumstance, and underscores the broader issue faced by trans people whose legal gender recognition in one Member State is not acknowledged elsewhere in the EU, preventing them to travel freely, live, work or study across the EU, or even to vote, as any other citizen is able to.  

The judgement confirms the principle that rights legally obtained in one Member State must remain valid throughout the EU. 

Read the court ruling of the case here.