Stuck in Time: Intersex and Transgender Representation in Predestination

This mind-bending science fiction film is notable for many reasons, not least of which is its focus on a protagonist who is both intersex and transgender. The mere act of putting such a character front and centre necessarily takes a step forward in terms of the representation of gender diversity, but, asks Hanna Schenkel, is that enough?

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Talking society, senior secondary, The Spierig Brothers, Australian cinema, time-travel, science fiction, sci-fi, Orange Is the New Black, Caitlyn Jenner, stereotypes, sexism, masculinity, femininity, Sense8, Robert A Heinlein, Sarah Snook, Ethan Hawke.