A new film from director Trudie Styler is placing the story of a genderfluid teen in the limelight and humanizing the struggles of young people living outside of binary notions of gender. “Freakshow” is based on a book of the same name by James St. James, of “Party Monster” and Club Kid culture fame. St. James told HuffPost he hopes the film contributes to a larger conversation about the bullying that queer and genderfluid kids face every day in schools all across America. ― prom queens and homecoming queens,” St. James told HuffPost. The themes of bullying feel more relevant now in Trump’s America than they did back then.

Source: Huffington Post January 26, 2018 21:33 UTC