Tag Archives: Virgin Mary

The Danish Girl & the trouble with “real” women

Posted on January 4, 2016 by samiraahmed

This article first appeared in The Big Issue Magazine – journalism worth paying for. And here’s a link to Tom Hooper’s Front Row interview with me, revealing the extent of his research and discussion with transgender women in preparation for making … Continue reading →

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The secret elite club of ex-Virgin Marys

Posted on December 23, 2012 by samiraahmed

“I was always the sort of child who got picked on to DO things, you know?” recalls Julie Christie’s Darling, in the 1965 film, as we see her as a 6 year old Mary in the school nativity play. (watch … Continue reading →

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