Nicholas Alexander stars as the title character alongside Bobbi Salvör Menuez as his love interest, Gillian. (Image Courtesy: Vulture).
Rhys Ernst’s Adam (2019), an adaptation of Ariel Schrag’s 2014 novel about a straight, cis boy pretending to be a trans man so a young lesbian will date him, has garnered six thousand online petition signatures to boycott the film ahead of its August 14 release, according to Vulture. Ernst says the screenplay (also written by Schrag) is a departure from the book, and he took pains to reclaim the controversial source material for the transgender community. That being said, a number of trans and nonbinary extras have taken to Twitter to dispute the gender-nonconforming inclusivity and friendliness on set.
I am an award-winning journalist, memoirist, and personal essayist in Denver, Colorado. I hold a Master of Arts in Professional Creative Writing with a concentration in Nonfiction from the University of Denver, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Media Communication from Colorado State University Fort Collins, with a concentration in Publications Writing, Editing, and Production, and an interdisciplinary minor in Film Studies. I am passionate about inspiring positive change and meaningful action through the power of the literary arts.
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