We already know that Mattel is not opposed to playing with gender, having launched a “Gender Neutral Doll” in 2019, or to uplifting trans people, having made a Laverne Cox barbie doll in 2022 ...

Trans characters are rare in studio movies, but art is made for interpretation and ownership. 2023’s Barbie, Suzume, and Nimona made one trans writer feel seen.

The Barbie, she said, “can also be a celebration of transness, and also a space for them to dream, understand and be reminded that trans is beautiful. That there's hope and possibility for them ...

You won't find a sly trans flag motif snuck in, or any other blink-or-you'll-miss-it trans references surrounding the character. She is just another Barbie, even if she is one of the Robbie Barbie ...

Hari Nef, Alexandra Shipp, and Scott Evans opened up about their Barbie characters in new interviews with Out Magazine.

Moreover (the recent addition of a lone trans Barbie notwithstanding), it remains understood that Barbie is for girls, and that – like modern Barbie – girls come in all sizes and skin colors ...

‘Barbie’ movie role for Pa. trans actress angers conservatives: reports Published: Jul. 21, 2023, 10:33 a.m. Hari Nef poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Barbie ...

'Barbie' Rises Above the Drama to Make Box Office History For weeks, it felt there had been a countdown to a box office war between Barbie and Oppenheimer. Well, we have a winner. Barbie won the ...

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie hits theaters July 2. See all articles by John Russell . See more: Life , Barbie , Barbie the movie , Dua Lipa , Good News , Greta Gerwig , Hari Nef , Kate McKinnon ...

Since Barbie’s launch in 1959, the brand has introduced various versions that are more representative of the world we live in today, including the first trans Barbie, modeled after actor Laverne ...