Supergirl Proves Trans Women are Women

I watched Supergirl for a while when it first came on, but as usually happens, it either started to conflict with a series I liked more OR after one postponed episode (preempted by something or other) I lost track of it. I'm glad the creators and writers of this series have done so much to advance the cause of the LGBT community. Especially the L and the T.

Several months after giving the world our first live-action transgender superhero Dreamer (aka Nia Nul), Supergirl finally dove into Nia’s origin by delivering a powerful hour of television that somehow managed to work as a poignant transgender narrative as well as a universally queer tale of family acceptance. The kick-butt episode, "Blood Memory," subtly reinforced the still too-often debated fact that trans women are women, while also tackling how trans folks often still feel the need to hide or downplay their identity, even after coming out to the most accepting of families. In fact, this episode marks a distinct high-point for Supergirl, managing to deliver a story both subtle and direct.

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