De Mi Amiga Trans -spanish Amateur 2021... — En Casa

Professional media often tells trans stories through a lens of tragedy or transition timelines. But amateur media—the stuff we make for each other—tells the truth: that being a trans woman in 2021 often meant laughing until you cried in a friend’s messy bedroom. It meant teaching each other makeup tricks using a phone camera and a $2 eyeshadow palette.

If you were deep in the niche corners of Spanish-language amateur content during the pandemic, you might recognize the aesthetic. It wasn’t polished. It wasn’t professional. It was a digital time capsule of late-night conversations, borrowed mascara, and the radical act of existing authentically when the world outside was still locked down. En Casa De Mi Amiga Trans -Spanish Amateur 2021...

I told her about the way the light hit the peeling wallpaper. I told her about the off-screen laughter when someone tripped over a pair of platform sneakers. I told her that you could feel the trust through the screen—the trust that this moment wouldn’t be exploited, that it was made for us , by us. Professional media often tells trans stories through a

Finding Friendship and Freedom: Reflections on “En Casa De Mi Amiga Trans” (Spanish Amateur, 2021) If you were deep in the niche corners

October 12, 2023 Category: Personal Essays / Cultural Reflection