Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Coming out as trans in a review of The Handmaid’s Tale

We talk about season three of The Handmaid’s Tale, the TV series based on Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel. Vox’s culture critic reviewed it last week, and the show spurred her to confront her own identity.

By Madeleine Brand • Jun 11, 2019 • 1 min read

We talk about season three of The Handmaid’s Tale, the TV series based on Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel. Vox’s culture critic reviewed it last week, and the show spurred her to confront her own identity. The title of that review: “The Catastrophist; or coming out as trans at 37.”

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Coming out as trans in a review of The Handmaid’s Tale

We talk about season three of The Handmaid’s Tale, the TV series based on Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel. Vox’s culture critic reviewed it last week, and the show spurred her to confront her own identity.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Coming out as trans in a review of The Handmaid’s Tale

We talk about season three of The Handmaid’s Tale, the TV series based on Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel. Vox’s culture critic reviewed it last week, and the show spurred her to confront her own identity.

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