“The Matrix” has been one of the most impactful films of my lifetime, and was created by two #transgender women, Lana and Lily Wachowski.
In multiple interviews they have stated that the movie is intended to be a #trans allegory, with the red and blue pills representing the choice to transition versus the choice to go into denial, with the subway scene referencing Lana’s own brush with suicide and so on
Here is an interview where Lily talks about #thematrix as a trans allegory in her own words.
https://youtu.be/adXm2sDzGkQ
For #transdayofvisibility today I have called on and continue to call on trans people everywhere to reclaim the idea of the red pill, which has been appropriated from us, by sharing our history to the #redpill hashtag.
Led the red pill again represent the idea of choosing authenticity and self discovery in the face of fear.
Let us defy erasure by telling our stories.