Being an out and proud trans woman, it hasn’t been easy these past few years. When I was invited to screen Zackary Drucker’s latest documentary, the new HBO Max original Enigma, I wasn’t sure what to ...

The Gist: The saddest piece of this story is, Ashley knew Lear before she visited a doctor in Morocco for what was then slyly dubbed “operation pussycat.” They sang and danced at drag ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zackary Drucker's latest documentary explores the lives of two legends: Amanda Lear and April Ashley. Even though they were both ...

"Enigma," a documentary coming to HBO Tuesday, details the glamorous, complex and at times tragic stories of two longtime icons of the transgender community — though one of them has denied being ...

Premiering on June 24, Enigma spotlights Amanda Lear, the late April Ashley and more, who "contested their identities as women in the court of public opinion," per the film's description In an ...

Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.