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Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future.

With us this week is threepeat guest Cassandra Smith back to talk about the X-Men and trans rights as we explore the Uncanny X-Men Issue (13) that came out the month the World Health Organization ruled that being transgender is not a mental disorder.

What does a ragtag team of misfit X-Men hiding in a bar and hunting their old enemies have to say about the future of trans rights? Geez. This one is tough.

Also in this episode: 

• Rahne is in her sexy era
• Cyclops tea bags X-Men villains
• Putting underwear on over your clothes
• Havok is bored because all of his friends are dead
• Lodro is upset by Cyclops' sartorial choices
• Don’t shave the hair off my Barbie!
• None of the X-Men in this era have hobbies
• Cyclops sleeps in a single bed

What does this Dark Beast-laden issue mean for the future of marginalized communities in these dark times? Tune in to find out!

 

 

Cassie Smith is a truly creative person, having trained as an actress, most notably at the celebrated National Youth Theatre of London, who has also successfully dabbled in modeling and voiceover work before settling into her skills as a writer, with her first article published in 2021 detailing her perspective as a transgender girl in the modern world.

She is an activist at heart, a champion for LGBTQ rights and the fight against racism, lending her voice as an educational public speaker, shedding light on the history and facts surrounding the culture war on trans people. As an avid comic book reader from an early age, Cassie is considered a “go-to” girl when it comes to comics. This lends perfectly to her super fun content coverage as a bubbly Tiktoker and across social media, diving into nerd culture, comic book characters, history and lore! You can find her on Instagram, TikTok and on her monthly publication at Substack.

 

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