Go Outside

You may think I’m joking but I am in fact entirely serious. This movie was a central part of my younger years and it is more iconic as a trans movie than Mulan. 

Erika’s dress is the colors of the trans flag

I’m a Girl Like You

“I’m just like you, you’re just like me. There’s somewhere else we’d rather be. Somewhere that’s ours. Somewhere that dreams come true.”

“A voice that speaks the truth. Yes, I am a girl like you.”

To Be a Princess

Julian is a tutor, not a guy who teaches how to be a princess. The only explanation for him knowing all of this is that he’s trans obviously. He’s also obviously in love with Annelise but that’s irrelevant.

The Cat’s Meow

Wolfie is a cat who acts like a dog. A trans metaphor doesn’t get more explicit than that and The Cat’s Meow is clearly a song where Erika relates her struggles to Wolfie’s and teaches him that he doesn’t have to be exactly like other cats to be loved and that parallels the fact that trans people don’t have to be like cis people to be loved.

If You Love Me for Me

“I’d be sure if I knew that you loved me for me”

“What you see may be deceiving, truth lies underneath the skin.”

“Hope will blossom by believing the heart that lies within.” 

Written in Your Heart

“And you’re always free to begin again.”

“When you find the place where your heart belongs you’ll never leave.”

The cat’s meow from Barbie princess and the pauper is the best song bc it teaches you to accept others just the way they are and that no one should have to change for society. Also that wolfie is a metaphor for being lgbt.