the singer of the “devilman no uta” remix in Devilman Crybaby, as well as the voice actor for one of the series’ main antagonists, is Avu-chan, a japanese trans woman of african-american descent.
the punk/pop band that her and her sister are part of, Ziyoou-Vacchi (lit. “Queen Bee”), is popular in Japan, but unfortunately, all of their videos and songs seem to be region-locked. however, the popularity of Crybaby and its theme song could hopefully change that.
in any case, it’s kind of vindicating in a way that bigoted weeaboos are going fucking nuts online over how great a song performed by a black trans woman is.
jane the virgin: portraying a bisexual man in a healthy relationship and slaying biphobes since 2017
It’s really interesting what she says “I can’t give you what a man can.” A lot of gay men avoid relationships with bi men because they worry that they can’t provide what a woman can. People, gay or straight, think that for a bi person the grass is always greener on the other side.
Straight men and lesbians have said the same. It’s insecurity rooted in the notion that bi people have all the options constantly at their fingertips AND are insatiable. We don’t choose a team, we choose a person. A failure to understand this mostly boils down to people not believing bisexuality is real.
