Even supporters note problems:
Here is a solid, structured write-up:
| Era | Examples | Significance | |------|----------|---------------| | | David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust), Grace Jones, The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Gender as performance and spectacle in music/film | | 1990s | Priscilla, Queen of the Desert , To Wong Foo , Eddie Izzard (comedy), Annie Lennox | Mainstream visibility of drag and androgyny | | 2000s | Hedwig and the Angry Inch , Transamerica , MySpace genderqueer subcultures | Transition from spectacle to personal identity narratives | | 2010s | Orange is the New Black (Laverne Cox), Pose , Steven Universe , Janelle Monáe | Non-binary and trans characters in mass-audience media | | 2020s | Sex Education (Cal), Heartstopper (Darcy), Andor (Vel), The Last of Us (Bill & Frank) | Normalization of gender-diverse characters without “coming out” as the central plot | genderx xxx