Back in 2012, Larry Wachowski made her first appearance as Lana Wachowski. No one really cared and most were, like, whatever, can you just start making good movies again? Well, apparently someone does care and thinks a director coming out as transgender is a huge deal. That person is The Daily Mail who threatened to out the second Wachowski, Andy, who has also transitioned into a woman. Her name is Lilly now and was the missing piece to finally turn brothers into sisters. Lilly, the younger sibling of Lana, wrote a statement explaining the timing of her announcement. It’s a great read and an interesting look into being famous and transgender.
There’s the headline I’ve been waiting for this past year. Up until now with dread and/or eye rolling exasperation. The “news” has almost come out a couple of times. Each was preceded by an ominous email from my agent—reporters have been asking for statements regarding the “Andy Wachowski gender transition” story they were about to publish. In response to this threatened public outing against my will, I had a prepared a statement that was one part piss, one part vinegar and 12 parts gasoline.
The gist of it is someone from The Daily Mail came to her house and basically tried to blackmail her into an interview and forcing her to come out on their publication. Clearly, it didn’t work. And clearly, I still don’t give any f*cks. It’s like, oh, you’re a chick now too? Hey, that’s great. I have only one question. What the f*ck was up with Jupiter Ascending. I mean, really?