X-Men 97': Sci-Fi Blueprints for Queer Liberation

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There's something rare and powerful when the Disney cartoon about gifted outcasts, chosen families, and dangerous applications of AI starts to feel less like an allegory and more like direct, timely social commentary. We speak about how art imitates life, but a futurist context allows us to explore how life can imitate art. Specifically, when fiction about the struggles of marginalized people welcomes us to consider the exaggerated, expanded elements of human possibility, how can we use those elements to inspire and guide innovators in creating a better, more inclusive world? IRL, is Magneto r