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Dune: Part 2 and (trans)gender prophecies

Why is Dune 2 so speaking to the dolls? Let's find out!
Paul stands atop a rocky outcropping to address his throngs of followers in Dune: Part 2.
This is basically how people reacted when I transitioned. (Credit: Warner Bros.)

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Emily St. James

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