Just What the Kids Needed - Nintendo Makes Sure Mario Has a Trans Character

The remake of the Nintendo game "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door" includes a transgender character, according to a review of the game, which was remade for the Nintendo Switch platform in the U.S. 

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The character Vivian, who appeared in the original version of the game, released on Gamecube in 2004, is one of three sisters who are some of the game's villains, opposing its hero, Mario. 

Her sisters, Marilyn and Bedlam, often call her a boy. And in the new game, she reveals the bullying hurts because they are misgendering her. 

"Truth is, it took me a while to realize I was their sister… not their brother," Vivian tells the player at a point in the game. "Now their usual bullying feels heavier."

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