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   shawn to All   
   Re: Lambert in ALIEN Was a Transformer   
   11 Feb 26 21:24:44   
   
   From: nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com   
      
   On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 01:53:59 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701    
   wrote:   
      
   >I just found out that Lambert in ALIEN (played by Veronica Cartwright) was a   
   >tranny.   
   >   
   >It's in the scene in ALIENS when Ripley is being grilled by the Weyland-Yutani   
   >suits. The bios of the dead Nostromo crew are scrolling on a screen behind   
   >her. When they get to Lambert, we see:   
   >   
   >Gender: Female (unnatural)   
   >   
   >Subject is a Despin Convert at birth (male to female). There is no indication   
   >to date of suppressed trauma related to gender alteration.   
   >   
   >All these years in one of my favorite movies that I've seen dozens of times, I   
   >had no idea of that detail.   
   >   
      
   That's the way it should be. It shouldn't be an issue that a character   
   is tran either among the viewers or among the characters. It's no more   
   important to the story than if they've got siblings or not.   
      
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