Editing The Wachowskis (section)

=== Lana's transition ===
Rumors that Lana Wachowski was [[Transitioning (transgender)|transitioning]] spread in the early 2000s, though neither sister spoke directly on the subject at the time.<ref name="Guardian" /> In 2003, ''[[Gothamist]]'' reported the possible transition.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jen |last=Chung |url=https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/sex-change-for-larry-wachowski |title=Sex Change for Larry Wachowski? |publisher=gothamist.com |date=June 5, 2003 |access-date=December 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324071241/http://gothamist.com/2003/06/05/sex_change_for_larry_wachowski.php |archive-date=March 24, 2012 }}</ref> In a 2007 interview, [[Joel Silver]], the producer of numerous Wachowski films, said that the rumors concerning the transition were "all untrue", saying that "they just don't do interviews, so people make things up." Crew members working on ''Speed Racer'' said similar things.<ref>{{cite news |first=Roger |last=Friedman |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/no-sex-change-for-matrix-director-larry-wachowski |title=No Sex Change for 'Matrix' Director Larry Wachowski |publisher=Fox News |date=September 6, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915193450/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295909,00.html |archive-date=September 15, 2008  |access-date=December 5, 2021}}</ref>

Lana publicly revealed her transition after ''Speed Racer''{{'}}s release in 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/larry-wachowski-p203463|title=Larry Wachowski|first=Jason|last=Buchanan|publisher=[[AllMovie.com]] ([[Rovi]])|access-date=March 9, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310020533/http://www.allmovie.com/artist/larry-wachowski-p203463|archive-date=March 10, 2016}}</ref> and by at least December 2010, after which trade magazines and newspapers began to refer to her as "Lana Wachowski",<ref name="HR" /><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/business/media/around-world-in-one-movie-film-financings-global-future.html?pagewanted=all | work=The New York Times | first1=Nicholas | last1=Kulish | first2=Michael | last2=Cieply | title=Around the World in One Movie: Film Financing's Global Future | date=December 5, 2011 | access-date=July 19, 2012 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126092843/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/business/media/around-world-in-one-movie-film-financings-global-future.html?pagewanted=all | archive-date=November 26, 2012 | df=mdy-all}}</ref> and to the duo as "Andy and Lana Wachowski".<ref name=deadline>{{cite web| url= https://deadline.com/2011/04/focus-features-and-tom-hanks-sign-on-for-wachowski-directed-cloud-atlas-122043/| title= Focus Features And Tom Hanks Sign on For Wachowski-Directed 'Cloud Atlas'| first= Mike| last= Fleming| website= Deadline Hollywood| date= April 12, 2011| access-date= July 19, 2012| url-status=live| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120622230449/http://www.deadline.com/2011/04/focus-features-and-tom-hanks-sign-on-for-wachowski-directed-cloud-atlas/| archive-date= June 22, 2012| df= mdy-all}}</ref> On some documents her name is shown as Laurenca Wachowski.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.9news.com.au/entertainment/pictures-fuel-matrix-sex-change-rumours/b6d2e0c3-1ccf-49f7-8e8e-36df696c5297 |title=Pictures fuel Matrix sex change rumours |publisher=9News |date=April 28, 2009 |access-date=December 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921212457/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/807089/matrix-director-transitions-into-woman |archive-date=September 21, 2012}} via web.archive.org</ref> In July 2012, Lana made her first public appearance after transitioning, in a video discussing the creative process behind ''Cloud Atlas''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/cloud-atlas-directors-reveal-more-just-back-story-165430475.html | title='Cloud Atlas' directors reveal more than just back story | first=Meriah | last=Doty | publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]] | date=July 30, 2012 | access-date=July 30, 2012 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730194819/http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/cloud-atlas-directors-reveal-more-just-back-story-165430475.html | archive-date=July 30, 2012 | df=mdy-all}}</ref> Lana is the first major Hollywood director to come out as transgender.<ref name="sieczkowski1" />

In a September 2012 interview with [[Aleksandar Hemon]] of ''[[The New Yorker]]'', Lana described an incident in third grade at her Catholic school where she was hesitant to join the boys' line and unconsciously accepted herself as belonging to the girls' line.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/09/10/beyond-the-matrix |title=Beyond the Matrix |last=Hemon |first=Aleksandar |date=September 3, 2012 |magazine=The New Yorker |access-date=October 30, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In October 2012, Lana Wachowski received the [[Human Rights Campaign]]'s Visibility Award.<ref name="HRC award speech">{{cite news |last=Abramovitch |first=Seth |title=Lana Wachowski Reveals Suicide Plan, Painful Past in Emotional Speech |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lana-wachowski-reveals-suicide-plan-382169 |url-status=live |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=October 24, 2012 |access-date=October 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030031331/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lana-wachowski-reveals-suicide-plan-382169 |archive-date=October 30, 2012 }}</ref> In her acceptance speech, she revealed that once during her youth, she had considered suicide because of her feelings of confusion about her [[gender identity]]. Her acceptance speech was one of the longest public appearances by either of the reclusive sisters. Lana said that, although she and Lilly had not publicly commented on her transitioning during the previous decade, it was not because she was ashamed of it, nor had she kept it a secret from her family and friends. Rather, she stated, the two are generally shy about the news media and prefer to maintain their privacy. Comparing media exposure to losing one's virginity as an irreversible event that only happens once, the Wachowskis had tried to stay out of the public eye. They feared losing their privacy and the ability to go to public places without being noticed and harassed as celebrities.

Explaining her decision to appear at the HRC event, Lana said: <blockquote>
There are some things we do for ourselves, but there are some things we do for others. I am here because when I was young, I wanted very badly to be a writer, I wanted to be a filmmaker, but I couldn't find anyone like me in the world and it felt like my dreams were foreclosed simply because my gender was less typical than others. If I can be that person for someone else, then the sacrifice of my private civic life may have value.<ref name="HRC award speech transcript">{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lana-wachowskis-hrc-visibility-award-382177 |title=Lana Wachowski's HRC Visibility Award Acceptance Speech (Transcript) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=October 24, 2012 |access-date=October 30, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026232657/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lana-wachowskis-hrc-visibility-award-382177 |archive-date=October 26, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref></blockquote>
In February 2014, Lana received the Freedom Award from [[Equality Illinois]] at their annual gala in Chicago.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.equalityillinois.us/2014/01/equality-illinois-honors-chicago-filmmaker-lana-wachowski/|title=EQIL Honors Chicago Filmmaker Lana Wachowski|work=equalityillinois.us|publisher=Equality Illinois|access-date=June 15, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626110854/http://www.equalityillinois.us/2014/01/equality-illinois-honors-chicago-filmmaker-lana-wachowski/|archive-date=June 26, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Equality Illinois to honor Chicago filmmaker Lana Wachowski |url=https://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/52261729 |url-status=live |publisher=GoPride.com |date=January 21, 2014 |access-date=March 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125639/http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/52261729 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="EQIL Award Speech">{{cite AV media |title=Equality Illinois 2014 Gala&nbsp;– Lana Wachowski Accepts Freedom Award |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpqeXgPE03Q |url-status=live |via=YouTube |date=February 21, 2014 |access-date=June 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608035432/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpqeXgPE03Q |archive-date=June 8, 2015 }}</ref>