externalize
verb (used with object)
to make external; embody in an outward form.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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“A Fantastic Woman” is still a movie that is externalizing a trans experience, because why is she a fantastic woman?
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2025