Transgender Angela propaganda (LobCorp and LOR spoilers)
In this post I will be referring to Angela with she/her pronouns because that's what she is referred to in the game; additionally, not all characters who are allegorically transgender have to be trans in-universe. That all said, I think Angela's story is very reminiscent of the trans experience, transphobia, and acceptance of the self. Nearly every story with themes of transformation can be taken as a story of transition, but with angela nearly everything can be taken as a trans metaphor.
So, let's start from the milder things.
First transformation to Angela after she claims the light is her hair shortening. It does not have to mean anything, but that is in fact a thing many trans men do.
With that out of the way, let's get to her actual story.
She is an AI that yearns to become a human. Ayin, her creator/father, constantly reminds her that she is an AI, and that "a machine should act like a machine", not allowing her to have any deviations from the "norm" he set. This is reminiscent of how many parents treat their children; they were set on creating a life that was a certain way they intended, a man or a woman, and a woman must act like a woman; this sort of misogyny and transphobia is what trans men face growing up and in their adult life too.
This is further enforced by the City:
It places those who were born a certain way below others, and has a stance of "born that way, always that way". This is perhaps how IRL trans people are treated, as well, regarded as being one way and one way only since birth and punished for not conforming. It is something that Angela has to constantly battle, the way she was born vs who she actually is.
"Which you are you going to be? Inside the mirror do you see someone else in that body?"
This could be taken as her physical body not matching how she actually is, which is very very trans-like. Especially given how she compares herself to a woman (Carmen), and does not want to be (and is not) her. Dysphoria and such. You get me
And, finally, in the finale of the game:
This is what it all culminates in. No matter her physical shell or the role that she was assigned at birth, she can be a human, she is a human, she is herself. No matter what the City or the Head or anyone says, she's "always been a human", as said in Gone Angels, given her desires. So like, fucking whatever, I am really bad at theorizing but just think about all of these quotes for me and it makes sense.
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