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Trans Male with Female

Media featuring trans men who are in relationships with women, and trans boys who are attracted to girls.

This includes trans men who are in relationships with trans women, such as Southern Comfort (2001) and Oliver Jähnke's 2021 interview with Johannes and Wilhelmina. It also includes media where characters could be interpreted as trans male, but could also be interpreted differently, such as Na Marei (2024) and Tomboy (2011).

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Julian Melson, a 60-year-old American trans man, sitting indoors on a couch. He is wearing a collared blue shirt and black-rimmed glasses. He is light-skinned and bald, with a grey handlebar moustache. He is gesturing as he speaks.
Interview
2026
United States of America

Becoming the Man I Always Knew I Was | Julian Melson

Julian Melson, a 60-year-old American trans man, is interviewed alongside his best friend and ex-wife. He discusses growing up as a tomboy, experiencing dysphoria, having an accepting family, and overcoming substance use disorder.

Alex Dempsey, a trans male police officer played by Canadian non-binary actor Mae Martin, in the show Wayward. He is a light-skinned man with short brown hair dyed with blond tips. He is wearing a white singlet. He is looking at his blonde wife with a serious expression.
Show
2025
Canada

Wayward

Alex Dempsey, a trans male police officer played by Canadian non-binary actor Mae Martin, moves to his pregnant wife's hometown and quickly realises that it is a deeply troubled place.

Azad, a trans man, and his partner Nora, a cis woman, in the film Between Dreams and Hope. The pair are standing outdoors, looking at each other, smiling happily. Azad has short, dark hair and is wearing a dark coat. Nora has shoulder-length, dark hair, and is wearing a fluffy white hat and a fluffy white coat. There are strings of light in the blurred background.
Film
2025
Iran (ایران)

Between Dreams and Hope

Azad, a trans man played by Iranian actress Fereshteh Hosseini, travels to a remote village with his girlfriend to get his father's legal permission to medically transition.

Taash, a non-binary character voiced by American non-binary actor Jin Maley. Taash has light blue skin, large horns, and is wearing gold-gilded armour and jewellery. They are looking into the distance with a neutral expression.
Game
2024
Fictional Location, United States of America

Dragon Age: Veilguard

In this fantasy roleplaying game, players are Rook, a hero working to save the world. Rook can be made canonically trans during character creation. There is a non-binary main character, a non-binary main antagonist, and several trans minor characters.

A father, a light-skinned trans man, standing outdoors and holding his daughter. The pair are both smiling happily. He has short, black hair and is wearing wire-rimmed glasses and a black coat. His daughter has long, light brown hair and is wearing a black puffer jacket.
Interview
2024
United States of America

I Became A Trans Dad At 15

Nev, an eighteen-year-old American trans man, discusses becoming a father to his girlfriend's child when he was only fifteen, also discussing the support he received from his late mother and how his own father has also come to support him.

A watercolour illustration of a trans man and his daughter, featured in the short film My Parent, Neal.
Short Film, Animated Film
2023
United States of America

My Parent, Neal

A trans man named Neal and his daughter talk about his decision to transition in his sixties, with animations accompanying the interview.

The title screen of the game Baldur's Gate 3, showing central fantasy characters posing against a swirling sky background, a tentacled ship visible in the distance.
Game
2023
Fictional Location, Belgium (België), England

Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3, a fantasy roleplaying game, allows players to be a woman, a man, or non-binary, with two body types available, and genital options independent of body type or gender.

Kai, an Aboriginal Australian Brotherboy trans man, in the short documentary I Am Kai. He is standing in a dark room, with the background of the photo being darkness. He has short, shaved brown hair, and a long brown beard. He has white ceremonial paint on his face. He is looking directly at the viewer with a firm, proud gaze.
Documentary, Short Film
2023
Australia

I Am Kai

Kai, a Brotherboy trans man, is interviewed alongside his family, discussing his culture, identity, transition, and goals.

Ja'Mel Ashely Ware, a Black trans man sitting indoors, wearing a peach yellow t-shirt. He is bald, with a black beard. He is sitting next to his partner, a feminine Black gay man with long, braided black hair, wearing a multicoloured patterned t-shirt. The background of the image is an orange and purple gradient.
Reality TV
2023
United States of America

TRANSworld Atlanta

Several American trans men are interviewed alongside their partners while on a couples' retreat. These men include Ja'Mel Ashely Ware, who has discussed his pregnancy journey publicly, Malik Brown, Shon Jackson, and Nick Devereux.

Leo, a trans man played by American non-binary actor Bobbi Salvör Menuez, in the film Summer Solstice. He is sitting outdoors, looking up at the sky with a neutral expression. He is wearing a dark grey t-shirt and has short ginger hair and freckles.
Film
2023
United States of America

Summer Solstice

Leo, an aspiring trans male actor played by American non-binary actor Bobbi Salvör Menuez, reconnects with an old friend.

Jordan Bryon, a middle-aged, light-skinned, grey-haired Australian trans male journalist in the documentary Transition. He is standing outdoors in a field, wearing a green coat over a grey hoodie over blue perahan tunban. He is standing beside a darker-skinned Afghan man who is wearing a camouflage uniform and a light brown pakol hat. The man is holding a large gun, and Jordan is gesturing, looking toward the viewer with a neutral expression.
Documentary
2023
Australia, Afghanistan (افغانستان), Iran (ایران)

Transition

Jordan Bryon, a 39-year-old Australian trans male journalist, hides his transness while living with the Taliban and documenting the 2021 takeover of Kabul, later traveling to Iran to have top surgery.

Sam, a bisexual trans man played by Canadian trans actor Elliot page, in the film Close to You. He is lying in bed, looking into the distance with a neutral or depressed expression. His top surgery scars are visible. He is light-skinned with short, dark brown hair.
Film
2023
Canada

Close to You

Sam, a bisexual trans man played by Canadian trans actor Elliot Page, returns to his hometown for his father's birthday, encountering his former best friend along the way.

Charley Burton, a 63-year-old American trans man, sitting indoors. He has light brown skin and short, dark hair. He has dark grey facial hair. He is wearing black-rimmed glasses, a collared brown shirt, and a patterned bow tie. He is grinning happily, hands folded in his lap.
Interview
2023
United States of America

Charley Burton

Charley Burton, a 63-year-old American trans man, is interviewed about his life, transition, sobriety, relationships, authorship, and advocacy. He discusses surviving sexual abuse, substance use disorder, suicidal ideation, depression, and conversion therapy.

Kirby, a trans man played by trans actor Eisa Al-Shamma, in the short film (In)convenience. He is standing indoors in a convenience store, smiling slightly. He has light brown skin, dark brown eyes, and short brown hair. He is wearing a grey hoodie over a white shirt.
Short Film
2023
United States of America

(In)convenience

Kirby, a trans man played by trans actor Eisa Al-Shamma, has been on testosterone for a few months, but is still menstruating. He develops a crush on the cashier who works at the store where he buys tampons.

Joel, a teenage trans boy played by Spanish trans male actor Ander Puig, standing indoors and looking at a teenage girl. The pair are both light-skinned, with Joel having short, dark hair, and the girl having shoulder-length brown hair. The pair are smiling at each other.
Show
2022
Spain (España)

Ser o no ser (To Be or Not to Be)

Joel, a teenage trans boy played by Spanish trans male actor Ander Puig, is non-disclosing at a new high school, where he attends acting class and grows close with other teenagers.

Fred Rococo, a trans man played by American trans actor Murray Hill, in the show Somebody Somewhere. He is light-skinned with short, dark hair, slicked back. He has drawn a moustache on his face. He is wearing a chequered blue suit with a pink suit shirt and brown-rimmed glasses. He is holding up one fist, with gold rings and a gold bracelet.
Show
2022
United States of America

Somebody Somewhere

Fred Rococo, a trans man played by American trans actor Murray Hill, is an emcee and professor of agricultural sciences. He gets married to a woman in the show's second season. The series itself is a comedy that has been very well received, and does a wonderful job of humanising both cis men and trans men.

The cover of Dear Society by Kanzaki Shin, displayed alongside pages from the manga.
Manga
2022
Japan (日本)

拝啓, 世間様 (Dear Society)

Tachibana Kanesho, a trans male photographer, reflects on his life during his wedding to a woman, remembering his struggles and appreciating how far he has come.

Andrea, a teenage trans boy played by Italian actress Luana Giuliani, in the movie L'immensità. He is standing outdoors, wearing a collared, blue flannel shirt. He has light brown skin and short, brown hair. He is speaking. A caption visible in the image says, "Andrew." Trees are visible in the blurred background.
Film
2022
Italy (Repubblica Italiana), France (Française)

L'immensità

Andrea, a teenage trans boy played by Italian actress Luana Giuliani, tries to figure out his gender identity in this semi-autobiographical film, co-written and directed by Italian trans man Emanuele Crialese. He is called Andrew in the English version of this film.

Raúl Cocolotl, a trans boy voiced by American trans voice actor Sam Zelaya, in the animated show Wendell and Wild. He has light brown skin, dark brown hair, and dark brown eyes. He is wearing a blue suit jacket over a white collared shirt, with a red tie. He is holding a notebook with an illustration of monsters on it.
Animated Film
2022
United States of America

Wendell & Wild

Raúl Cocolotl, a trans boy voiced by American trans voice actor Sam Zelaya, is a main character in this teen-focused supernatural drama.

Ryuki, a Japanese trans man who works at a Kabukichō host club, standing next to his girlfriend and looking at a fish tank. Ryuki is wearing a white jacket over a collared white shirt, has dyed blond hair, and is wearing make-up. His girlfriend is wearing a fur jacket and has long, black hair. The pair are in a dark room, lit by blue and purple and yellow lights.
Documentary, Interview, Short Film
2022
Japan (日本)

The Floating World

Ryuki, a Japanese trans man who works at a Kabukichō host club, discusses the impact of the industry on his mental health, and the mental health of his female clients.

Johannes Edenteg, a dark-skinned trans man, standing outdoors next to Wilhelmina Rudin, a light-skinned trans woman. He is shorter than her, with a buzzcut, dark brown eyes, and a wide, happy smile. He is wearing a collared white suit shirt. She has her arm around him and is also smiling happily. She is brushing her long, brown hair behind her ear. She is wearing a back jacket over a red chequered shirt. She is wearing wire-rimmed glasses, a smart watch, a necklace, and subtle makeup. A forest is visible in the blurred background. It is a sunny day.
Interview
2021
Sweden (Sverige)

They are a TRANSGENDER COUPLE

Oliver Jähnke, a Swedish trans guy, interviews Johannes Edenteg, a trans man who is in a relationship with a trans woman named Wilhelmina Rudin. Alongside his fiancé, Johannes discusses coming out as trans in the context of being a darker-skinned adopted child, falling in love, dating, and the benefits of dating a fellow trans person.

Adam Kashmiry, an Egyptian-Scottish trans man in the film Adam. He is standing indoors. A lesbian woman named Amira, played by Rehanna MacDonald, is standing in front of him, hands on his shoulders, looking into his eyes and smiling. She is wearing a head scarf and has long, dark hair. He has short, dark hair and a neutral expression.
Theatre, Film
2021
Egypt (مِصر‎), Scotland, Iraq (ٱلْعِرَاق)

Adam

Adam Kashmiry, an Egyptian-Scottish trans man, plays himself alongside Iraqi-English actress Yasmin Al-Khudhairi. Adam experiences sexual abuse and discrimination in Egypt, has a short-lived relationship with an Egyptian lesbian woman, is made homeless by his father, and seeks asylum in Scotland. After being mistreated by immigration officials and stuck in legal limbo for almost two years, he is finally granted permanent asylum in Scotland.

Sam Jordan, a trans man played by American trans male actor Elliot Fletcher, in the show Y The Last Man. He is standing outdoors, holding a metal baseball bat, wearing an orange-and-blue flannel shirt. He is light-skinned with wavy brown hair. He is looking up with an alarmed or alert expression. The woman standing next to him is light-skinned with wavy brown hair, wearing a blue sweater and also holding a baseball bat.
Show
2021
United States of America

Y: The Last Man

Sam Jordan, a trans man played by American trans male actor Elliot Fletcher, inhabits a post-apocalyptic world where all individuals with a Y chromosome have died, except for one cis man. Silas, a trans man played by Canadian trans male actor Harrison Brown, has a brief appearance.

Three students sitting together, including a trans man and a trans woman. The trans man has brown skin and long, curly black hair, and the trans woman is lighter-skinned with long, wavy pink hair. He is wearing light purple clothing, and the woman is wearing a cream patterned top.
Show
2021
England, Sudan (جمهورية السودان)

Sex Education (S3, S4)

Seasons 3 and 4 of this teenage-focused drama feature Roman (a trans man played by British trans actor Felix Mufti), Abbi (a trans woman played by British trans actress Anthony Lexa), and Cal (a non-binary person played by Sudanese-American non-binary actor Dua Saleh). Roman and Abbi are in a relationship.

StormMiguel Florez, a Xicane trans man, in the documentary The Whistle. He is standing outdoors and looking into the distance with a smile. He is wearing a black cap and a sleeveless green shirt, with tattooed arms. He has short, dark hair and dark facial hair. He is wearing glasses and silver earrings.
Documentary
2021
United States of America, Mexico

The Whistle

StormMiguel Florez, a Xicane trans man, returns to his hometown to interview the lesbians who grew up in his community.

A trans man named Paul, played by actor Brian Michael Smith in the show 911 Lone Star, standing indoors and looking into the distance. He has black facial hair and is wearing a white singlet. He has dark skin and a bald head.
Show
2020
United States of America

9-1-1: Lone Star

Paul Strickland, a trans male firefighter played by American trans male actor Brian Michael Smith, works with his team to save lives. He is canonically straight, and has a brief relationship with a woman.

A film still from the YouTube video "We Went to an FTM Trans Bar in Tokyo". A Canadian man and a Chinese man are sitting together at a bar, looking at the Japanese bartender. The bartender has short, blond hair and is wearing a grey t-shirt. Captions in the photo read, "Yes, I am FTM, a transgender man".
Interview
2020
Japan (日本), Canada

We Went to an FTM Trans Bar in Tokyo

Masaki, a Japanese trans male bartender in Tokyo, is interviewed about his life and experiences.

A trans man named Jake Graf and his trans wife Hannah Graf in the documentary Our Baby A Modern Miracle. The pair are light-skinned and wearing patterned white hospital gowns. Hannah has an arm around Jake; she has long, brown hair dyed with blonde tips, and is holding a hand over her mouth in shock. Jake has short, black hair and a black beard, and is staring with an emotional expression.
Documentary
2020
England

Our Baby

Jake Graf (an English trans man) is filmed alongside his wife (Hannah Graf, an English trans woman) as the pair conceive a baby via a surrogate, using Jake's frozen reproductive material.

Benjamin, a trans man played by light-skinned French actress Noémie Merlant in the film A Good Man, standing with his wife outdoors, about to kiss her. He is wearing a red hoodie and has a small tattoo behind his ear. He has short black hair and black facial hair.
Film
2020
Belgium (België), France (Française)

A Good Man

Benjamin, a trans man played by French actress Noémie Merlant, pauses his medical transition to carry a pregnancy. He is in a committed relationship with a woman.

A still from the documentary No Ordinary Man, where Billy Tipton Jr. shows the viewer a photo of his trans father. He is pointing at the black-and-white photo, framed with a light brown leather frame. The photo shows Billy sitting at a table with another man and a woman, all three light-skinned. The hands holding the photo are light-skinned, with a ring on one finger.
Documentary, Experimental Film
2020
United States of America

No Ordinary Man

This documentary about American, non-disclosing, trans male musician Billy Tipton features interviews with his son, historical footage of his family members, and interviews with modern-day trans people.

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