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Trans Male Media

Media featuring trans men and trans boys, from documentary subjects to fictional characters.

Trans Male with Male

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

Trans Male with Female

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

Trans Relationships

Media featuring trans and gender-diverse people who are in relationships with, or are attracted to, other TGD people.

Gender-Related Surgery

Media which references or deeply explores gender-related surgeries, such as phalloplasties and mastectomies.

Non-Binary Media

Media which features non-binary people, and explores gender outside of a man-woman binary.

Ambiguously-Gendered Media

Media featuring characters, assigned female at birth, who are ambiguous in gender identity.

Culture-Specific Media

Media which features culture-specific gender identities and social roles, such as Brotherboy and Onabe.

Butch Media

Media, non-fiction and fiction, which features butches. This includes butches who identify with terms like transmasculine.

Trans Parenthood

Media featuring trans fathers, non-binary parents, and trans reproductive themes.

Intersex Media

Media which includes or discusses people born with innate variations of sex characteristics.

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.

Tien: Becoming Queer Joy

Tien Neo Eamas, a 55-year-old Singaporean-Canadian transman, discusses growing up in a fundamentalist Christian family, recognising himself in another trans man of colour, being the first Asian trans man to come out in Vancouver, enduring racialised expectations of manhood, overcoming hatred and abuse, attempting suicide, and finally finding joy both in himself and in his community.

He is a TRANSMAN from INDIA

Oliver Jähnke, a Swedish trans guy, interviews Jagrit, a trans male Indian lawyer. He discusses his supportive family, Hindu beliefs, accepting workplace, having top surgery, and his goals for the future. On the day of the interview, he had his first testosterone injection.

The Whistle

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

Cowboys

Joe, a trans boy played by American trans actor Sasha Knight, is accompanied by his accepting father as he runs away from his transphobic mother.

Holy Curse

Radha, a child played by Indian actress Mrunal Kashid, does not feel like a girl and presents in a masculine manner. In response, Radha's family come to believe that the child is possessed by a male spirit, and must therefore be cleaned with a religious ritual. Snigdha Kapoor, the director, was inspired by personal childhood experiences and by Devdutt Pattanaik’s Shikhandi.

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.

Rūrangi

Caz, a trans man played by Māori trans male actor Elz Carrad, returns to his rural hometown to reconnect with his estranged father, ex-boyfriend, and best friend.

Work in Progress

Chris, a trans male barista played by American non-binary actor Theo Germaine, falls in love with an older queer woman named Abby, played by American actor Abby McEnany. The series is semi-autobiographical and based on Abby McEnany's life.

Somebody Somewhere

Fred Rococo, a trans man played by American trans comedian/actor/performer 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.

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).

Year Ranges
Countries, Nationalities
Media Types
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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Joey Funkhouser, a trans man played by American trans male actor Chaz Bono, in the show Curb Your Enthusiasm. He is standing indoors, looking at a person who is visible in the blurred foreground. Joey is light-skinned with short, dark brown hair, and a brown beard. He has brown eyes. He is wearing black-rimmed glasses and a white robe. He is smiling slightly.
Show
2020
United States of America

Curb Your Enthusiasm (S10E10)

Joey Funkhouser, a trans man played by American trans male actor Chaz Bono, causes mishaps due to the size of his post-phalloplasty penis.

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