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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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Ray, a teenage trans boy played by American actress Elle Fanning in the film 3 Generations. He is standing indoors, wearing an orange striped sweater over an orange collared flannel shirt. He has short brown hair and is light-skinned.
Film
2015
United States of America

3 Generations

Ray, a straight teenage trans boy played by American actress Elle Fanning, tries to transition with unsupportive and hostile family members.

A still from the documentary Girls to Men: Born in the Wrong Body, showing a barbershop customer photographed from behind. He is sitting in a barbershop chair, wearing a protective cape while the barber shaves the back of his neck. He is a light-skinned English trans man with short, dark brown hair. He has a tattoo on the back of his neck which reads, "MAN MADE," in red letters, surrounded by a red rectangle.
Documentary
2015
England

Girls to Men: Born in the Wrong Body

Three English trans men are interviewed about their experiences starting testosterone, having top surgery, and having phalloplasty. They are filmed alongside supportive, unsupportive, and outright hostile individuals, from strangers to family members. Potentially distressing themes are poorly handled, and graphic surgery footage is shown.

Pierrot Lunaire, a trans man played by German actress Susanne Sachße, in the short film Pierrot Lunaire. He is sitting at his table, using a knife to peel an orange. He is light-skinned with short, black hair. He is wearing bandages around his torso.
Experimental Film
2014
Canada, Germany (Deutschland)

Pierrot Lunaire

Pierrot Lunaire, a trans man played by German actress Susanne Sachße, is a ridiculous, violent, and harmful caricature of trans maleness.

Trans man Cremisius Aclassi, also known as Krem, in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition. He is wearing armour, is light-skinned, and has short brunette hair.
Game
2014
Fictional Location, Canada, United States of America

Dragon Age: Inquisition

Cremisius Aclassi, also known as Krem, is a trans male mercenary and a supporting character in this fantasy game. He is voiced by Canadian-American voice actress Jennifer Hale.

Adam, a trans man played by Canadian cis male actor Gavin Crawford, in the film Two 4 One. He is a light-skinned man lying in a bed, wearing grey trunks. He has short, ginger hair and a ginger beard. He is looking upward with a neutral expression. His bed has blue and grey sheets.
Film
2014
Canada

Two 4 One

Adam, a trans man played by Canadian cis male actor Gavin Crawford, accidentally becomes pregnant with twins and has to figure out whether he wants to keep the babies, and who he might raise them with.

Lewis, a 54-year-old Welsh trans man, standing outdoors and smiling happily as he gestures. He is light-skinned with short, grey hair, wearing a blue polo shirt with text on it which reads, "Transgender Awareness Wales".
Interview
2013
Wales (Cymru)

My Genderation: Lewis, a Trans Man from Wales

Lewis, a 54-year-old Welsh trans man, discusses realising his identity, transitioning, and being grateful.

James, a trans man played by Australian gender non-conforming actor Del Herbert-Jane, in the film 52 Tuesdays. He is grinning, wearing a red sweater over a collared grey shirt. He has short, grey hair and is light-skinned.
Film
2013
Australia

52 Tuesdays

James, a trans man played by Australian gender non-conforming actor Del Herbert-Jane, comes out to his daughter, starts his transition, and begins a new relationship with a woman.

Masen Davis, a light-skinned, bald trans man in the documentary TRANS. He is wearing a grey suit with a white suit shirt, and has a dark brown beard and dark brown eyes. He is sitting indoors, in front of a bookshelf. His details are displayed in a text box within the image. These details read, "Masen Davis, transitioned in 1998, Executive Director, Transgender Law Center".
Documentary
2012
United States of America

TRANS

Several American trans men are interviewed in this documentary, including Jamison Green, Masen Davis, Yavante Thomas-Guess, and Cris Salamanca. Overall, while this film has a lot to offer in terms of hope and community knowledge, it is also outdated and alarmist in some respects and should be approached with caution.

Dennis Croft, an American security guard, in the show Small Town Security. He is a light-skinned trans man with blue eyes and short grey hair. He is wearing a black polo shirt with the security company's logo on it, and a silver chain necklace.
Reality TV
2012
United States of America

Small Town Security

Dennis Croft, an American security guard, chose to come out as a trans man in the second episode of this reality television show.

Three images displayed side-by-side. The central image shows the front cover of a book, with the large title reading, "Hung Jury," above a photo of The Statue of David by Michelangelo. The left image shows trans man Trystan T. Cotten sitting outdoors in a park, laughing happily. He has brown skin, a bald head, black facial hair, tattooed chest and arms, and is wearing black shorts. A city is visible in the blurred distance. The right image shows trans man Shannon Minter standing indoors, laughing happily, hands in the pockets of his trousers. He is wearing a striped collared shirt. He is light-skinned and bald, with grey facial hair.
Book (Non-Fiction)
2012
United States of America

Hung Jury

Multiple transsexual men describe their experiences with bottom surgery (phalloplasty and metoidioplasty), with several partners sharing their experiences as well.

Austin, a deaf trans man sitting in the bed of a green truck, grinning happily. He is wearing a red shirt with sign language illustrations on it, and blue shorts. He is light-skinned and has dark brown, short hair.
Documentary
2011
United States of America

Austin Unbound

Austin, a straight American trans man who is also deaf, prepares for his mastectomy.

Mickaël, a trans kid in the film Tomboy, played by French actress Zoé Héran. He is standing outdoors, looking into the distance with a neutral expression. He is wearing a grey t-shirt. He is light-skinned, with short, light brown hair and blue eyes.
Film
2011
France (Française)

Tomboy

A child, played by French actress Zoé Héran, chooses the name Mickaël after moving to a new town, living as a male among new friends and getting a girlfriend.

A film still from the documentary Becoming Chaz, showing Chas Bono sitting in a hospital bed, looking into the distance with a slight smile. He is light-skinned with short, dark hair, wearing a green hospital gown, with a cannula beneath his nose.
Documentary
2011
United States of America

Becoming Chaz

Chaz Bono, an American trans man, is interviewed alongside friends and family as he transitions.

Adam, a trans boy played by Canadian actress Jordan Todosey, in the show Degrassi. He is standing in his bathroom, looking into his mirror. He is wearing elastic bandages wrapped around his chest, on top of his black tank top. He has dark, swept-back hair, and is wearing dark trousers. He is light-skinned.
Show
2010
United States of America

Degrassi

Adam, a trans boy played by Canadian actress Jordan Todosey, experiences discrimination and violence as he tries to be himself at school.

Anjorka Strechel as Mel AKA Miguel in My Friend from Faro, AKA Mein Freund aus Faro. Miguel is standing in a forest and saying "I'm different". He is wearing a brown flannel shirt, is light-skinned, and has short, wavy, black hair. He has brown eyes. His expression is stressed or neutral.
Film
2008
Germany (Deutschland)

Mein Freund aus Faro (My Friend from Faro)

Miguel/Mel, a male-presenting character played by German actress Anjorka Strechel, begins a relationship with a girl and faces expectations of heterosexual womanhood from family.

Shayan, an Iranian trans man in the film Khastegi, walking down a street. He has light brown skin and short, black hair. He is wearing a red striped vest over a red flannel shirt, a necklace, and a black backpack. He is looking into the distance with a determined or angry expression.
Film
2008
Iran (ایران)

خستگی (Khastegi)

Shayan, an Iranian trans man, presents and lives as a male as much as possible, but is affected by the laws and expectations placed upon women.

Dirk, a trans man in the documentary Changing Sexes. He is a light-skinned man with brown hair cut in a flat-top style. He is sitting indoors wearing a collared brown shirt over a white t-shirt. He is smiling, mid-speech. A wall, bookshelves, and books are visible behind him.
Documentary
2008
United States of America

Changing Sexes Ep.2

In this alarmist and insensitive documentary, trans men Scott, Dirk, Ryan, and Jamison Green are interviewed alongside anti-trans doctors.

Malcolm Himschoot, an American trans man, in the 2005 documentary Call Me Malcolm. He is a light skinned trans man with light brown hair, smiling as he looks into the distance, wearing a sweater.
Documentary
2005
United States of America

Call Me Malcolm

Malcolm Himschoot, an American trans man, shares his story with the United Church of Christ.

Octavio, a young trans man in the documentary The Aggressives, sitting in a barber shop and looking ahead with a neutral or angry expression. He is dark-skinned with a buzzcut.
Documentary
2005
United States of America, Hong Kong (香港 )

The Aggressives

Six Americans are interviewed about their identities, sexual orientations, backgrounds, struggles, and goals for the future. At the time of filming, all six identified as Aggressive, with the terms butch and transgendered also used. Several would go on to identify as trans men, as seen in Beyond the Aggressives (2023).

Lee, a trans man played by English actress Emma Lowndes, in the TV movie Von Trapped. He is sitting outdoors, looking behind him with a neutral expression. He is light-skinned with short, ginger hair and brown eyes, and is wearing a dark green jumper.
Film
2004
England

Von Trapped

Lee, a trans man played by English actress Emma Lowndes, is a thief who steals to fund transition surgeries. He is in a relationship with a woman. While on holiday with his mother, he meets his father for the first time, who accepts him as a son.

Dréd, a Black drag king in the documentary Venus Boyz. He is wearing a black afro wig and has false facial hair drawn on his face. He is wearing a leather jacket and sunglasses.
Documentary
2002
United States of America, Austria (Österreich)

Venus Boyz

Multiple drag kings are interviewed about their motivations for doing drag, their identities, their medical transitions, and their understandings of gender. Interviewees include cis women, trans men, non-binary people, Jack Halberstam, Hans Scheirl, and Del LaGrace Volcano; an intersex non-binary person who is transitioning on testosterone and doesn't mind being read as a man. 

Three trans men in the film Unhung Heroes. Two are men of colour, one is lighter-skinned. All three are sitting around a table, looking into the distance with thoughtful expressions.
Short Film
2002
United States of America, Germany (Deutschland)

Unhung Heroes

Five trans men, after finding a flyer advertising penis transplants, imagine their lives post-transplant and come up with plans to get enough money for a transplant each. Written and directed by trans man Lazlo Pearlman. Stars Mestizo-American trans man Prado Gomez and German-American trans man Max Wolf Valerio.

Kade Farrow Collins, a trans boy, sitting with his friend during the documentary Just Call Me Kade. The pair are both light-skinned teenagers wearing t-shirts. Kade is wearing a grey Santa Cruz shirt, and his friend is wearing a yellow t-shirt. Kade has short blond hair, and his friend has short, dark brown hair.
Documentary
2001
United States of America

Just Call Me Kade

Kade Farlow Collins, an American trans male, is interviewed as a boy and later as a young man, alongside supportive and unsupportive family members.

Robert Eads, an American transsexual man, standing indoors in the documentary Southern Comfort. He is light-skinned with short, light brown hair, and light brown facial hair. He is wearing wire-rimmed sunglasses, a cross necklace, a button-down blue shirt, bracelets, and rings. He is looking directly at the viewer, smiling slightly.
Documentary
2001
United States of America

Southern Comfort

Robert Eads, an American transsexual man, is filmed alongside his trans friends and trans female partner in the final months of his life, after being denied cancer treatment by both mainstream doctors and a trans clinic.

Brandon Teena, played by Hilary Swank in the film Boys Don't Cry, sitting outdoors and having a conversation. He has short, brown hair, and is wearing a flannel shirt over a collared blue shirt. He is light-skinned and has a cut on his cheekbone. His expression is serious or concerned.
Film
1999
United States of America

Boys Don't Cry

Brandon Teena, an American trans man who was raped and murdered in 1993 at the age of 21, is portrayed by American actress Hilary Swank in this fictional depiction of his final days, with events in the film deviating significantly from real events.

A photo of Brandon Teena. He is a light-skinned trans man with dark, short hair, wearing a blue sweater over a white shirt. He is looking directly at the viewer and smiling. He is indoors, with clutter visible behind him.
Documentary
1998
United States of America

The Brandon Teena Story

This documentary focuses on the rape and murder of American trans man Brandon Teena, which occurred five years prior. Beyond the interviewees who misgender and deadname Brandon, and disbelieve his male identity even in death, his rapists and murderers are also interviewed.

Jamison Green, a light-skinned trans man from the documentary You Don't Know Dick: The Courageous Hearts of Transsexual Men. He is looking into the distance with a neutral expression. He is wearing a green-and-white striped collared shirt. He has a brown beard, short brown hair, and hazel eyes.
Documentary
1997
United States of America, Germany (Deutschland)

You Don't Know Dick: The Courageous Hearts of Transsexual Men

American trans men Loren Cameron, Jamison Green, Michael Kirk, Ted Knupke, Sergeant Stephan Thorne, and German-American Max Wolf Valerio are interviewed about romance, surgery, families, parenthood, aspirations, coming out, mental health, sex, religion, libido, etc. Their friends and family are also interviewed.

A still from the 1996 documentary Transexual Menace, showing white German trans woman Eva Love lying next to her dark-skinned trans male partner. She has long blonde hair and is wearing a black dress. He has a shaved head and is wearing a white singlet.
Documentary
1996
Germany (Deutschland), United States of America, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Japan (日本)

Vor Transsexuellen Wird Gewarnt (Transexual Menace)

Jamison Green, Loren Andrew Patrowski, Maxwell Scott Anderson, and several other American trans men are interviewed in this documentary. Eva Love, a trans woman, discusses her relationship with a trans man. Butch/trans trailblazer Leslie Feinberg is also interviewed. Dr. Toby Meltzer discusses phalloplasty and other transition surgeries.

Tatsu, a Japanese Onnabe trans man, in the documentary Shinjuku Boys. He is sitting indoors next to his Japanese girlfriend Tomoe, the pair smiling happily. He has short, brown hair, and is wearing a grey t-shirt. Tomoe is wearing a white t-shirt and has shoulder-length straight brown hair.
Documentary
1995
Japan (日本)

Shinjuku Boys

Gaish, Kazuki, and Tatsu are three Onabe, which is a term used by some Japanese trans men and other Japanese gender-diverse people who were assigned female at birth. Tatsu, a trans man on testosterone, is interviewed alongside his cis female partner named Tomoe, and Kazuki is interviewed alongside his trans female partner named Kumi. Gaish describes themself as being neither a woman nor a man.

Bauer, a trans man played by Brazilian actress Ana Beatriz Nogueira, in the film Vera. He is light-skinned with short, dark brown hair, wearing a collared white shirt. He is standing indoors.
Film
1986
Brazil (Brasil)

Vera

Bauer, a trans man played by Brazilian actress Ana Beatriz Nogueira, chooses a new name and goes by he/him/his pronouns, presenting as a man, binding his chest, and expressing a need for transition surgeries. He tries to navigate the world as a trans man and find love with a woman. Bauer was loosely based on Brazilian trans poet Anderson Bigode Herzer.

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