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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 men, and trans boys who are attracted to boys.

This includes trans men who are in relationships with trans men, such as Transgender Parents (2013) and Bros Before (2022). It also includes media where characters could be interpreted as trans men, but could also be interpreted differently, such as Cold Case (S05E09).

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Malthe and Esben, two light-skinned trans men from the film Silence and Swords. Both have had top surgery, with their scars visible, and have short, wavy, dark hair. They are play-fighting with sticks at the seaside.
Documentary
2020
Denmark (Danmark)

Vi slås med sværd (Silence and Swords)

Two Danish trans men, Malthe and Esben, camp, skinny-dip, and masturbate together in the wilderness.

Finn, a deaf trans man played by Greek-Australian deaf actress Yiana Pandelis, in the movie Unsound. He is standing indoors, wearing a black hoodie. He is light-skinned with short, dark brown hair.
Film
2020
Australia, Greece (Ελλάς)

Unsound

Finn, a deaf trans man played by Greek-Australian deaf actress Yiana Pandelis, begins dating a cis gay man while also starting his medical transition and fighting to protect his deaf community.

Krow Kian, a trans man who has had top surgery, in the documentary Krow's TRANSformation. He is standing in a bathroom, looking at the photographer with a smile. He is light-skinned and slender, with short, black hair.
Documentary
2019
Canada

Krow's TRANSformation

Krow Kian, a Canadian male model, documents his journey and his modelling career pre-transition and post-transition. 

Jake Rodriguez, a trans man played by American non-binary actor Garcia, in the show Tales of the City. He is sitting indoors, wearing a white singlet and a silver chain necklace. He is light-skinned, with curly dark brown hair and faint dark facial hair.
Show
2019
United States of America

Tales of the City

Jake Rodriguez, a trans man played by American non-binary actor Garcia, tries to maintain a relationship with a lesbian woman while realising his increasing attraction to men. American trans actor Marquise Vilsón Balenciaga has a minor role.

Micah Lee, a trans man played by Chinese-American trans male actor Leo Sheng, in the show The L Word: Generation Q. He has brown skin and short, black hair. He is wearing a blue t-shirt. Curtains are visible in the blurred background. Somebody off-camera is resting their hand on his shoulder, and he is smiling at them.
Show
2019
United States of America, China (中國)

The L Word: Generation Q

Micah Lee, a trans man played by Chinese-American trans male actor Leo Sheng, explores relationships with men and women while also navigating infidelity, conflict in friendships, and biphobia.

Freddy McConnell, an English trans man, in the documentary Seahorse. He is lying back in his bed, head resting against a pink pillow, gesturing and speaking. He is light-skinned, with short, ginger hair, and ginger facial hair. He is wearing a grey shirt and black-rimmed glasses.
Documentary
2019
England

Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth

Freddy McConnell, an English trans man, is filmed throughout the process of pausing testosterone hormone therapy in order to undergo artifical insemination and become pregnant, ultimately giving birth to a son. The documentary also addresses the hate and bigotry he experiences as a result.

Ocean, an English trans man sitting indoors, looking directly at the viewer. He is light-skinned with short, wavy, light brown hair. He has faint facial hair and hazel eyes. He is smiling slightly, and wearing a long earring in his left ear. He is wearing a white t-shirt.
Talking Head
2019
England

Do I Regret Lower Surgery? Discharged 2 Years Post Metoidioplasty

Ocean, an English gay trans man, gives a two year update after having buccal mucosa metoidioplasty.

Two trans men sitting together outdoors, smiling happily and looking at a mobile phone. One man is Black, with dark skin, and the other is White, with lighter skin. Both are wearing caps backwards, with jackets and glasses.
Experimental Film, Short Film, Documentary
2019
United States of America

Across, Beyond, and Over

Brit Fryer (an American trans man) reconnects with his ex (also a trans man) and creates an art project where they relive their earliest meetings and explore old conversations.

Viktor Hargreeves, a trans man played by Elliot Page in the show The Umbrella Academy, standing indoors. He is wearing a white t-shirt beneath a dark hoodie. He is light-skinned with short, dark hair. Streaming light and windows can be seen in the blurred background.
Show
2019
United States of America

The Umbrella Academy

Viktor Hargreeves, initially introduced as Vanya, comes out as a trans man in season 3 of this fantasy drama series, alongside the real-life transition of Elliot Page, a Canadian actor.

Theo Putnam, a trans boy in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, played by Lachlan Watson, wearing a flannel shirt and sitting in his bedroom. He has short, wavy black hair and light skin.
Show
2018
United States of America

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Theo, who began the series as Susie, is a teenage trans boy played by American non-binary actor Lachlan Watson. He is sexually attracted to guys and gets a boyfriend later in the show.

Evan Strocker, a trans man played by Canadian trans actor Jesse Todd, in the short film We Forgot To Break Up. He is light-skinned with short, brown hair and brown facial hair. He is wearing a collared shirt, a beanie, and glasses. He is looking into the distance with a neutral expression, standing indoors.
Short Film
2017
Canada

We Forgot to Break Up

Evan Strocker, a trans man played by Canadian trans actor Jesse Todd, has written a memoir about his former bandmates, and meets them backstage to give them a copy of the book.

Ocean, an English trans man, sitting indoors. He is speaking and gesturing to his cheek, pointing at his face. He is looking directly at the viewer. He is light-skinned with short, light brown, wavy hair, and hazel eyes. He is wearing a grey hoodie. He has a faint moustache and beard.
Talking Head
2017
England

6 Months post Metoidioplasty

Ocean, an English trans man, discusses being six months post-metoidioplasty, stage 1.

Noah, a trans male character played by trans actor Elliot Fletcher, in the show Faking it, with his cis boyfriend Shane Harvey. The pair are standing close indoors.
Show
2016
United States of America

Faking It (S3)

Noah, a trans man played by trans male actor Elliot Fletcher, has a small recurring role in the third season of this show.

Drew Reeves, a trans man played by American actress Zelda Williams, in the horror show Dead of Summer. He has long, straight brown hair. He is light-skinned. He is wearing a flannel shirt over a white t-shirt. He is smiling at a woman who is visible in the blurred foreground. Trees are visible in the blurred background.
Show
2016
United States of America

Dead of Summer

Drew Reeves, a trans man played by American actress Zelda Williams, faces supernatural horrors at a summer camp. He is attracted to men and gets a cis gay boyfriend during the series.

Trevor, a trans man played by American trans male actor Elliot Fletcher, in the show Shameless. He is sitting on a bed, holding a remote and grinning. He has short, dark curly hair and visible top surgery scars. He is wearing dark trousers. He has a cross tattoo on his shoulder.
Show
2016
United States of America

Shameless (US, S7, S8)

Trevor, a trans man played by American trans male actor Elliot Fletcher, is a gay social worker who dates a main character in seasons 7 and 8.

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