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Trans Male with Male

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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Adam, a trans man played by English trans male actor Jake Graf, in the short film Brace. He is light-skinned with short, black hair, looking into the distance with a smile. He is sitting indoors, with other people visible in the blurred background.
Short Film
2015
England

Brace

Adam, a trans man played by English trans male actor Jake Graf, falls in love with Rocky, a trans man played by English cis male actor Harry Rundle. Written and directed by Jake Graf.

Kim, a teenage trans boy played by Swedish actress Tuva Jagell, in the film Girls Lost. He is light-skinned with short, brown hair and blue eyes. He is sitting outdoors, looking at a boy in the blurred foreground. He is wearing a white t-shirt and a grey hoodie.
Film
2015
Sweden (Sverige)

Pojkarna (Girls Lost)

Kim, a teenage trans boy played by Swedish actress Tuva Jagell and Swedish actor Emrik Öhlander, discovers a magical plant which can physically transform his body, and the bodies of his female friends.

Lucah Rosenberg Lee, a trans man with light brown skin and freckles, sitting indoors. He is talking with a neutral expression. He has dark facial hair and a bald head. He is wearing a white t-shirt and a gold chain necklace.
Documentary
2015
United States of America

Passing: Profiling the Lives of Young Transmen of Color

American trans men Victor Thomas, Lucah Rosenberg Lee, and Sasha Alexander are interviewed about their transitions, sexualities, thoughts about LGBT+ spaces, experiences of racism, and hopes for the future.

A gay trans man played by Scott Turner Schofield in the show The Bold and the Beautiful.
Show
2015
United States of America

The Bold and the Beautiful (E7073 to E7140)

Nick, a trans man played by American trans actor Scott Turner Schofield, has a minor recurring role in this drama.

Tony Sawicki, a trans man played by Canadian actress Tatiana Maslany, in the show Orphan Black. He is standing in a hallway, wearing a green flannel shirt over a green t-shirt. He is light-skinned and has long, brown hair, and brown facial hair.
Show
2014
Canada, United States of America

Orphan Black (S02E08)

Tony Sawicki, a trans man played by Canadian actress Tatiana Maslany, embodies a harmful stereotype of manhood.

A film still from an interview with Lou Sullivan, displayed next to a screenshot of a Grindr conversation, and an artistic background
Experimental Film, Short Film
2014
United States of America

Dear Lou Sullivan

This short artistic film, created by trans man Rhys Ernst, explores gay trans male and HIV+ experiences, and includes footage of American transsexual man Lou Sullivan.

A Black trans man named Syrus, and a White trans man named Herhsel, in the documentary Transgender Parents. Syrus has long dreadlocks and brown skin, is wearing black-rimmed glasses and a t-shirt, and is smiling happily. Hershel is bald, with grey facial hair, wearing grey-rimmed glasses and a collared blue shirt. He is looking up with a neutral or thoughtful expression, mid-speech.
Documentary
2013
United States of America, England

Transgender Parents

Two American trans men (Syrus and Nik) are interviewed about their relationship and family, and Syrus's experience pausing testosterone in order to carry their baby. Hershel, a British trans man, is interviewed alongside his adult son about his transition and family. There are also several other trans interviewees. I highly recommend watching this documentary.

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.

Lukas Leonhard, a trans man played by German cis male actor Rick Okon, in the movie Romeos. He is sitting outdoors, looking up at the sky with a peaceful or neutral expression. He is light-skinned, with short, brown hair, and is wearing a sleeveless black top.
Film
2011
Germany (Deutschland)

Romeos

Lukas Leonhard, a trans man played by German cis male actor Rick Okon, tries to live low-disclosure during his compulsory civil service, reconnecting with his lesbian best friend Ine and struggling to embrace his growing attraction to men.

Tom and Scott Moore, two light-skinned trans men, in the documentary My Dad is Pregnant. Scott is pregnant, with Tom holding Scott's belly. Both have dark, shaved hair, and dark facial hair. Tom is wearing a collared blue shirt.
Documentary
2011
United States of America

My Dad is Pregnant

Scott Moore, an American trans man, chooses to become pregnant with a sperm donor. He is filmed alongside his trans male husband, Tom, and their two adopted sons.

Two light-skinned English trans men sitting on a couch together, grinning widely. Both have short, dark hair. The man on the left is wearing a blue flannel shirt over a blue patterned t-shirt, and black shorts. The man on the right is wearing a black t-shirt with text on it, and blue jeans.
Documentary
2011
England

Sam and Evan: From Girls to Men

Sam and Evan, two young English trans men in a relationship, move in together and are interviewed alongside their families.

Sam, a transmasculine teenager played by American actress Linsey Godfrey, in the show Cold Case. He is standing outdoors at night, looking into the distance with a serious expression. He is light-skinned with short, dark brown hair, wearing a yellow coat over a green flannel shirt.
Show
2004
United States of America

Cold Case (S05E09) (2004)

Sam, a masculine-presenting teenager played by American actress Linsey Godfrey, endures bullying, sexual assault, and shock aversion therapy before being killed in an act of assisted suicide. His death is investigated years later, by police officers who mock his masculinity.

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.

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.

Lou Sullivan, a female-to-male transsexual, sitting indoors and smiling happily during an interview with psychiatrist Dr. Ira Pauly. Lou is wearing a dark blue suit with a white shirt and blue tie. He is light-skinned and has short, brown hair.
Interview
1988, 1989, 1990
United States of America

Female-to-Gay-Male Transsexualism: Lou Sullivan and Dr. Ira Pauly

Lou Sullivan, an American transsexual man, discusses his life, transition, sexual orientation, and aspirations with Dr. Ira Pauly.

A trans man named Barzell, played by actor John LaZar, in the film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. He has brown skin and black hair cut in a bob shape. He is wearing a suit jacket and a silk scarf. He has light brown skin.
Film
1970
United States of America

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

Ronnie "Z-man" Barzell, a trans man played by American cis male actor John LaZar, is a bigoted stereotype of trans men and gay men, who sexually harasses and assaults a cishet man before killing him. He also violently murders two lesbians. He comes out by exposing and stroking his pre/non-op chest.

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