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"Henry, a trans man, muses about the narrow definitions of gender, femininity, sexual politics and the joy of wearing a suit." -YouTube.

Jack's Summary:

This is an interview with a female-to-male transsexual named Henry S. Rubin, who identifies himself as previously being a lesbian and describes the complexity of evolving identities. He says, “It’s very difficult to walk around in a world that perceives that there are only two genders and two sexes.”

He speaks about the diversity of women, about the disconnect between his body and his gender, and the narrow expectations placed upon men. He also addresses the perception that he is a “traitor to the cause”, referencing feminism, insisting that “all men aren’t the enemy”. He talks about the neglect of female-to-male transsexuals, specifically regarding surgical alteration of FTM genitalia, expressing frustrations also discussed in documentaries like Southern Comfort.