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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.

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

Documentary
1997
United States of America, Germany
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.

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"Lyle, Max, Michael, Steven, Ted, and James: a photographer who lifts weights, a cop, a mechanic, writers, an artist; one is gay, at least three are in serious relationships with women; one was in the seminary; one has three children from a previous marriage. All six were assigned female at birth, and all are female-to-male (FTM) transgender men. They talk about childhood, deciding to make the change, telling parents and friends and co-workers, testosterone therapy, surgeries, organs, embracing their histories, and how their lives are now. Friends, a parent, lovers, and two children also talk. All six men express joy at their newfound and more complete identities." -IMDb.

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2 Mar 2026

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