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Claude, a French trans man in the early 20th century, has identified as a boy since the age of eight. He falls in love with multiple women, struggles with depression and rejection, is supported by his father, and tries to live as his true self. クローディーヌ...! (Claudine...!) Manga 1978 Japan (日本), France (Française) Claude, a French trans man in the early 20th century, has identified as a boy since the age of eight. He falls in love with multiple women, struggles with depression and rejection, is supported by his father, and tries to live as his true self. Read (Portuguese, Turkish, and Spanish Versions). Available Summary: The story is narrated by an unnamed psychiatrist as he reflects on the life and loves of Claude, the child of an aristocratic French family in the early 20th century. Assigned female at birth, Claude (born and often referred to throughout the story as Claudine) has identified as a boy since the age of eight; Claude's parents take him to the psychiatrist, who befriends Claude after confirming that he is in good health. As a teenager, Claude falls in love with Maura, a servant in his family's house. Though Maura loves him in turn, she goes back to her home after the death of her father. As a high school student, Claude falls in love with Cecilia, a librarian at his school. Cecilia does not reciprocate his feelings, and is, in fact, secretly having an affair with Claude's father, Auguste; Louis, Cecilia's brother who himself had an affair with Auguste in his youth, kills Cecilia and Auguste out of jealousy. Later, as he works towards his master's degree, Claude falls in love with a ballet dancer name Sirène. The two begin a relationship, though Sirène eventually falls in love with and becomes engaged to one of Claude's brothers. Believing that his female body makes him an "imperfect man", and with a final appeal to Sirène having been ignored, Claude falls into despair and commits suicide. In a closing narration, the psychiatrist confides to the audience that he has "no hesitation" in his belief that Claude is a trans man. -Wikipedia. Note from Jack: I really, really want to read this manga, but I'm struggling to access an English language version of it. From what I understand, this is the earliest manga to feature an unambiguously trans protagonist, making it historically significant. Entry last updated: 15 Mar 2026 Related Media Trans Male with Female Browse

A trans teenager, played by American trans actor Rhys Fehrenbacher, endures harassment from his classmates and comes face-to-face with his body dysphoria in gruesome visions. Skin Short Film 2019 United States of America A trans teenager, played by American trans actor Rhys Fehrenbacher, endures harassment from his classmates and comes face-to-face with his body dysphoria in gruesome visions. Watch. Available Summary: A queer teenager struggling with the onset of puberty escapes reality for a chance at a new, better-fitting identity. -Vimeo. Jack's Summary: This is a coming-of-age body horror short film starring Rhys Fehrenbacher as a trans teenager who struggles with bullying and gender dysphoria. It was a pleasure to see Fehrenbacher onscreen, as the first time I saw him in a film was the movie They (2017), which was pretty well-acted, but quite poorly written and directed. Skin was much more interesting, and really allowed Fehrenbacher to take up space. I enjoyed a conversation between the trans protagonist and their mother, which was gentle and loving. The protagonist's gender and pronouns are never stated outright, so this could easily be a short film about a trans boy or a non-binary young person. WARNINGS: Gore/blood, dead animals, transphobia, sexual harassment. Entry last updated: 23 Feb 2026 Related Media Ambiguously-Gendered Media Browse

Indian trans male footballers are interviewed about their lives and love of sport, and the importance of Ya_All FC, a team comprised solely of trans men. Meet the All-Trans Men Football Team From India Documentary 2021 India (Bhārat Gaṇarājya) Indian trans male footballers are interviewed about their lives and love of sport, and the importance of Ya_All FC, a team comprised solely of trans men. Watch. Available Summary: In 2020, 15 young people from the North-Eastern Indian state of Manipur created history. They became the country's first all-transgender men’s football team. This team, called the Ya_All FC, defied the binary in sport. But their journey to recognition hasn't been without challenges. Therefore, in this episode of The Rainbow Guide To Life, VICE World News attended the 4th edition of Queer Games North East 2021. The team played in this event, and along with host Susan Khwairakpam, a former footballer and member of Ya_All FC, VICE World News caught up with players and the founder of Ya_All, the driving force behind this team, to figure out why inclusion in sports is so crucial to some members of the transgender community and how it helps them in building their lives. -YouTube. Jack's Summary: I was very glad to find this short documentary, because it focusses on an extremely underrepresented group; Indian trans men. Further, Ya_All FC is the country's first all-FTM football/soccer team, and it's wonderful to see that kind of pioneering effort in any country, especially if that country has restrictive laws which affect trans men. Wahengbam Chaoba, the Captain of the team, speaks about his personal gender journey, including being raised by a father who was supportive of his male identity. He starts crying when discussing his mother's reservations towards his transition, proving how important parental support is, and how crucial FTM-exclusive spaces can be for young trans men without adequate support. When the interviewer asks if Chaoba has found a family in the team, he immediately agrees. "I have found a place to share my story," he elaborates. The founder of the team, a gay man who was motivated by his own isolation and struggles with substance abuse, established a space for trans men after noticing that FTMs were being left behind while trans female visibility was bolstered by HIV awareness movements. The purpose of the team goes beyond simply playing football, with the main goals being equity and social justice. I loved hearing that a primary goal was to turn young trans men into the next generation of leaders. Entry last updated: 2 Mar 2026 Related Media Trans Male Media Browse

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. Pojkarna (Girls Lost) Film 2015 Sweden (Sverige) 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. Available Summary: Nectar from a magic flower allows three girls to live as boys for a while. -IMDb. Jack's Summary: Three friends, one of them a closeted trans boy named Kim, discover a magical plant that allows them to switch into different bodies. The two girls seem attracted to the magic because it allows them freedom from misogyny and bullying. Kim (the third friend) expresses a desire to change his body from the beginning of the film, and this desire is affirmed when he gains a penis and a flat chest. Momo, after realising Kim's identity. In a body that is socially received as male, Kim explores a gay romance between himself and a cis boy. At one point, Kim is asked, "are you in love with him, or do you just want to be like him?" That is a struggle that many gay trans men face, and it was interesting to see it explored in this fantasy setting. Kim is unable to use the plant in moderation, and conflict quickly arises between the three friends as the girls become frustrated with Kim's need to be male. Momo, one of the girls, is in love with Kim (the original version of him) and is desperate for Kim to return her affections, with some fantastical gender-bending occurring as she uses the plant to be a boy which Kim is attracted to. Kim towards the end of the film. WARNING: Heavy themes. If you do want to watch this movie, you need to prepare for physical violence, misogyny, lesbophobia, gay bashing, attempted rape, victim-blaming, arson, and gender dysphoria in response to menstruation. The f-slur is used by a character struggling with internalised homophobia, and the three protagonists are called the c-word by bullies. I thought this would be a sweet, fantastical coming-of-age movie with a trans storyline, so I was pretty surprised when such heavy themes were introduced. Ultimately, it's implied that Kim is going to commit suicide using a gun, following a previous discussion of firearm suicide. Entry last updated: 8 Feb 2026 Related Media Trans Male with Male Browse

Max Wolf Valerio, Texas Tomboy, and other trans people are interviewed about their gender identities, sexualities, and lives. Hida, an intersex person who was presumed female at birth, describes their non-binary experience and masculine experimentation. Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities Documentary 1999 United States of America Max Wolf Valerio, Texas Tomboy, and other trans people are interviewed about their gender identities, sexualities, and lives. Hida, an intersex person who was presumed female at birth, describes their non-binary experience and masculine experimentation. Available Summary: An illuminating and compassionate look at the world of transgender identity, as seen through portraits of some of San Francisco’s leading gender mixers. Whether by birth or by choice, sometimes with the assistance of hormones or surgical prostheses, we meet those who blur the lines of male and female. - Vimeo . Jack's Summary: One thing that deeply disappointed me about this documentary was a discussion about Brandon Teena, wherein a gender-variant person claimed that they couldn't know how Brandon Teena identified, because he was dead and therefore couldn't be asked. This betrayed a willing ignorance of Brandon's identity, and a determination to ignore his own words. A film still from an art project about Brandon Teena. In The Brandon Teena Story (a deeply-distressing documentary released one year before Gendernauts ), several interviewees insisted that Brandon identified and lived as a man, and wished only to be known as a male. One of Brandon’s ex-girlfriends, when interviewed, said, “he just wanted everybody to know him as always having being a man”. Another of his ex-girlfriends described him rejecting the idea that his relationships were lesbian, stating instead that they were straight, because he was a man. Brandon, according to testimonies, would say that he had begun transition surgeries, to make people believe in the legitimacy of his male identity. Therefore, I was disappointed that a gender-variant person in Gendernauts made an art project speculating about Brandon’s gender, and treating Brandon as a fictional character. It felt cruel, and very similar to the way that cis people refused to take Brandon’s maleness at face value. The motive seemed to be to use Brandon, in death, as a platform to project the artist’s own non-binary experience, rather than respecting Brandon's binary maleness. That said, I do recognise the value in Gendernauts . I enjoyed its interviews with trans men, ally doctors, and non-binary people. Hida on their motorcycle. One interviewee, a female-presumed intersex person named Hida, describes a gender-ambiguous childhood, presenting "high-femme" during their younger years, discovering their intersex traits as an adult, and experimenting with masculinity. They describe learning how men walk, talk, and present, and discuss what it was like to pass as male so easily, especially in situations where they faced homophobia from strangers who assumed them to be a young gay man. Towards the end of their interview, they talk about how they are now trying to "inhabit the middle ground that I feel is me", explaining, "I think the middle ground is a place where people aren't sure what you are." I really enjoyed Hida's interview. One of the interviewees I was most impressed by was a woman named Chrystal Weston, who worked for the DA’s Office as an advocate for LGBT+ people. I really liked that her education about trans people included, in her words, transsexuals, transvestites, and both pre-op and post-op individuals. A very progressive understanding for the time, even if the language has changed nowadays. Les and Annie. Annie Sprinkle, a sex worker and activist, talks about her trans male lover Les Nichols, and pornographic footage is shown of the pair together, following Nichols’s phalloplasty operation. The footage is originally from the 1989 film Linda/Les & Annie—The First Female to Male Transsexual Love Story . The beginning of this segment is largely positive and affirming, and actually quite lovely, but then Sprinkle’s voiceover dreamily remarks about how trans men could “become a new political force of women taking over the world as men”. She also uses explicit language which could be incredibly dysphoria-inducing for many men, referring to all trans men as being men with cunts . Sprinkle then proceeds to describe how much “shock and outrage” came from the FTM transsexual community in response to her film. I think I may know where some of that negative response came from, her good intentions aside. This documentary definitely gave me mixed feelings. I didn’t like that a trans female interviewee compared all trans people to cyborgs, as part of the "genderfuckery" theme underlying the whole film. I found it dehumanising. That said, such themes are central to the film's advertising and branding, so viewers (myself included) are forewarned of those ideas, and I am aware that many trans viewers may find such comments affirming or compelling. Less excusable are comments made by one of the cis interviewees, who shamelessly misgenders a trans man because he has not had bottom surgery. Overall, while I think it's a worthwhile watch, I would say that this film is not really for binary trans men. The disrespect shown to Brandon Teena is enough to make that clear. Lastly, please know that this documentary includes the word "hermaphrodite", which is widely viewed as a stigmatising and misleading term which should not be used to describe intersex people, unless a person self-identifies as such. Entry last updated: 8 Feb 2026 Related Media Intersex Media Browse

Tony Ferraiolo, an American trans man, discusses his transition and work as a youth advocate. A Self-Made Man Documentary 2014 United States of America Tony Ferraiolo, an American trans man, discusses his transition and work as a youth advocate. Watch. Available Summary: At a crucial turning point in his life, Tony Ferriaolo’s inner voice said, “Create yourself.” This credo once saved his life and now serves as a guiding principle as he educates transgender youth, as well as their parents. Lori Petchers’ moving A Self-Made Man interweaves the poignant story of Ferraiolo’s personal transition with his life work as a transgender youth advocate. We watch Tony guide kids as young as eight through the confusing journey of defining themselves when challenged by a physical appearance that conflicts with their gender identity. At this time of quickening in transgender awareness, younger and younger kids are declaring their gender identities, and families are struggling to adjust. Petchers highlights a self-made man who is an endearing and inspiring guiding light for whole families to move forward together with love, empowerment, and compassion. -Frameline Distribution, Vimeo. Entry last updated: 22 Feb 2026 Related Media Trans Male Media Browse

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. Close to You Film 2023 Canada 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. Trailer. Available Summary: Sam (Elliot Page) hasn't been home since his transition. After four years in Toronto, he takes a long-dreaded trip back to his hometown for his father's birthday. - YouTube Movies . Jack's Summary: Like many other romance/drama movies, this film does not hesitate to establish its main male character as being desirable and hunky, lingering on Sam as he stands shirtless beside a window. It feels gratuitous, but I really don't mind! The camera treats Sam the same way cis male heartthrobs have been treated in countless romance films and shows. Good stuff. Moving on... Katherine, Sam's true love. After this, the film quickly becomes serious, and Sam seems utterly sapped of energy. He sits down to have breakfast with his roommate, telling her about his plans to reunite with his family. He remains subdued and anxious until, on the train to his hometown, he reunites with Katherine, his former best friend. For the first time in the film, we see a spark. It is clear that he loves her romantically and Katherine, despite being married with children, still has feelings for him as well. Their conversation, like Sam's discussion with his roommate, feels very realistic. While Katherine is initially at ease with Sam, she is shaken out of this familiarity when the train arrives at her stop, and she is reminded of how much things have changed since the pair knew each other. Sam invites her out for coffee, but she becomes upset and refuses, saying, "My life is completely different now," unable to reconcile her continuing affection for Sam with her marriage to another man. Sam in his childhood bedroom. Sam goes to his family's house after this, and the film remains consistent in being utterly, uncomfortably relatable for me, but I'm not complaining in the slightest. It is awkward, earnest, complicated, affectionate, and heavy. I have rarely seen a trans man's reunion with his family depicted this realistically. Sam's mother loves him and is trying her hardest, crying when she accidentally misgenders him. Sam responds with kindness while also obviously exhausted by the interaction, and by having to deprioritise his dysphoria. These are the early days of a family's transition into accepting his transition, and it is very tricky. Beyond his immediate family, he also has to deal with Paul, the fiancé of his sister Meg, who is outright hostile and feels entitled to bully Sam. Katherine approaching Sam. After Sam looks at his childhood photos, he takes a break from the overwhelming atmosphere to go for a stroll on his own. He is about to go into a coffee shop, but sees that Katherine is working there; remembering what she said, he walks away, but she runs after him. He is overjoyed when, to his surprise, she suggests that they take a walk together. Sam's mother. Returning to his home, Sam sits with his mother. In a very beautiful scene, she continues to cry and reveals that she is frustrated with herself for how she still sees Sam, torn between that familiarity and wanting to affirm his identity. She loves him, but has not gotten to know him as Sam yet. "I still think of you as my little girl," she explains, "And I keep calling you 'her'. It's... It just gets me every time. I just can't... I just want you to be happy. I just want you to be happy, and then I go and do that all the time, and I think, of all people... Your mother should..." Sam, while he is clearly uncomfortable, lovingly says, "I feel very supported by you, okay? I mean," he adds with a smile, "you've known me for a little while." I really, really loved how this film portrays this complexity. In the early days, it can be hard. Provided you do not have abusive family members (which is a whole other issue), there may be mistakes which are clumsy, and which make you incredibly dysphoric, but are not malicious at all. There may be an unfortunate amount of pressure on you to respond gracefully to those mistakes, regardless of how dysphoric they make you, and make space for other people's distress. It is a tiring, complicated stage of a person's transition, and the actors portray this situation incredibly well. Sam's scene with his father, following this conversation with his mother, is also incredible. His father admits how frightened he was by Sam's declining mental health and suicidal ideation, and how overjoyed he was to eventually learn that Sam was happier, hardly even processing that Sam was transitioning because he was so focused on that sense of relief. In a series of events which are, again, terribly realistic and also very moving for me personally, a fight erupts in the family home and Sam ultimately leaves. Sam's sister, Meg, has given her fiancé resources to help him understand Sam's journey, and has spoken with him about affirming who Sam is. This, evidently, has made Paul very angry. He questions whether Sam would be his brother-in-law or something else and whether he can refer to Sam by his deadname, yelling about the "rules" he must "obey". Desperate to keep Sam close and diffuse the tension, Sam's mother and father insist that Sam should stay and Paul should offer an insincere apology to make it all better. Sam, up until this point in the film, has shown incredible maturity by acknowledging the good intent of others, putting his dysphoria aside and allowing politeness and affection to take priority over his personal discomfort. However, he is under no obligation to play happy families with a verbally abusive asshole who is spoiling for a fight, so he leaves. Sam's brother, Michael, chases him as he walks away. Rather than admonishing him for holding Paul accountable, or demanding that he return, he is relieved to see somebody stand up to Paul. "That was incredible," he says, "I'm so glad you said that. You're so smart, and- and, I'm... I want to be like you. Y'know? I'm really happy to see you. I love you." After he is gone, Sam's father addresses the family, and Paul especially; "That kid was in... so much pain before. Your mom and I were convinced we were gonna just find him dead one day in his room. And what he has done has made him happy again and it's made him want to live again. And I don't know why that is so hard for some people to understand because it has absolutely nothing to do with anyone but Sam. That was Sam. That was Sam. It's that fuckin' simple. Today, I thought I got my son back... and then I lost him." Sam and Katherine reunite, spending a night together. Like many infidelitous sex scenes involving star-crossed lovers who should not be together, it is tender, complicated, and beautiful. Sam and Katherine. Sam ends the film back in his own kitchen, drinking coffee. Bookending the movie this way, to me, sends the message that Sam's life is continuing as it was; he is secure in his gender identity and his transition, he has a complex but loving relationship with his family (Paul aside), and he is tired, but he will be okay. All in all, I really liked this film. It was hard to sit through at times, because of how realistic it is, but that's not a complaint. I also liked that Katherine is deaf, played by deaf actress Hillary Baack. Her deafness is treated as an everyday trait, as is sign language, and I enjoyed that casual representation. Entry last updated: 14 Mar 2026 Related Media Trans Male with Female Browse

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. Von Trapped Film 2004 England 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. Watch. Available Summary: Hairdresser Maria is fixated by The Sound of Music (1965) - it was the film she saw the night she was jilted 18 years ago. In a bid to confront her demons, Maria decides to travel to Salzburg, but with her mother and teenage offspring in tow she gets more than she bargained for. -IMDb. Jack's Summary: I was pleasantly surprised by this one! The trans male character is certainly a collection of tropes, but his characterisation and ending could have been much worse, particularly considering when this came out. Lee, Maria's trans son, is first introduced walking with his girlfriend, Tammy Jade, down the street. She is jealous and yelling at him, annoyed that he has apparently been checking out other women. Later, he is shown stealing clothing from a store to fund transition surgeries, with the assistance of his nan. Lee arguing with Tammy Jade. Tammy Jade next appears with Lee in a pub. Unaware that he is a trans man, she interrupts his pool game to claim that he has somehow gotten her pregnant, and therefore they must get married. In actuality, she is not pregnant, and is just lying because she doesn't want to lose him to anybody else. Figuring that she must have cheated on him in order to become pregnant, Lee storms out in anger. Lee proposing to Tammy Jade. Soon after this, Lee decides that he doesn't care if Tammy Jade is pregnant by someone else. He buys (or potentially steals) an engagement ring for her, saying that he will raise the baby as his own. She happily accepts. Tammy Jade reveals the engagement to a woman named Madison, who previously dated Lee and is aware of his trans status. Madison, in response to seeing Tammy Jade's ring, calls her a lesbian, indirectly misgendering Lee and outing him as a trans man. Tammy Jade's brother, Ryan, is present at the time and hears this comment. In a scene which seems to mock Tammy Jade for her reaction, rather than mocking Lee, she tries to pull off the engagement ring in a panic, hitting her brother in the process. Lee with a bloody nose from being attacked. Later, when Lee is walking alone at night, he is attacked by three men, one of whom is Ryan. They pin him to the ground, unzip his trousers, and laugh when they find the sock he was packing with. But viewers are not being encouraged to laugh along; this attack is presented as a horrible act. When this film originally aired in 2004, it may have gotten some audiences thinking about trans male struggles for the very first time. Tammy Jade comes across the group, is horrified by what her brother and his friends are doing, and stops them. Lee goes home and takes a bath, crying. Viewers see that he is wearing bandages to bind his chest, which is par for the course in the early-2000s. That said, please don't follow Lee's example in the modern day. Learn more here. Lee goes to his mother that night, hugging her and crying. He had previously refused to accompany her on a holiday to Salzburg, due to his passport photo being feminine, but decides that traveling will be a good escape. Tammy Jade declaring her love. To Lee's surprise, Tammy Jade follows him to Salzburg. The pair go to a café together, to talk. After admitting that she was never pregnant, and was just afraid of losing him, she says, "I'm so sorry, Lee. When our Ryan did what he did, it got me thinking... I don't care what you are. I love you! I do!" A happy young fiancé. The pair hold hands and then, for the first and only time in the movie, viewers are encouraged to laugh at Lee directly. The source of the humour, though, is something decidedly non-trans; his drink, which is topped with cream, gives him a moustache. This is a joke which could occur with literally any character. It is not a mockery of trans people as a population. If anything, it's just a gentle joke reinforcing how youthful Lee and Tammy Jade are at eighteen years old, leaning on a universal theme of adorable young love to disarm the seriousness of what the pair were previously talking about. I find that fantastic. Lee stating his intentions. Lee, talking with his mother in his next scene, reveals that he intends to medically transition. "I wanna have an operation. I'm gonna be a fella. A proper fella. 'Cause I am, mum. I'm a fella. You do understand, don't you? Nan does." He also states that, after transition surgeries, he will marry Tammy Jade. His mother, Maria, is overwhelmed by these announcements, and Lee leaves when she begins to cry. At this point in the main plot, Maria encounters Larry, her former fiancé and Lee's father. After being left at the altar by him eighteen years ago, Maria is determined to have dinner with him and get some answers. Kath, Maria's mother and Lee's nan, is adamant that she should not go. Tammy Jade and Lee correcting Lee's mother. While Kath and Maria are arguing about this, Kath yells, "He abandoned my bloody granddaughter!" Lee and Tammy Jade, who are in the same room, flatly correct her, saying, "Son," in unison. Maria replies, "Yeah, but she's not the only one he abandoned, is she?" Again, Lee and Tammy Jade say, "He," in unison. I really love this dialogue. Tammy Jade's expressions, particularly, appear shocked and almost scandalised by Lee being referred to incorrectly. The joke isn't that Lee is trans. The joke is that other people are getting it wrong, and they're being ridiculous. At dinner with Larry, Maria finds out that, in fact, Larry did not abandon her. Kath, believing that Larry was not the right fit for her daughter, told him that Maria had gotten pregnant by somebody else, and that the wedding was not going ahead. The pair realise they have both been tricked by Kath, and they reconcile. During this conversation, Larry finds out that the baby was actually his. When he asks whether the baby is a boy or a girl, Maria hesitates, and then says, "I had a little girl. Called her Liesl. But..." The scene cuts before we know how she explains Lee's transition, or how Larry reacts. Lee meeting his father. The next day, Lee meets Larry for the first time, in a scene which is genuinely lovely. It is clear that, despite Maria's complex feelings about her son's transition, she made sure to properly explain Lee's true identity to Larry. Larry walks towards Lee with a big, proud smile and says, "You must be Lee. My son." Lee takes a moment to absorb this, stunned by what he's hearing. The pair walk together, with Larry saying that he always wanted a son, asking, "How long have you been living like a fella, then?" Lee replies, "Long as I can remember." Referring to a medical transition and surgery in particular, Larry asks, "You're determined to go through with it?" When Lee nods, Larry says, "Fair play to you, lad." He then offers to financially support Lee and pay for his medical transition. I was surprised by how trans-positive this film ended up being, for 2004. In Lee's last scene, he's misgendered by his mother, which felt unnecessary and a bit disappointing, but I still reckon this film handled a trans male character relatively well. Other aspects of the movie are pretty dated, inevitably, but I'm glad I gave it a watch! Entry last updated: 12 Mar 2026 Related Media Trans Male with Female Browse

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. Tomboy Film 2011 France (Française) 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. Trailer. Available Summary: Tomboy follows a 10-year-old gender non-conforming child, who moves to a new neighbourhood during the summer holiday and experiments with their gender presentation, adopting the name Mickaël. -Wikipedia. Jack's Summary: The adolescent protagonist of this film has moved to a new home with a younger sister, pregnant mother, and a stressed but affectionate father. Mickaël making friends. When the protagonist wanders away from the apartment to meet other kids and make friends, Lisa, a neighbourhood girl, introduces herself. "Mickaël," the protagonist says in reply, "My name is Mickaël," introducing himself both to Lisa and to the viewers as a boy. Lisa introduces him to the other children, as Mickaël, and he is happy. Mickaël at home. Mickaël's life seems simple, as the children play. He is shy, certainly, but Lisa likes him and allows him to win a game so that the other boys will like him as well. About fourteen minutes into the film, however, viewers finally understand where Mickaël's shyness comes from, and why the camera lingered on him so dramatically after he said his name. After he and his sister bathe together, his mother calls out to him, saying, "Laure, get out of the tub!" That is when we learn that Mickaël, at home, is known as a sister and daughter, unlike how he presents himself with other children. While the movie is titled Tomboy, Mickaël's gender is never labelled, and it's up to the viewer to decide whether Mickaël will grow up to be a trans boy/man, a butch, a gender non-conforming lesbian, etc. This is a film about an in-between period of youth and exploration; the tomboy stage of life which many different LBT+ people experience. For some of us, myself included, the tomboy stage represents a deeper need to present and live as a male. For others, it represents the masculinity of being a lesbian, or a bisexual woman, or a non-binary individual. This film is potentially relatable for many different kinds of people. At home, Mickaël continues being Laure, keeping his outside life a secret from his family. He plays soccer with neighbourhood boys, taking off his shirt and spitting on the ground like they do. As far as anyone knows, and as far as Mickaël feels, there is no difference between him and them. But future conflict is foretold when Mickaël, unable to pee standing up like the others, sneaks off to squat where nobody can see him. A boy comes to find him and Mickaël, scared of being found out, hurriedly pulls up his shorts, wetting himself as a result. Humiliated and afraid, he runs home. Lisa, who has a crush on Mickaël, invites him over to her family's apartment the following day, not judging him for what happened. The pair dance and hold hands, and then Lisa (much to Mickaël's discomfort) puts make-up on him, saying that they are playing pretend. "It suits you," Lisa tells him, "You looks great as a girl." It is perhaps implied that she knows Mickaël is a "girl", and has a crush on him anyway. Mickaël, distressed, walks home with his hood up, hiding his face. However, he is unable to remove the make-up before his mother sees it. She praises him, assuming that he has put on make-up by choice, glad that he is presenting femininely where he usually looks and acts like a boy. As she hugs him, grinning happily, he is unsmiling. Mickaël wrestling with another boy. Mickaël wants to join the other children the next day, to go swimming, but wants to continue presenting as a boy throughout. He cuts his one-piece swimsuit so that it looks like male briefs, and uses modelling clay to create a makeshift packer which he sticks in his swimwear. The day is idyllic. The children splash at each other, push each other into the water, and play around like any other group of kids. All the while, Mickaël gets to be a normal boy. Afterwards, Lisa takes him aside, and he has his first kiss with her. Jeanne talking to a new friend. Mickaël's worlds start to collide when Lisa comes to visit his apartment, finding that only Jeanne (Mickaël's younger sister) is home, and asking after him by his chosen name. Mickaël swears Jeanne to secrecy, promising to bring her along when he goes to play with neighbourhood kids, as long as she doesn't out him. In testament to Mickaël's long-standing masculinity, and thanks to the open-mindedness of youth, Jeanne immediately accepts Mickaël as her brother and refers to him that way around the other children. It is clear that she has noticed and accepted Mickaël's gender diversity long before now. Mickaël's mother yelling at him. When his mother finds out that he has been living as a boy, she is furious. She slaps him on the face and admonishes him for lying. His father, despite softly reassuring Mickaël, defends his wife's actions. Seemingly nobody, except for Jeanne, is willing to let him exist as he is. When his mother demands that he wear a dress, he protests that he doesn't want to. His mother gives him no choice, aggressively grabbing his arm and forcing him to leave the apartment in the dress, frightening Jeanne. She takes him to others' homes, Lisa included, ensuring that he is outed to everybody before the school year starts. She says that she does not mind him "playing the boy" at home, but that everyone else must know him as a girl. Afterwards, Mickaël runs away to the forest, taking off the dress, revealing the shorts and singlet he'd been wearing underneath. Mickaël being bullied. Word has spread about Mickaël's identity. The neighbourhood kids chase him down and tackle him to the ground, physically hurting him. "We hear you're a girl," one boy says, "We're gonna check that." Lisa steps in, trying to protect him, but the boy convinces her to participate instead; "If she's a girl, then you kissed her. It's disgusting. Right?" Whether because she genuinely agrees with that sentiment, or because she is afraid of being punished too, Lisa agrees that would be disgusting for her to kiss a girl. She either looks or feels inside Mickaël's shorts, inspecting his genitals to "check", as the other kids demanded. She does not seem surprised by what she finds, possibly confirming the earlier implication; she knew all along, and did not care. Mickaël is left crying in the forest, alone. Mickaël's mother seems utterly unaware that outing her gender non-conforming child has had traumatic consequences. A short time later, she asks whether Mickaël wants to go outside and play, not understanding that he is now an outcast and has been assaulted by the people he previously called friends. She has her normal family and her normal daughter, so she is happy. Mickaël re-introducing himself. The film ends with Lisa standing below Mickaël's balcony, looking up at him. After he walks down to meet her, she asks, "What's your name?" Mickaël answers, "My name is Laure." Realising that Lisa still wants to be friends with him, even if he cannot use his chosen name or live as a boy, he smiles. Like many of us, Mickaël is prevented from living as he is most comfortable, but he still has hope for the future. Imagining that Mickaël is a trans boy or a non-binary youth, perhaps he/they will transition at an older age. Imagining that Mickaël is a butch or gender non-conforming lesbian, perhaps she/they will find love and affirmation with Lisa, and in the future will be able to embrace masculinity by her side. We don't know what the future holds for Mickaël, or what labels will suit Mickaël best, but we do know that Jeanne stands with Mickaël and perhaps Lisa will too. CONTENT WARNINGS: Non-sexual underage nudity, very brief underage drinking (with parental supervision), sexual harassment, bullying, transphobia, lesbophobia, parental aggression. Entry last updated: 26 Feb 2026 Related Media Ambiguously-Gendered Media Browse

Ocean, an English gay trans man, gives a two year update after having buccal mucosa metoidioplasty. Do I Regret Lower Surgery? Discharged 2 Years Post Metoidioplasty Talking Head 2019 England Ocean, an English gay trans man, gives a two year update after having buccal mucosa metoidioplasty. Watch. Lower Surgery Playlist. Jack's Summary: Ocean, an English trans man, gives a two year update after having buccal mucosa metoidioplasty. (Note: He has changed his name, as discussed in this video .) He briefly describes the process thus far, which involves having a graft taken from inside his mouth, and using that graft to lengthen the growth he experienced with testosterone. In this previous video , he discussed desiring stage two of metoidioplasty, but now clarifies that he has no immediate intentions to undergo further bottom surgery. "The reason why it got delayed in the first place was because I needed to lose a bit more weight, so that the aesthetics of the penis would look good to the standard of the surgeon," he explains, "I kept going back to the surgeon's office every three months or so, to check in on how my weight loss was going... I was taking up appointments that other people could have had, just to... be told that I still needed to lose weight, and come home feeling bad about myself." After two years, he was informed that he could no longer access stage two. " I had been discharged from the service, because it had been a year since I'd last seen them... that took me by surprise, because I hadn't been informed... I am not on the system anymore, and if I want to have any more surgery, then I have to go through my GP to ask to be re-referred." Beyond that barrier to access, assumedly placing him lower on the waitlist all over again, he cites the expectation of weight loss as a key reason for not proceeding, describing the lack of support for sustainable, mentally-safe weight changes. "I don't want to be losing weight for surgery," he states, "I want to be getting healthy for my mental health, and having a balanced lifestyle where I'm not forcing myself to starve, or go through fat diets just to reach a goal to get surgery... and then put weight on right afterwards, because I feel like that would happen if I really rushed to get surgery." "No, I don't regret it," he says, "But I am happy to wait a little longer, before my next stages." Entry last updated: 14 July 2026 Related Media Gender-Related Surgery Browse

Manjish, an Indian intersex trans man, discusses being raised as a feminine girl, discovering his intersex traits at age 24, medically transitioning to male, and experiencing discrimination. He talks about wanting to be visible as an activist, to help others. One Billion Rising: Transgender Person Breaks Silence Interview 2010 India (Bhārat Gaṇarājya) Manjish, an Indian intersex trans man, discusses being raised as a feminine girl, discovering his intersex traits at age 24, medically transitioning to male, and experiencing discrimination. He talks about wanting to be visible as an activist, to help others. Watch. Available Summary: Transsexuals and intersex individuals face significant challenges in India Defining sexual identities is difficult in any cultural context. In Indian society, where cultural norms are often more conservative than much of the West, understanding and incorporating diversity remains a significant challenge—for individuals and society at large. The US-based Human Rights Campaign Foundation defines transgender as, "a term used to describe a broad range of people who experience and/or express their gender somewhat differently from what most people expect. It is an overarching term that includes those expressing gender characteristics that don't correspond with characteristics traditionally ascribed to the person's sex or presumed sex." Where transgender is associated with a personal, internal identity, intersexuality is often defined by physical characteristics. The Intersex Society of North America makes this distinction: "Many people confuse transgender and transsexual people with people with intersex conditions because they see two groups of people who would like to choose their own gender identity, and sometimes those choices require hormonal treatments and/or surgery. These are similarities. It's also true, albeit rare, that some people who have intersex conditions also decide to change genders at some point in their life, so some people with intersex conditions might also identify themselves as transgender or transsexual. -YouTube. Entry last updated: 28 Mar 2026 Related Media Intersex Media Browse

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, an English 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. Transgender Parents Documentary 2013 United States of America, England 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, an English 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. Watch. Available Summary: This is a film about love, life and kids after a gender transition. It shares the struggles and strengths of several trans women and trans men navigating different stages of parenting: from pregnancy, through raising infants, toddlers and teenagers. -Vimeo. Jack's Summary: This is a really good documentary that I highly recommend watching. There are three trans male interviewees, two of whom are men of colour (Syrus and Nik) who both transitioned before having a child together. In fact, Syrus stopped using testosterone in order to carry the couple's baby. The third trans man in this film is Hershel, who is not a man of colour, and who transitioned after already raising a son. Because of these men's differing circumstances, their experiences are naturally very different, and this documentary does a great job of letting these men tell their own stories. The complexities of navigating the world as trans parents are properly and sensitively explored. Nik tears up as he describes the struggle of being invalidated because he isn't his daughter's biological parent. Syrus expresses frustration at being read as a mother, whereas Nik is often read as a father when they're out in public together. Syrus discusses the dysphoria and loss involved with ceasing hormone replacement therapy in order to have a child, all the while emphasising how important it was for him to carry their pregnancy. Beyond gender-related issues, Syrus discusses the assumptions which are projected onto him and his husband, because they are men of colour raising a child who is lighter-skinned. He compares these assumptions with comments which were directed at his mother (a lighter-skinned woman raising a darker-skinned child) and points out the resulting double standards which betray racist worldviews; namely, that he must be a nanny looking after someone else's child. Hershel, who transitioned when he was older, is interviewed alongside an adult son who still calls his father "mother" and switches between she/her/hers and he/him/his, depending on whether he's referencing the past or the present. This is something that Hershel does not seem to mind, despite repeatedly saying that he doesn't feel like a mother at all. Their interviews are very gentle, sweet, and mature. The interviews with Aiyyana (a Native American trans woman) and her adult son are similarly lovely, and perhaps even more so, with her son Jaret intelligently reflecting on his past ignorance and showing great acceptance. "I thought about it, and there's no change other than the physical change, which is immaterial, really," he says, "Nothing has changed. My parent is still my parent, she's my mom... I raised my kids to know their grandma." The documentary ranges from heartwarming to pretty damn sad. Stefonknee, a White American trans woman, talks about completely losing her family and community because she came out at age 46, leading to homelessness and suicide and exclusion from her own father's funeral. Meanwhile, Jenna (a young White American trans woman) and Eby (who is pregnant with Jenna's baby) discuss their relationship and lives together, all with the support of Jenna's father. This documentary absolutely shows that no two trans stories are the same. The only downside to purchasing and watching this documentary on Vimeo is that, while the trailer is 720p, the documentary plays at 360p and includes several extra minutes of blank/grey screen. It almost seems like the filmmakers uploaded the wrong file. But the whole film is accessible, the interviews are still incredibly touching, and I don't regret my purchase. Entry last updated: 27 Feb 2026 Related Media Fatherhood and Parenthood Browse