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Arsham, an Afghan trans man living in Germany, discusses being forced into a marriage at sixteen, giving birth, trying to come out, securing asylum overseas, embracing his attraction to women, and experiencing harassment in Germany. The Life of an Afghan Transgender Refugee in Germany Interview 2019 Afghanistan (افغانستان), Germany (Deutschland) Arsham, an Afghan trans man living in Germany, discusses being forced into a marriage at sixteen, giving birth, trying to come out, securing asylum overseas, embracing his attraction to women, and experiencing harassment in Germany. Watch. Available Summary: Arsham, a mother of two children, came to Germany three years ago. He opened up to InfoMigrants to talk about his new life -- as a transman. -YouTube. Entry last updated: 30 Mar 2026 Related Media Trans Male with Female Browse

Dale and Andrew, two older Australian trans men, are interviewed about their experiences with discrimination, conversion therapy, healthcare, and the law. Then and Now Interview 2015 Australia Dale and Andrew, two older Australian trans men, are interviewed about their experiences with discrimination, conversion therapy, healthcare, and the law. Watch. Jack's Summary: This is a heartbreaking and lovely look into the lives of two older Australian trans men, named Dale and Andrew. Dale describes coming out in the late 60s and 70s, and then being confined to a corrective institute by his parents. He was there until he was eighteen, interspersed with periods of homelessness. At the institute, he was forced to wear dresses and would be inspected to ensure he wasn’t wearing shorts below the dresses. If he was found to be wearing shorts, they would be forcibly removed. He and other trans boys/men were given oestrogen to "fix" their trans identities, while trans girls/women were given testosterone. Dale also discusses trans male invisibility. When he was trying to transition, the local medical opinion was that the so-called “gender-dysphoria gene" was on the Y chromosome and, according to him, “we spent a lot of time in the eighties waiting for that to change” so that trans men could even be believed to exist. In the modern day, he talks about being refused medical care and being abused in medical settings. Andrew describes being deprived of food by medical staff in 2014, on the basis of his gender identity. These men’s experiences are an important, crucial reminder that trans men are vulnerable to FTM-specific abuse and discrimination. This is especially the case as we get older, which is another topic discussed by Dale and Andrew, relating to receiving aged care. Andrew, a younger man, insists to Dale that he won’t allow Dale to be put into an aged-care home for his own safety. Entry last updated: 25 Feb 2026 Related Media Trans Male Media Browse

American trans man Tuck Mayo goes on a bachelor party road trip before his wedding, with his best friend Twiz Rimer accompanying him. Twiz is an American gender-variant person with Tourette’s syndrome. Twiz & Tuck Documentary 2017 United States of America American trans man Tuck Mayo goes on a bachelor party road trip before his wedding, with his best friend Twiz Rimer accompanying him. Twiz is an American gender-variant person with Tourette’s syndrome. Episode 1. Episode 6. Interview with Twiz. Available Summary: Best friends Twiz and Tuck embark on a bachelor party road trip that is told from their unique points of view -- Twiz is a gender-variant artist with Tourette's syndrome, and Tuck is a transgender man who has performed in adult movies. The duo heads out on a trip across America to visit places that have had an impact on Tuck's life, including his Iowa hometown, Las Vegas and San Francisco, where the friends first met. Along the way, they have some unusual experiences, which include getting choked by a jiu-jitsu instructor and encountering ghosts in an old cemetery. - Editor and director Nate Pommer . Entry last updated: 28 Feb 2026 Related Media Trans Male with Female Browse

Nell Buchanan, a detective played by Australian non-binary actor Liv Hewson, returns to a dying opal town to investigate a beheading. Nell is attracted to men. Treasure & Dirt Show 2026 Australia Nell Buchanan, a detective played by Australian non-binary actor Liv Hewson, returns to a dying opal town to investigate a beheading. Nell is attracted to men. Trailer. Watch on ABC Australia iview. Available Summary: When a headless torso is found deep inside an opal mine, Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan are seconded to the desolate outback mining town of Nullah where law and order is optional. -ABC. Jack's Summary: I am a bit conflicted about including this entry due to the lack of clarity about Nell's gender identity, but it might be compelling for non-binary people and trans/gender-diverse Australians who don't have much Australian representation, so it's worthwhile. I also felt that the show was intending to characterise Nell as non-binary or somehow gender-diverse, and was surprised when it didn't get there. Nell and Ivan. Nell, now a detective, trained as an officer in a fictional outback town called Nullah. Nell returns to investigate a murder, accompanied by detective Ivan Lucic, much to the ire of locals. It is revealed that, while in training, Nell became aware of corruption and drug-dealing in Nullah's police force, and refused to feign ignorance. Nullah being a corrupt and violent town, Nell was threatened and cast out. The locals, particularly corrupt policewoman Patricia Richter, address Nell as Narelle, which is a female-typical name which Nell never personally uses. It is made very obvious that Nell hates being referred to this way. In episode three, Richter pointedly says to Nell, "We have to be better... us women," prompting intense discomfort and anger in Nell. This could be interpreted in several different ways, given the context, but a gender-diverse reading of this interaction is absolutely legitimate, even alongside other potential meanings. Overall, any gendered language relevant to Nell is applied by others, rather than being stated by Nell directly. Nell in a hotel room. What this show does offer, regardless of Nell's gender ambiguity, is the steadfast normalisation of a non-binary body. Hewson has been open about having top surgery, and how affirming this has been for them, and I quite like the fact that the show does not explain or hide the fact that Nell's chest is completely flat. Nell and the Irishman (Jonas McGee). The only local that Nell is close to, Jonas McGee, rekindles their relationship when Nell returns to Nullah. Prior to having sex, when the pair are both shirtless, Nell's flat chest is shown without being explained, and the show skips over any predictable, long-overdone drama of Jonas reacting to Nell's body or identity with surprise or negativity. Jonas accepted Nell a long time ago. Interpret Nell in any way that you want; what Treasure & Dirt offers, regardless, is a post-top surgery protagonist, played by a non-binary actor, who is intimate with a man and commands a significant portion of the show's runtime. That is fantastic. Even if Nell is interpreted as a woman who has had a mastectomy for cancer-related reasons, that also offers incredible value and audience relatability. Entry last updated: 23 July 2026 Related Media Ambiguously-Gendered Media Browse

Juani Santos Peréz, a mature-aged Cuban trans man, is filmed alongside two other Cuban trans people as the three apply to access transition surgeries. Transit Havana Documentary 2016 Cuba Juani Santos Peréz, a mature-aged Cuban trans man, is filmed alongside two other Cuban trans people as the three apply to access transition surgeries. Watch. Available Summary: Each year in Cuba, five people are selected for gender-confirmation surgery, leaving many more waiting for their opportunity. Daniel Abma’s documentary Transit Havana follows three Cubans over a year of anticipation and challenges, some related to the surgery and some related to daily life. In a distinctive environment, themes of self-acceptance and fulfillment are universal. Both celebratory and, at times, difficult, the film portrays the connected but vastly different lives of Juani, Malú, and Odette. Juani, the self-identified “first transsexual of Cuba,” was an original patient in the government-run program, but he hopes for an additional chance to improve his medical transition. Malú, a community advocate and educator for trans rights and inclusion, is known and largely accepted by her community, yet she has waited years to be selected. Odette, a former military tank operator who is now a goatherd, struggles to align her own sense of self with the vehement intolerance of her family and church—a conflict that threatens her chances for surgery. Transit Havana also touches on Mariela Castro in her role as Director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education. Castro’s drive to integrate trans people into all aspects of Cuban society is the political force behind the surgical program, as well as a manifestation of her vision of inclusive human rights. Interspersed with shots of Havana life, this film explores the complexities of culture and desire as the three subjects wait to hear if this is their year. -Frameline. Jack's Summary: The three trans people followed in this documentary are Juani Santos Peréz (a trans man), Malú Caño Valladeres (a trans woman), and Giselle Odette Diógenes Domínguez Rodríguez (a trans woman). The trans women are both significantly younger than Juani, and are experiencing immense emotional difficulties due to lack of access to sex reassignment surgery. Both women are hoping to undergo vaginoplasty/orchiectomy, whereas Juani is waiting to undergo an additional stage of bottom surgery. Juani talking about Mariela Castro Espín, who facilitated his medical transition. It's clear from the documentary that, while Juani has a difficult life, he is positive, resilient, and joyful. He dances enthusiastically with others, describes falling in love towards the end of the film, and sings along with his neighbour's music rather than complaining about the unwanted noise. All in all, a beautiful portrait of an older trans man's happiness and second lease on life. Juani talking about his testosterone. In terms of FTM history, this is a crucially important and very touching documentary. I would highly recommend this film to trans guys who struggle to imagine life as older men, and may have been deprived of older role models who have survived and successfully tackled gender dysphoria. I would also recommend this film to older men who have not yet transitioned. There isn't an expiry date on being your true self! While Juani clearly still experiences hardships and doesn't have a perfect life, he was able to have sex reassignment surgery at an advanced age (in surgical terms, anyway) and consequently exudes a happiness that is quite inspiring. Giselle, who contemplates suicide several times. By contrast, the trans women in Transit Havana are in the thick of their struggles. Any abuse, discrimination, or suicidal ideation which may have occurred in Juani's past isn't a part of this documentary, whereas the trans female interviewees are filmed during what are potentially the darkest periods of their lives. Giselle's experiences are particularly heartbreaking to watch. She devotes herself to caring for her grandmother, who declares that Giselle isn't a real woman and insists that Giselle should not undergo surgery. Giselle's mother is similarly disapproving, and (for some bizarre, awful reason) she is let into Giselle's hospital room as the trans woman awaits surgery. She misgenders and demeans Giselle, while the doctors defend her attitude and speak about Giselle as if the young woman herself is not there. This, combined with a hostile phone call from Giselle's church, results in Giselle becoming so distressed that the surgeons will not proceed with her operation. It's an utterly shattering series of scenes. Malú and a friend discussing Giselle Odette. Malú, the other trans female interviewee, is not supportive of Giselle. After Giselle is refused surgery on the basis of emotional instability (caused by transphobic, religious bigots), Malú spreads the rumour that Giselle voluntarily walked out of the operating room, did not want surgery, and is a nutcase. This documentary shows the intracommunity conflict which is perhaps inevitable when desperate, dysphoric people are competing for limited surgery spots, with only five individuals operated on each year in Cuba (that may have changed since this documentary was filmed). Resentment and dismissiveness is evident in this film, alongside the solidarity which is apparent throughout other interactions. These are people who are suffering. Heck, even in my area (which is in a very different situation to Cuba), I have encountered intracommunity conflict and personal disagreements, so Transit Havana just lends credence to the idea that trans communities are not a monolith. We aren't all best friends, we don't all agree, and we don't always like each other. Malú talking about sex work. Malú herself is a former sex worker who had a traumatic start to life, suffering physical and emotional domestic abuse, being incarcerated at least once, and fleeing home at a young age. She has been waiting for sex reassignment surgery for years, and has no control over when she will be chosen for an operation. During the film, she is misgendered and deadnamed by her family members. As a resident of a developed Western country, I had access to sex change procedures after only a few years on waitlists. Getting to that point wasn't easy, and I did experience discrimination and hostility from healthcare workers along the way, but my circumstances are fortunate compared to those of Juani, Malú, and Giselle. I think it's hugely important that trans people in wealthier nations do not forget about trans people in less wealthy nations, or nations that are struggling. For that reason alone, Transit Havana is recommended viewing, to say nothing of how beautiful I find Juani's journey. I would love another documentary, dedicated to him. And I hope the two young women who starred in this documentary are happier, nowadays. I hope they're both still alive. Entry last updated: 27 Feb 2026 Related Media Gender-Related Surgery Browse

Tachibana Kanesho, a trans male photographer, reflects on his life during his wedding to a woman, remembering his struggles and appreciating how far he has come. 拝啓, 世間様 (Dear Society) Manga 2022 Japan (日本) Tachibana Kanesho, a trans male photographer, reflects on his life during his wedding to a woman, remembering his struggles and appreciating how far he has come. Read (English). Read (Japanese). Available Summary: A hidden youth depicted by an LGBT creator. Some 10 years or so ago, a high school student from a regional town named Rino Tachi went to an all-girls school, studied here and there, and enjoyed talking with his female friends. He was an "ordinary" girl, except for his pervasive feeling of unease within his body. A story of "love" set in a time that demanded even more conformity than now, about living one's fullest life while hiding the discontent. A story about searching for oneself. - MangaDex . Jack's Summary: This story begins with a trans man named Tachibana Kanesho at his wedding, about to get married to the woman he loves. He thinks about how, in previous years, he never imagined this being possible. We then flash back to his life as a teenager, living as a girl and going by the name Rino Tachi. He is incredibly dysphoric and unhappy, unable to explain his feelings or describe what he is going through. He faces abuse and harassment from classmates and family, and has to endure lesbophobic abuse when a rumour spreads that he likes girls. A cis gay classmate, seeing his struggle, invites him into the school's unofficial LGBT+ club, which mainly consists of a sympathetic nurse who lets LGBT+ students hang out in the sick bay. The nurse introduces him to the term Gender Identity Disorder, and he finally realises who he is, and that he truly is a boy. He realises that a medical transition is possible, and is overwhelmed with happiness. He comes out to his mother, prompting her to become violent and angry. His teen years are very difficult, but he continues on, and after graduation he begins his transition. He moves to Tokyo and works in an Onabe bar at night, in the daytime working as a photographer. After winning a photography prize, he is able to afford top surgery, and he begins testosterone replacement therapy. The story then moves forward sixteen years; Tachibana has facial hair and a lower voice, and is living as a man completely. This story was published in 2022, prior to the Japanese Supreme Court's 2023 ruling that trans people should not be required to sterilise themselves before legally changing their gender marker. So, Tachibana has to have a hysterectomy performed before he can be legally male, and he faces some difficulties while he is legally female. He eventually has the mandatory surgery, reunites with his childhood crush, and (as we saw at the beginning of the story) gets married. I'm really glad to have read this story! Thank you to glamquor for recommending this manga via Reddit! WARNINGS: Domestic abuse, bullying, minor physical violence, references to suicidal ideation, sexual harassment, sexual assault, parental rejection, anti-LGBT attitudes. Entry last updated: 16 Mar 2026 Related Media Culture-Specific Media Browse

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. Across, Beyond, and Over Experimental Film, Short Film, Documentary 2019 United States of America 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. Watch. Available Summary: A hybrid documentary about two estranged trans men who used to date in middle school reconnecting over a long weekend to develop a film about their past. -Brit Fryer, Vimeo. Jack's Summary: In this short film, Brit Fryer (a trans man) reconnects with his ex-partner (also a trans man) and creates an art project where they relive their earliest meetings and explore old conversations. It's a very unique and different approach to filmmaking, where the making of the documentary and the artistic process is part of the film itself. It's really fascinating and gorgeous to listen to these men telling stories of how their relationship ended, both having conflicting memories of certain events, hugging each other tightly in response to a rekindled emotional connection. It's so humanising and real. Entry last updated: 8 Feb 2026 Related Media Trans Male with Male Browse

Pierrot Lunaire, a trans man played by German actress Susanne Sachße, is a ridiculous, violent, and harmful caricature of trans maleness. Pierrot Lunaire Experimental Film 2014 Canada, Germany (Deutschland) Pierrot Lunaire, a trans man played by German actress Susanne Sachße, is a ridiculous, violent, and harmful caricature of trans maleness. Available Summary: Written and directed by Bruce LaBruce as an adaptation of Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire , the film adds a transgender interpretation to the work, starring Susanne Sachße as a trans man Pierrot. -Wikipedia. Jack's Summary: Bruce LaBruce has made his name creating edgy LGBT+ films which fetishise race, neo-Nazi skinheads, sexual assault, incest, gore, necrophilia, terrorism, mummification, monsters, and more. To put his ethos in perspective, when he wished to draw attention to a purported prevalence of homosexuality among right-wing movements, he created the pornographic movie Skin Flick (1999), wherein a gang of neo-Nazi skinheads rape a mixed-race gay couple. Most of his films are deliberately disturbing, pretentious yet amateurish in quality, terribly-acted, and praised online as profound art. This film in particular is a mockery of trans male identities, bodies, and surgeries. It includes genital mutilation, murder, misgendering, bandage binding , and pathetic depictions of trans maleness. The trans male protagonist is a hopeless, creepy martyr who flashes bloodied genitalia at a poor cis woman and her father, to prove that he is a "real man". As a real trans man myself, I would not suggest watching this one. The director knows nothing about trans manhood, except how to portray a cheap and violent caricature of it. Don't waste your time. That being said, this film is a little better than most of LaBruce's offerings in terms of acting, but that's not a high bar to clear. Entry last updated: 9 Feb 2026 Related Media Trans Male with Female Browse

Chaz Bono, an American trans man, is interviewed alongside friends and family as he transitions. Becoming Chaz Documentary 2011 United States of America Chaz Bono, an American trans man, is interviewed alongside friends and family as he transitions. Trailer. Available Summary: Documentary following Chaz Bono's gender transition. Includes interviews with family members and friends as the transition is followed. -IMDB. Note from Jack: The trailer for this documentary includes misgendering, courtesy of Cher, Chaz's mother and an American public figure. Entry last updated: 8 Feb 2026 Related Media Trans Male with Female Browse

Parham, a teenage trans man played by an unnamed Iranian actor, begins this short film in a relationship with a girl, but she is ultimately unable to accept him as a man. He faces violence at home and judgement at school, and takes the risk of getting a job while presenting as a male. I Don't Like Her Short Film 2016 Iran (ایران) Parham, a teenage trans man played by an unnamed Iranian actor, begins this short film in a relationship with a girl, but she is ultimately unable to accept him as a man. He faces violence at home and judgement at school, and takes the risk of getting a job while presenting as a male. Watch. Available Summary: A trans teenager seeks his true self despite rejection by Iranian society and the inability of his parents to understand. - Refugee Festival Scotland . Note from Jack: This film is also called I Don't Like Here in some sources, such as this article , where the director discusses being persecuted for his films. Here's something cool! This film mentions Saman Arastoo , who is a trans man I'd never heard of before. Entry last updated: 30 Mar 2026 Related Media Trans Male with Female Browse

FTM Indigiqueer/Two-Spirit artist Ty Defoe, of the Ojibwe and Oneida Nations, is interviewed about being Two-Spirit and about traditional dancing. Two Spirits, One Dance For Native American Artist Interview 2016 United States of America FTM Indigiqueer/Two-Spirit artist Ty Defoe, of the Ojibwe and Oneida Nations, is interviewed about being Two-Spirit and about traditional dancing. Watch. Available Summary: “Two-Spirit” is how some Native Americans describe people whose gender identity doesn't fit as strictly male or female. Meet Ty DeFoe, who's using traditional dance to take this gender identity back from the negative connotations established during colonization. -YouTube. Available Information: Ty Defoe (giizhig) – he/we – is a citizen of the Oneida and Anishinaabe Nations and a proud member of the Indigiqueer/Two-Spirit community. - Abbe Museum . I chose the name Ty. Sky above is my Ojibwe name. Eagle is my clan. I am two-spirit (FTM/ Trans* gender male). I am from Ojibwe Nation and Oneida Nation (People of the Standing Stone). - HowlRound Theatre Commons . Entry last updated: 12 Apr 2026 Related Media Culture-Specific Media Browse

StormMiguel Florez, a Xicane trans man, returns to his hometown to interview the lesbians who grew up in his community. The Whistle Documentary 2021 United States of America, Mexico StormMiguel Florez, a Xicane trans man, returns to his hometown to interview the lesbians who grew up in his community. Watch. Available Summary: A 45 year old Xicane trans man returns to his hometown, Albuquerque, New Mexico in search of the origin of a secret code he learned when he identified as a young dyke in the 1980s. The Whistle tells the story of a secret code created by and shared among young lesbians in 1970s & 80s Albuquerque, New Mexico as a means of self-identification and finding community. -Vimeo. Jack's Summary: This is an absolutely gorgeous documentary. I highly recommend watching it. I adore the solidarity between StormMiguel Florez, the trans male director and interviewee seen throughout the film, and older lesbian women. I love the fact that the women seem to completely accept his identity, happily sharing memories with him and acknowledging his trans male adulthood alongside his lesbian-identified youth. This documentary is a beautiful, touching example of LGBT+ solidarity. Photographs, yearbooks, stories, and nostalgia is shared among the interviewees as they recall their teenhoods. While there are discussions of bigotry, harassment, and anti-LGBT+ violence, this is an utterly beautiful and wholesome film that still left me feeling hopeful. Entry last updated: 25 Feb 2026 Related Media Trans Male with Female Browse