Trans Men in Movies, Shows, Interviews, Documentaries, and More

Masoud El Amaratly, an Iraqi folk singer, was born female and lived as a man; a Mustarjil in Ahwari culture. This compilation features eight of his songs.

Peter Alexander, a trans man from Aotearoa (New Zealand), is interviewed in Sydney, Australia about his transition.

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.

George, a trans man played by American cis male actor John Ventantonio, is a harmful mockery of trans men. He is ultimately killed, with his pre/non-op chest ogled after death.

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.

Steve, an English trans man, is interviewed about his transition alongside trans women at different stages in their journeys.

Two American trans men, including Steve Dain, are interviewed about their transitions, childhoods, experiences of discrimination, goals for the future, and overall lives. Trans women are also interviewed.

Solange Bastos, a Brazilian journalist, interviews non-disclosing trans man João Nery alongside a transsexual woman. João was widely known as the first trans man to have undergone transition surgeries in Brazil. He was also Solange's brother, although this is not revealed in the interview.

A teenager initially introduced as Milly, played by American actress Pamela Adlon, uses magic to turn into a male, gaining a penis and a flat chest and choosing to live as Willy. This review also discusses other AFAB gender-bending media.

Bauer, a trans man played by Brazilian actress Ana Beatriz Nogueira, chooses a new name and goes by he/him/his pronouns, presenting as a man, binding his chest, and expressing a need for transition surgeries. He tries to navigate the world as a trans man and find love with a woman. Bauer was loosely based on Brazilian trans poet Anderson Bigode Herzer.

Gil Kessler, a trans man played by American cis male actor John Schuck, is an offensive and ridiculous caricature of trans men.

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

Kotzebue, a male-presenting miner played by Canadian actress k.d. lang, annoys, harasses, and sexually assaults a woman named Roswitha.

Rudi, a trans man portrayed by himself and four other actors, is shown in childhood, pre-transition adulthood, and post-transition adulthood in this experimental short film.

Authored by the butch/trans pioneer Leslie Feinberg, this novel follows the journey of stone butch Jess Goldberg. Jess experiences abuse and discrimination due to her masculinity, begins using testosterone as an adult, has a chest reduction, and ultimately falls in love with a trans woman named Ruth.

Henry Rubin, an American trans man, discusses gender, feminism, and medically transitioning.

Leslie Feinberg, a pioneering American butch and trans activist, is interviewed about gender and identity.

Gaish, Kazuki, and Tatsu are three Onabe, which is a term used by some Japanese trans men and other Japanese gender-diverse people who were assigned female at birth. Tatsu, a trans man on testosterone, is interviewed alongside his cis female partner named Tomoe, and Kazuki is interviewed alongside his trans female partner named Kumi. Gaish describes himself as being neither a woman nor a man.

Jamison Green, Loren Andrew Patrowski, Maxwell Scott Anderson, and several other American trans men are interviewed in this documentary. Eva Love, a trans woman, discusses her relationship with a trans man. Butch/trans trailblazer Leslie Feinberg is also interviewed. Dr. Toby Meltzer discusses phalloplasty and other transition surgeries.

Chris, a masculine-presenting child played by French actress Raphaëlle Santini, has a small role in this film, befriending the trans female protagonist.

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.

This documentary focuses on the rape and murder of American trans man Brandon Teena, which occurred five years prior. Beyond the interviewees who misgender and deadname Brandon, and disbelieve his male identity even in death, his rapists and murderers are also interviewed.

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.

Brandon Teena, an American trans man who was raped and murdered in 1993 at the age of 21, is portrayed by American actress Hilary Swank in this fictional depiction of his final days, with events in the film deviating significantly from real events.

Paul Millander, an intersex trans man played by cis male actor Matt O'Toole, is a serial killer who embodies harmful tropes about trans men and people who are born with innate sex variations.

Jay Allen Sennett, an American transsexual man, made this short film in the late 90s, expressing struggles with his identity, body, and transition.

Robert Eads, an American transsexual man, is filmed alongside his trans friends and trans female partner in the final months of his life, after being denied cancer treatment by both mainstream doctors and a trans clinic.

Shy, a trans man played by American trans male actor Silas Howard, forms an unlikely friendship with an ambiguously-gendered person named Valentine, played by trans actor Harry Dodge.

Kade Farlow Collins, an American trans male, is interviewed as a boy and later as a young man, alongside supportive and unsupportive family members.

Nao Tsurumoto, a teenage trans boy played by Japanese actress Aya Ueto, explores his gender identity and faces verbal, physical, and sexual abuse as a result.