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


Plus: Transmasculine, Non-Binary, and Gender-Diverse Media


Intersex media is included where trans characters/subjects also happen to be intersex, or where intersex experiences are also discussed in trans media. The primary focus of this site is films, shows, documentaries, and similar media, with some books and music as well.

Twenty-one images displayed side-by-side. They are all DVD covers for films, documentaries, or shows which feature trans male or transmasculine characters, interviewees, or subjects.

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Trans Male with Female

Media which depicts trans men who have relationships with women, and trans boys who are attracted to girls.

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Media which includes phalloplasty and metoidioplasty bottom surgeries.

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Some of Jack's favourite films, documentaries, interviews, and shows.

Adam Kashmiry, an Egyptian-Scottish trans man in the film Adam. He is standing indoors. A lesbian woman named Amira, played by Rehanna MacDonald, is standing in front of him, hands on his shoulders, looking into his eyes and smiling. She is wearing a head scarf and has long, dark hair. He has short, dark hair and a neutral expression.

Adam

Adam Kashmiry, an Egyptian-Scottish trans man, plays himself alongside Iraqi-English actress Yasmin Al-Khudhairi. Adam experiences sexual abuse and discrimination in Egypt, has a short-lived relationship with an Egyptian lesbian woman, is made homeless by his father, and seeks asylum in Scotland. After being mistreated by immigration officials and stuck in legal limbo for almost two years, he is finally granted permanent asylum in Scotland.

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Tien Neo Eamas, a 55-year-old Singaporean-Canadian transman, standing indoors beside two other trans or gender non-conforming people, all three individuals smiling happily. He is an older man with a lined face, light brown skin, dark brown eyes, and short, black hair. He is wearing a silver chain necklace and a dark purple collared shirt. The person on his left is a younger Asian person with short, black hair, dark brown eyes, and light skin, wearing a collared black shirt and several silver earrings. The person on his right is a light-skinned person with medium-length dark brown hair and dark brown eyes, wearing a brown corduroy jacket over a white t-shirt.

Tien: Becoming Queer Joy

Tien Neo Eamas, a 55-year-old Singaporean-Canadian transman, discusses growing up in a fundamentalist Christian family, recognising himself in another trans man of colour, being the first Asian trans man to come out in Vancouver, enduring racialised expectations of manhood, overcoming hatred and abuse, attempting suicide, and finally finding joy both in himself and in his community.

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Jagrit, a trans male Indian lawyer, sitting indoors. He is wearing a collared light yellow shirt, and has a microphone clipped to his shirt. He is smiling happily and looking directly at the viewer. He has light brown skin, short black hair, and hazel eyes. A concrete stairwell can be seen in the background. He is sitting on the steps.

He is a TRANSMAN from INDIA

Oliver Jähnke, a Swedish trans guy, interviews Jagrit, a trans male Indian lawyer. He discusses his supportive family, Hindu beliefs, accepting workplace, having top surgery, and his goals for the future. On the day of the interview, he had his first testosterone injection.

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StormMiguel Florez, a Xicane trans man, in the documentary The Whistle. He is standing outdoors and looking into the distance with a smile. He is wearing a black cap and a sleeveless green shirt, with tattooed arms. He has short, dark hair and dark facial hair. He is wearing glasses and silver earrings.

The Whistle

StormMiguel Florez, a Xicane trans man, returns to his hometown to interview the lesbians who grew up in his community.

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Radha, a child played by Indian actress Mrunal Kashid, in the film Holy Curse. They are standing outdoors, looking up at a person in the blurred foreground. They have brown skin and short, wavy brown hair, tied back. They are wearing a white dress and holding a doll. Captions in the image read, "Are you a boy?" The ground, covered in fallen brown leafs, is visible in the blurred background.

Holy Curse

Radha, a child played by Indian actress Mrunal Kashid, does not feel like a girl and presents in a masculine manner. In response, Radha's family come to believe that the child is possessed by a male spirit, and must therefore be cleaned with a religious ritual. Snigdha Kapoor, the director, was inspired by personal childhood experiences and by Devdutt Pattanaik’s Shikhandi.

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Caz, a trans man played by Māori trans male actor Elz Carrad, in the trans male movie Rūrangi. He is standing outdoors, looking at something with a determined or stern expression. He is lighter-skinned with short, brown hair, and brown stubble. He is wearing a black shirt and a leather necklace. A house is visible in the blurred background.

Rūrangi

Caz, a trans man played by Māori trans male actor Elz Carrad, returns to his rural hometown to reconnect with his estranged father, ex-boyfriend, and best friend.

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Chris, a trans male barista played by American non-binary actor Theo Germaine, sitting on a couch with his partner; an older queer woman named Abby. Chris is light-skinned with a shaved head, wearing an open button-down grey shirt over a red t-shirt. He is also wearing orange trousers. Abby is light-skinned with short, grey hair, wearing glasses, a polka-dotted blue shirt, and black trousers. The pair are smiling at each other, with Abby gesturing while she speaks.

Work in Progress

Chris, a trans male barista played by American non-binary actor Theo Germaine, falls in love with an older queer woman named Abby, played by American actor Abby McEnany. The series is semi-autobiographical and based on Abby McEnany's life.

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Fred Rococo, a trans man played by American trans actor Murray Hill, in the show Somebody Somewhere. He is light-skinned with short, dark hair, slicked back. He has drawn a moustache on his face. He is wearing a chequered blue suit with a pink suit shirt and brown-rimmed glasses. He is holding up one fist, with gold rings and a gold bracelet.

Somebody Somewhere

Fred Rococo, a trans man played by American trans actor Murray Hill, is an emcee and professor of agricultural sciences. He gets married to a woman in the show's second season. The series itself is a comedy that has been very well received, and does a wonderful job of humanising both cis men and trans men.

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An album cover featuring a photo of Masoud El Amaratly, an Iraqi trans man, on top of a photo of marshes and boats, with red text reading "Masoud El Amaratly". El Amaratly is wearing draped clothing, including a head scarf.
Music
1933
Iraq (ٱلْعِرَاق)

اغاني مسعود العمارتلي ١٩٣٣ (Songs of Masoud El Amaratly)

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.

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Peter Alexander, a dark-haired, light-skinned trans man shown in black-and-white film, standing outdoors and smiling. He is wearing a black suit and tie.
Interview
1937
Australia, New Zealand (Aotearoa)

Meet The Girl Who Became a Man

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

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A trans man named Barzell, played by actor John LaZar, in the film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. He has brown skin and black hair cut in a bob shape. He is wearing a suit jacket and a silk scarf. He has light brown skin.
Film
1970
United States of America

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

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.

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George, a trans male character played by American actor John Ventantonio, in the film Private Parts. He is standing indoors, wearing a collared blue shirt. He has light skin and dark curly hair.
Film
1972
United States of America

Private Parts

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.

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Five images displayed side-by-side, all excerpts from manga pages. The central image shows the cover of Claudine...! depicting red Japanese text above a light-skinned, blond trans man with blue eyes and pink lips, his expression serious or neutral. The other four images are black-and-white pages from Claudine...! showing the same trans man in happy, serious, and joyful moods, running with a woman he loves, sitting with his father, looking directly at the viewer, and looking over his shoulder as he drinks a beverage indoors.
Manga
1978
Japan (日本), France (Française)

クローディーヌ...! (Claudine...!)

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.

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Steve, an English trans man, in the 1980 British documentary What Am I? He is a light-skinned man with short, light brown hair, with a bushy, light brown beard. He is laughing happily. He is wearing wire-rimmed glasses and a red-and-white chequered, collared shirt. Patterned pink wallpaper can be seen behind him.
Documentary
1980
England

What Am I?

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

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Steven Dain in the 1985 documentary What Sex Am I? He is a light-skinned man with short grey hair, and a greying brown beard. He is wearing a white collared shirt. He is sitting in his backyard, with a wooden fence behind him.
Documentary
1985
United States of America

What Sex Am I?

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.

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Solange Bastos, a Brazilian journalist, interviewing João W. Nery on TV Manchete. João is sitting in the foreground, a black silhouette, with none of his features visible. He is facing away from the viewer. Sitting in the middle ground are Solange (a brown-skinned, slender woman with short, dark hair) and Joana (a brown-skinned, slender woman with long, dark hair). The background is blurred windows comprised of bright green and vivid blue colours, due to the footage being old.
Interview
1985
Brazil (Brasil)

Entrevista com João W. Nery para TV Manchete (Interview with João W. Nery for TV Manchete)

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.

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Willy, a trans teen played by American actress Pamela Adlon in the film Willy/Milly, standing outdoors at night. He is looking up with a neutral or interested expression. He is light-skinned with short, wavy black hair. He is wearing a grey flannel shirt.
Film
1986
United States of America

Willy/Milly (And Other Gender-Bending Media)

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.

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Bauer, a trans man played by Brazilian actress Ana Beatriz Nogueira, in the film Vera. He is light-skinned with short, dark brown hair, wearing a collared white shirt. He is standing indoors.
Film
1986
Brazil (Brasil)

Vera

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.

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Gil Kessler, a trans male character played by actor John Schuck in the show Golden Girls. He is wearing a tan suit jacket over a blue suit shirt and a patterned bow tie. He is light-skinned, with short, dark hair. A patterned curtain and a wall are visible in the background.
Show
1987
United States of America

Golden Girls (S03E07)

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

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Lou Sullivan, a female-to-male transsexual, sitting indoors and smiling happily during an interview with psychiatrist Dr. Ira Pauly. Lou is wearing a dark blue suit with a white shirt and blue tie. He is light-skinned and has short, brown hair.
Interview
1988, 1989, 1990
United States of America

Female-to-Gay-Male Transsexualism: Lou Sullivan and Dr. Ira Pauly

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

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Kotzebue, a male-presenting miner played by Canadian actress k.d. lang, in the film Salmonberries. They are a light-skinned, masculine-presenting person with short, black hair and blue eyes. They are standing outdoors in the snow, wearing a padded blue coat. They are looking into the distance with a happy or neutral expression.
Film
1991
Germany (Deutschland), Canada, United States of America

Salmonberries

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

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Rudi, a trans man sitting indoors on the edge of a bed. He is wearing striped pyjama trousers. He is light-skinned. His top surgery scars are visible. Grayscale photographs of a smiling girl are visible in the background. His face cannot be seen, as it is obscured by shadow.
Experimental Film, Short Film
1993
Finland (Suomen)

P(l)ain Truth

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.

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Three images displayed side-by-side. The left grayscale image shows butch trans activist Leslie Feinberg sitting indoors, wearing a suit; zey are a light-skinned person with short, dark hair and a masculine appearance, smiling slightly. The middle image shows the cover of Stone Butch Blues, which includes the text, "STONE BUTCH BLUES: A novel: LESLIE FEINBERG", this text displayed on top of a grayscale photo of Leslie Feinberg. The right grayscale image shows Leslie Feinberg toward the end of hir life, standing outdoors on a city street, smiling happily. Zey have a shaved head and light stubble, and are wearing a black t-shirt.
Book (Fiction)
1993
United States of America

Stone Butch Blues

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.

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Henry Rubin, an American trans man, in the 1994 interview Trans. He is light-skinned with short, brown hair, wearing a brown suit, patterned brown tie, and a collared white suit shirt. He is sitting in a chair, gesturing and grinning.
Interview
1994
United States of America

Trans

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

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Leslie Feinberg, a butch trans activist, in the documentary OUTLAW. Feinberg is standing outdoors, a city in the blurred background, squinting in the sun. Feinberg has short, grey hair, light skin, and is wearing a black coat with a patterned black scarf.
Documentary
1994
United States of America

Outlaw

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

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Tatsu, a Japanese Onnabe trans man, in the documentary Shinjuku Boys. He is sitting indoors next to his Japanese girlfriend Tomoe, the pair smiling happily. He has short, brown hair, and is wearing a grey t-shirt. Tomoe is wearing a white t-shirt and has shoulder-length straight brown hair.
Documentary
1995
Japan (日本)

Shinjuku Boys

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 themself as being neither a woman nor a man.

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A still from the 1996 documentary Transexual Menace, showing white German trans woman Eva Love lying next to her dark-skinned trans male partner. She has long blonde hair and is wearing a black dress. He has a shaved head and is wearing a white singlet.
Documentary
1996
Germany (Deutschland), United States of America, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Japan (日本)

Vor Transsexuellen Wird Gewarnt (Transexual Menace)

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.

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Chris, a trans boy played by French actress Raphaëlle Santini, in the film My Life In Pink. He is sitting on a chair, wearing a frilly blue dress, a silver crown, and a boys' watch. He has light skin, freckles, and short ginger hair. He is looking up at someone in the blurred foreground.
Film
1997
France (Française), Belgium (België)

Ma vie en rose (My Life in Pink)

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

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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.
Documentary
1997
United States of America, Germany (Deutschland)

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

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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A photo of Brandon Teena. He is a light-skinned trans man with dark, short hair, wearing a blue sweater over a white shirt. He is looking directly at the viewer and smiling. He is indoors, with clutter visible behind him.
Documentary
1998
United States of America

The Brandon Teena Story

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.

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Texas Tomboy, a light-skinned blond trans man in the documentary Gendernauts. He is sitting in a sports car without a roof, looking into the distance. He is wearing a blue jacket with white and red stripes. A blue sky, palm trees, and a white building are visible in the blurred background.
Documentary
1999
United States of America

Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities

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.

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