I’ve written about it before (and then again), but I finally got a chance to actually see Regretters, the Swedish film about two men who, after transitioning from male to female, have re-transitioned and meet for the first time to discuss their experiences – on camera. The film was brought in by the Boulder International [...]
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I Don’t Regret Seeing ‘Regretters’
Posted in Commentary, Observations, tagged film, gender expectations, gender identity, gender roles, identity, transition on February 24, 2011 | 21 Comments »
I Finally Saw ‘Ticked-Off T******s With Knives’
Posted in Commentary, Observations, tagged crime, film, gender expression, gender roles, trans women on September 20, 2010 | 14 Comments »
I’ve been waiting for a while to see Ticked-Off Asterisks With Knives (which is now being billed as “The Movie GLAAD Doesn’t Want You To See” – oh, please … like that’s going to lure people to the theater). I’ve followed the fray online, but did not want to jump in with an opinion until [...]
It’s Time to Lose ‘I Didn’t Choose’ (to be Transgender)
Posted in Commentary, tagged activism, film, gender identity, homophobia, sexual orientation, transphobia on June 1, 2010 | 101 Comments »
I’m pro-choice, but in this case, I’m not talking about a woman’s right to choose. I’m talking about my right to choose, and my right not to be a victim of my birth. I just finished watching a new indie gay and lesbian film that had an interesting premise, but I felt like I was [...]
Defending the ‘Sex Change Capital of the World’
Posted in Commentary, tagged Dr. Marci Bowers, Dr. Stanley Biber, film, language, surgery, Tila Tequila, Trinidad on May 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As much as I don’t like the term “sex change” — primarily because the press tends to use it as an adjective, as in “sex-change soldier,” “sex-change politician,” “sex-change teacher,” and so on — I feel strangely compelled to defend my state as the “sex change capital of the world.” Tila Tequila, who I know [...]
Should We Keep Transition Regret Under Wraps?
Posted in Commentary, tagged assimilation, film, gender expression, gender roles, identity, transition on May 24, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Films like Regretters may have some trans people concerned about “airing our dirty laundry” to the public. After all, if some people “regret” transitioning, then non-trans people might see it as a mistake that should be avoided, and anti-trans factions could use the information against us — to try to make getting hormones and/or surgery [...]
‘Regretters’: Swedish Film Examines Transition Regret
Posted in Information, Observations, tagged being trans, bodies, film, gender expectations, identity, Regretters, surgery, trans women, transition on May 21, 2010 | 7 Comments »
To quote Frank Sinatra: Regrets, I’ve had a few — but never about transition (Frankie didn’t say that last part — I don’t think). But there are people who have regretted transition — or at least there are some who have “gone back” for various reasons. The new film Regretters, which is currently making the [...]
Weighing In on ‘Ticked-Off’
Posted in Commentary, tagged activism, crime, film, trans women, transgender, transphobia, transsexual on April 1, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I’m all about revenge, but I think it goes too far when a filmmaker attempts to tie the brutal murders of real victims that he knows nothing about to a campy “comedy” that’s supposed to somehow bring increased attention to the continued victimization of trans people. I doubt that I need to describe the ongoing [...]
Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen
Posted in Commentary, Information, Observations, tagged film, identity, masculinity, Still Black, trans men, transition on June 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Six black trans men, six very different stories — Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen is definitely worth the watch when it comes to a film festival near you. Director Kortney Ryan Ziegler has put together a very diverse and appealing portrait of black trans men from different areas of the country, different walks [...]
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Ask Matt: Identifying with ‘Boys Don’t Cry’
Posted in Ask Matt, Commentary, Information, Observations, tagged community, film, trans men, transition, transphobia on June 9, 2011 | 28 Comments »
A reader writes: “I’ve noticed lately how many trans guys of my generation and a bit younger (I’m 29) first recognized themselves in the media while watching Boys Don’t Cry. I can count myself among those guys. “I was a senior in high school and newly out as a lesbian, and I didn’t know enough [...]
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