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TransYouth film on the big screen

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SignMeUp · 13/11/2018 04:31

I come away from this screening feeling heartbroken and depressed. The film follows several early 20 yrs olds in Austin Texas. Even though we only see clips of their lives, it's hard not to feel deep compassion and regret for these kids. For different reasons.. as each is a unique failure of us to stop the patriarchy. That's my own guilt. I feel that I have been blind to the pain of young lesbian girls and gender non conforming boys who are going down this path. There is a suicide, but it is a transman who had everything going for him. There is a scene where the mom of transman is dressing the mastectomy wounds. There is another scene when another transman calls her mom to announce she is a boy. Excruciating. I don't even know how I feel. My take-away right now is that the trans umbrella is a false label, and I want to break it into the differing factions. These young people are pre-puberty blockers and the adult trans have no idea what adolescent gender dysphoria is. The kids of color have completely different stories and i felt the film really glossed over their struggles. I came away from the film with more questions than answers, and fucking outraged, sad and not sure what to do about it.

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Vegilante · 13/11/2018 05:37

What's the name of the film? From the mention of Austin, TX I'm guessing it's "Trans Youth", the 2017 documentary from the USA directed by Rebecca Adler...?

SignMeUp · 13/11/2018 08:13

Veg Yes It's called TransYouth from Rebecca Adler. Have you seen it?

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