In this first segment highlighting transgender resources available in the library, we look at some excellent documentaries…


Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen – “A feature-length documentary that explores the lives of six black transgender men living in the United States.  Through the intimate stories of their lives as artists, students, husbands, fathers, lawyers, and teachers, the film offers viewers a complex and multifaceted image of race, sexuality, and trans identity.” - cover


100% Woman: The Story of Michelle Dumaresq –Michelle Dumaresq is a post operative transsexual who has provoked outrage by entering the sport of women’s mountain bike racing.  This documentary studies the complex issues of gender identity as it intermingles with Dumaresq’s personal and professional relationships.


Southern Comfort - Documentary that takes us “into the world of Robert Eads, a 52-year-old wise-cracking cowboy, warm and gregarious, who was born female and later transitioned into living as a man after bearing two sons.  The film finds Robert fifteen years later, during the extraordinary last year of his life, as he falls headlong into a passionate romance with Lola, a vivacious and magnetic woman who was born male.” - cover


The Brandon Teena Story – Documentary that tells the true story behind the acclaimed major motion picture Boys Don’t Cry.  The award winning film features “interviews with those who loved him, those who hated him and the death row inmates who sealed his fate.” – back cover