What Sex Am I? (1985)

While undoubtedly dated, especially in some of the terminology used, there is also a lot in this documentary about trans individuals in the early 1980s that feels contemporary. The focus of the film is an intimate view through video footage and interviews of the various individuals’ lifelong experiences living trans and for most of them, happily living their authentic lives. I appreciated that a variety of experiences (for example, cross-dressing individuals and the poor gentleman who realized too late that he was fighting against his own sexuality) were included to provide context to how different expressions of gender and sexuality can be experienced and that even when there are similarities no one fits in a box. I also liked that, while not the focus, medical information was also presented in a frank and honest way for those in the pre-Internet age to learn from.