What Sex Am I? (1985)

Directed by

Lee Grant

Genre

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows transgender individuals living in the United States in the mid-1980s. It presents their personal experiences and perspectives with an unusually respectful tone for the era.

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What happens

What Sex Am I? is a 1985 documentary film directed by Academy Award winner Lee Grant. The film follows a group of transgender individuals in mid-1980's America. Originally aired on HBO, the film is notable for its educated and sympathetic treatment of its subject, more in line with 21st century sentiment than those of the 1980s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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