huffingtonpost.com – Mitch Kellaway – Transgender writer, editor and independent scholar
Mass media have a history of erasing transgender people’s complexities and lived experiences. It happens whenever there’s an act of misgendering or misnaming or a reliance on social assumptions that trans existence is essentially tragic or reducible to medical procedures. Thankfully, this year has seen a steady stream of trans-focused independent documentaries to offer a counterpoint, illuminating how nuanced, flawed, individualistic, and human trans lives are.