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Current copied article: List of transgender characters in film and television, to be renamed

Transgender in film and television

Transgender in film and television deals with the portrayal of transgender people in film and television shows, including documentaries. Transgender people are people whose gender identity differs from their assigned sex.

Transfeminity

Transfemininity in film and TV - presenting as feminine but not necessarily identifying as female as well as

History - significant shows/trends/themes, GLAAD article about portrayals of transgender https://www.glaad.org/publications/victims-or-villains-examining-ten-years-transgender-images-television

Transmasculinity

Same topics as transfemininity

Documentaries

Documentaries on transgender people and transgender issues

"Transgender look" (Judith Halberstam); Southern Comfort has link to ref

Year	Show/film	Media	Notes
2001	Southern Comfort	Film	Follows the final year in the life of Robert Eads, a transgender man from the southern United States.
2005	Funny Kinda Guy	Film	Follows the singer Simon de Voil's transition, encountering the sacrifice of his female singing voice.

Fictional films and TV shows

Criticism of cisgender actors cast in transgender roles

Definition of cisgender

Representation, actors' opportunities, transgender actors cast in cisgender roles

Depictions

Year	Show/film	Genre	Trans actor	Media	Notes
1999	Boys Don't Cry	Drama	No	Film	Based on the real-life story of Brandon Teena, a transgender man who was raped and murdered by male friends. Hilary Swank won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her depiction of Brandon in the film.
2001	By Hook or by Crook	Romantic drama	Yes	Film	Shy, the main character and a transgender man, was portrayed by transgender man Silas Howard, who also co-wrote and directed the film.
2003	Flying with One Wing	Drama		Film	Sri Lankan. A transgender man, Manju, is discovered after being taken to a clinic after a car accident.

Minor roles

A number of films and television shows feature transgender characters in minor roles, both positive and negative.

Desperate Living (1977)

Notes

References

External links

glaad.org

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