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This is Me

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S01E05 - "And My Sisters"

Aired on Jul 7, 2015, 12:00 PM

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This is Me docu-series is an anthology of five 3-5 minute-long Transparent-inspired documentaries by five different trans and gender-nonconforming filmmakers. Personal essays, direct actions, explainers - each filmmaker has crafted a segment that explores a theme in Transparent.

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Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
5 min
Premiered
July 7, 2015
Ended
July 7, 2015
Schedule
Tuesday at 12:00 AM

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Episodes (1 Season · 5 Episodes)

Closets

There's no better backdrop than a closet to focus on the challenges of coming out as trans. Here, actor/writer/comedian D'Lo, of Sri Lankan descent, and Indian-born actor/dancer/healer Maya Jafer share their very different true stories.

Jul 7, 2015

5 min

Generations

Trans advocate and therapist Valerie Spencer and trans teenager Lily Rubenstein don't let a few decades get in the way of understanding. As they travel throughout LA, visiting points of references from Spencer's personal herstory, the two are brought closer than they could ever imagine.

Jul 7, 2015

6 min

From the Bathroom

Sometimes a person just needs a place to pee! No one knows that better than trans entertainer-activists Rocco Kayiatos and Mariana Mar. The duo reclaim public restrooms as gender neutral while cracking wise (and wisely) about the issues surrounding today's controversial bathroom politics

Jul 7, 2015

4 min

Right This Way

You wouldn't judge a book by its cover, yet the faux pas of public misgendering is far too common. Genderqueer Transparent alumni Mel Shimkovitz and Petey Gibson banter unabashedly on the importance of more inclusive, gender neutral language at popular destinations on LA's east side.

Jul 7, 2015

5 min

And My Sisters

For years, transgender women lived in fear of hanging out together, lest they become targets of violence. Here, artist/actor/decorator Van Barnes, comedic iconoclast Miss Barbie-Q and artist/filmmaker Zackary Drucker proudly and bravely bond in public, offering a glimpse of rarely seen transfeminine sisterhood.

Jul 7, 2015

6 min

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