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shareWhile many countries and communities are starting to embrace transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming (TGNC) people, stigma remains in some places. Around the globe, TGNC people are being attacked by anti-trans legislation. Certain US states ban gender-affirming care; others prevent gender or name changes. Some countries put trans people in jail or worse. In the US, the supporters of anti-trans laws say they want to protect children while ignoring the trans youth they’re hurting. They say children don’t and can’t identify as TGNC because they’re too young. These shorts feature trans youth from the US, South Korea, and Iran coming to terms with their identities and finding their community, proving anyone at any age can be trans.
Curated by Wren Lee
In this program
Adjustment
Directed by Merhdad Hasani
The nine-year-old Shahrokh, assigned male at birth, wants her family and friends to recognize her as a girl and to adjust to this new identity.
Bloomed in the Water
Directed by Joanne Mony Park
A Korean immigrant single mother misinterprets school picture day, resulting in surprise when her son’s appearance differs from his classmates’.
Squeegee Boy
Directed by Chung-Wei Huang
On a quest for belonging and acceptance, a trans teenager yearns to become part of a tight-knit group of squeegee boys in Baltimore city.
