FRONTLINE: GROWING UP TRANS

Directed by Miri Navasky, Karen O’Connor

USA / 2015 / 84 mins / English

FRONTLINE: GROWING UP TRANS

Peabody Essex Museum
Sunday, March 6, 4:40pm

Description

FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE GROWING UP TRANS takes the sudden boom in coverage of the transgender community and filters it through a more complicated lens by focusing on children coming to grips with their own sexual nonconformity. This FRONTLINE film takes a powerful look at this new generation, exploring the medical possibilities, struggles and choices transgender kids and their families face today.

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