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Was about to say … wouldn’t wanna go there if I was paid for it. Far too many bugs

Too funny

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Tbh I wouldn’t either.

Divorce…maybe murder-worthy.

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There’s a lot of truth in this…

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Trans Reviews and Recommendations!

★★★★★ Cowboys (2020)

A trans boy and his father go on an adventure together. The trans boy is played by transmasculine actor Sasha Knight, and the film has a happy ending. It's absolutely wonderful. This is the kind of movie the community has been waiting for. Appropriate casting and an enjoyable production for both cis and trans audiences!

★★★★★ Dungarees (2020)

A gay trans man has fun with his boyfriend, and they discuss his gender presentation. The movie has a happy ending. It's very sweet and light-hearted. I only wish it was the length of a feature film!!

★★★★★ Passing (2015)

This documentary features interviews with trans men of color. They discuss invisibility, transitioning, relationships, and feeling erased within LGBT+ spaces.

★★★★★ Southern Comfort (2001)

Robert Eads is followed throughout his final year of life, as he is dying of ovarian cancer due to transphobic healthcare practitioners denying him treatment. Despite that (very sad) premise, it is a beautiful, educational, and highly-recommended masterpiece.

★★★★☆ Boy Meets Girl (2014)

A trans young woman explores her orientation, has an affair with a bisexual woman, and deals with conflict in a resilient, strong-hearted way. I love this movie because it feels like a typical romcom plot, in that it's very dramatic, just with a transgender edge. There is a happy ending!

★★★★☆ Man Made (2018)

A group of transgender men are filmed as they prepare for a bodybuilding competition. Pretty much every issue that affects transgender men is covered in this amazing documentary, and the director himself is a trans man.

★★★★☆ Gun Hill Road (2011)

Harmony Santana, a trans actress of Puerto Rican and Dominican heritage, plays a trans girl who is trying to transition while closeted, around her bigoted father. This film is ground-breaking and very well acted/directed. It is quite confronting, and issues including abuse, corrective violence, and unsafe drug use are addressed. But it's still a very, very good piece of media. Provided you're in the headspace for it!

★★★★☆ Tomboy (2011)

This film isn't necessarily about a trans boy, but you can interpret the protagonist that way. The movie follows an AFAB child who chooses a new name and goes by he/him in a new hometown. It is relatable for trans men, transmasc non-binary people, butch lesbians, and many kinds of gender non-conforming people. It's a very beautiful film. There are confronting scenes, but I'd recommend it regardless.

★★★★☆ Romeos (2011)

I love this movie. I find that it depicts the struggles of gay trans men very realistically, even if the result is confronting. While I always prefer trans actors in trans roles, I like the fact that a cis man was cast in the role of the FTM protagonist. This film isn't for everyone, and there are upsetting scenes, but I adore it nonetheless.

★★★★☆ From Daddy's Tummy (2015)

An Australian transgender man discusses delaying his transition so that he could carry a child. The mother of his children, his friends, and healthcare workers are also interviewed.

★★★★☆ The Conductor (2018)

Scott Turner Schofield (a trans actor) stars as Robin, a trans man who doesn't have the language to explain his gender, but lives as a man nonetheless. A really beautiful picture of trans male persistence even without any community resources! And a major motion picture that featured a trans male lead, which broke records.

★★★★☆ Shinjuku Boys (1995)

A unique and very valuable insight into onabe-identifying Japanese men/transmasc people. Recommended viewing for anyone trying to broaden their understanding of gender!

★★★★☆ Transmilitary (2018)

My feelings about the military aside, this is a very good documentary!

★★★☆☆ 3 Generations (2015)

I personally love this movie. Despite leaning heavily on trans tropes and emphasising the "struggle" of cis family members in adjusting to a trans boy's journey, it's still very relatable. And the actress cast to play the protagonist, for what it's worth, approached the role with a great deal of respect. This is an imperfect film, and definitely inferior when compared to Cowboys (2020), but not that bad if you manage your expectations.

★★★☆☆ Two 4 One (2014)

Silly but insightful! The protagonist is a trans man who accidentally becomes pregnant. Look, if cishets get countless crappy romcom movies, trans folks deserve some too! This ticks that box.

★★★☆☆ Boys Don't Cry (1999)

This film should be approached with extreme caution. It's an important retelling of tragedy within the FTM community, and the death/assault of Brandon Teena. I relate to it a lot, and love how the movie depicts trans male masculinity. But if you're not prepared for some seriously upsetting content, you ought to stop watching around the halfway mark.

★★☆☆☆ Girl (2018)

This is a tough one. Very beautiful, and based on the youth of Nora Monsecour, who has openly praised the film... But the ending is quite confronting, and you should probably read reviews before you watch it. I've known trans women who loved it, and many who hated it. I personally enjoyed it, but thought some of the scenes were profoundly unnecessary.

★☆☆☆☆ Pierrot Lunaire (2014)

Don't watch this. It's an exploitative mockery of trans male experiences, bodies, and surgeries. Unlike Boys Don't Cry and Girl, there was no good intent in the filming of this production.

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HEY ! YOU!

Reblog if you think trans women are real women , and trans men are real men .

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kinda late but body positive with my trans ocs for tdov! ⚧️

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This.

Took me a long, loooong time to realize.

Something that bears mentioning: I get why we need to shame straight girls who fetishize mlm ships but. To any straight girls who consistently relate to or resonate with mlm dynamics on a deep level or see themselves in queer male characters. if by any chance this post from a tiny tiny blog crosses your dash. Please take this moment to very privately consider the possibility that you might not be straight. Or a girl.

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I don’t like hot chocolate. But imma make myself a nice hot cup of cappuccino.

Best enjoyed NOW

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Pretty sure my gender is depression and social anxiety stuffed into a wool sweater.

#gender confusion

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unbelievable

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I wish you all very good sex. if you don't like sex, I wish you a very good romance. if you don't want either of them. I wish you a very good bowl of soup and some bread, mate.

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A little self portrait moment with a twist

#digital art #digital portrait #self portrait #procreate

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How do u know you’re nonbinary and not just a trans boy in denial

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But your call is important.

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hello and welcome to “is this word tumblr approved?” a post where i take it upon myself to find out if a word is still approved

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Me ^-^

my gender…? I was supposed to bring my- ? *grumbling* no one told me I was supposed to bring a gender to this thing