TransGeneration

Before I watched this movie, I had no understanding of the FTM and MTF trans-gendered of the world. But now I'm more open minded. I used to think it was just some taking it too far for life. Unfortunately the trans generation of today is being blown out of proportion, as more and more of the younger kids are claiming "I'm trans-gendered" when in actuality they are just doing what they think they should be doing as that's what society has told them they should do. The same for the actual gay community, being gay is in right now, so is being trans-gendered. A lot of the young "femmes" feel that they can date a "FTM" and still be considered str8, where the actuality is that they are still sleeping with a woman as the FTM they are into aren't really gay, but playing a role.But I would love to get an update at least every 6 months to a year to see how their lives are moving along. Either that or I'd love to met the participants in the documentary.

Most people aught to have noticed by now that not all girls are alike and not all boys are alike. Most people aught to have realized that in spite of some common (not absolute) denominators, there is a LOT of discrepancy along the gender spectrum. In fact, there would be even more were perceptions not pigeonholed by stereotypes, but that's an issue for another time. My point is, if you are a biological male or female you are generally insured a pretty broad range of gender expression without having to fear your gender will be questioned. Long before that, your sexuality would come under suspect.It makes me sick at heart that anyone could watch a program like this and still come away with such significant misconceptions as "so and so is not convincing as a female". I've known a lot of genetic women who could be considered unconvincing and have never had their gender marker challenged. I know tom boys who are straight, feminine men who are not gay, and masculine men and women who ARE gay. A person need only know how they personally identify to qualify for the right to be treated with the same respect as their non-transsexual peers. No sane person (and you can't transition through legal channels without being medically certified as sane) would put themselves through the unparalleled turmoil that a transsexual does if they didn't feel that it was paramount to their peace of mind. Try living your life - your whole life - in a Halloween costume and you might begin to get an INKLING of what a transsexual feels.The purpose of this program is to show you that it's not just the "wackos", not the people on the fringes of society who live their lives like a 24 hr rave party, not old men with wives and children going through a midlife crisis, who are transsexuals. It's ordinary people. Young and old. And this documentary does a better job of illustrating it than anything I've seen before by highlighting the lives of four different types of people from different walks of life and not angling for shock value or excessive drama.It disappoints me that people could watch this and still be left with narrow ideas about the way that things are. The reality is, the world is diverse, and diversity is beautiful. It disappoints me, but I know that I should be content if it changes minds and broadens perspectives even just a little bit, because that's a monumental accomplishment in its own right. And I believe that this program is capable of doing that. It is the quintessential resource among the available media on this subject, in my opinion, for introducing someone to a better understanding of transsexuality. So if you know a transsexual and want to understand it, or are one and want it understood, or simply have a thirst for knowledge or the motivation to challenge your beliefs, I recommend TransGeneration highly.Watch it. Share it. Help make the world better.

TransGeneration is a valuable look into the lives of a number of undergraduate college students coming to terms with the fact that their biological sex does not match their sense of gender. It is somewhat uneven, with some segments more effective than others.

When one follows their body's (mind) calling (F to M or M to F) there is a price to pay. Mentally,friends, jobs, and money. This film gives insight to the problems youth face to change their body to the correct gender. I wanted to do it in 1963 but did not know what was bothering me. After the internet at the age of 73 I completed my change to a transwoman. I hope this film helps our youth to search for help if they are questioning their self.Billie

This was such a great series and I wish TV would run it again! The young people were so ordinary and showed trans college students being themselves - as it should be. When people really get to know and like us as people, then the fear of LGBT or transgender folks will fade away.

A very entertaining and useful documentary to my collection. You get drawn into the lives and struggles of the 4 students as they go thur their school year. Very useful to non TG who are trying to understand by showing them a "human" face to TG's struggles without it being dry like a normal documentary or fictionalize as in a movie.

I don't think this gives a ton of information about how transitioning works but it's a great insight into daily life for young trans people early in their transition.

PROVIDED SOME INFORMATION I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT,