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Looks at 19 female-to-male transsexuals living in the United States who have given birth and, in all but a few cases, gone on to raise their biological children. Focuses on their lives as parents, revealing the diverse ways in which each person reconciles giving birth and being a biological mother w...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Rosskam, Jules (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: San Francisco, CA : Frameline, 2005.
Series:LGBT studies in video
Subjects:
Children of transsexual parents > United States.
Female-to-male transsexuals > United States.
Transsexual parents > Family relationships > United States.
Transsexual parents > United States.
Enfants de parents transsexuels > États-Unis.
Transsexuels > États-Unis.
Parents transsexuels > Relations familiales > États-Unis.
Parents transsexuels > États-Unis.
Children of transsexual parents.
Female-to-male transsexuals.
Transsexual parents.
Transsexual parents > Family relationships.
United States.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Looks at 19 female-to-male transsexuals living in the United States who have given birth and, in all but a few cases, gone on to raise their biological children. Focuses on their lives as parents, revealing the diverse ways in which each person reconciles giving birth and being a biological mother with his masculine identity. Traditional views of gender are re-examined through the variety of genders the children use to conceive of their parents. Challenges the ways that people relate to one another, particularly within immediate families, based on gender.
Item Description:Originally released in 2004.
Physical Description:1 online resource (61 min.).