My Transparent Life

I didnt know much about the trans community going into watching this film but Serena DC and the wonderful cast changed that. Jesse and Stassi were lovable and open people who shared their stories so well. It was very interesting to learn how hard life has been for them feeling like they were born in the wrong body. The pain and ridicule seemed intense and so horrible considering what sweet people they both seem to be. After watching the film I now feel a deep empathy for the transgender people of this world. Great flick! I hope it changes the minds of some people who watch it so that bigots can be more accepting of people who are trans.

This film answered all of the questions that I have ever had about what it is like to be a transgender person. Jesse and Stassi were very nice people and great choices for this movie because they decided to be very open an share everything about their private lives which included letting us see inside the operating theatre when Stassi had her breast augmentation surgery. It was nice to see that even though some of the family members did not support Jesse and Stassi see some of them did. Stassi's sister and Jesse's sister were both too amazing characters in this film and if they ever read this I want them to know that I think they are amazing and I wish I had a sister like them. Watch this movie if you have questions about being transgender and if you want add to learn how to support your friends and family members that may be going through this situation.

I think this movie's intention was to attempt to inform on the level of information that many people know or get when they're on their first journey to understand and become allies in the end. I think it's quite obvious that those who made this film came from a place of wanting to understand. I felt when Serena consistently explored the questions that a lot of people who come from different places in the world and mindsets may have, we also get to witness the moments of discovery to the uninformed; to an extent. There are so many transgender stories out there from many perspectives and this is just one of them that I don't think came from any place but love and friendship that these filmmakers have established with a community they do not directly identify with. Serena mentions at various times that she has had Trans friends way before this film was made and she was still learning. Ultimately, I also got out of it that we all need to learn that there are different types of transgender people in different parts of society, in different places in their lives, and that they are here and they are always fighting in their own paths. Although the film may not be perfect, it is indeed a catalyst and a conversation starter to learning either way you stand on your opinion the project. Jesse and Stassi were brilliant and beautiful and I'm sure they were aware of the intention of this piece. They were brave and infectious with courage for allowing us into only a pocket of their dynamic lives! Keeps you rooting for their future beyond till the end! Great watch, give it a try, and try to understand; all perspectives.

0 out of 10. This is NOT Transgender representation. This is a terribly edited "movie" if you can call it that. The constant cutting people off by Serena, and trying to get "dirt" feels very immature, and not the direction I was hoping to see. Why is the cover so inappropriate? That doesn't represent Stassi, it degrades everything she's worked for through this documentary. If I made a documentary on such a topic, I would simply have some compassion and NOT misgender someone WHILE FILMING especially. I feel for both Jesse and Stassi for having an opportunity to express, educate, and go into detail about their personal lives and it to be completely played off as some sort of social experiment. These are people, and their lives and truth are very real. Do better.

Watching this movie was very confronting for me because I have a brother who is transgender and while he was going through his childhood and expressing that he was a boy even though to me he was my sister I don't think that I was as supportive as I could have been. I used to tell him that he was crazy and to just relax and accept that he was a girl but now I see that I could have been much more supportive an I feel very lucky that he did not commit suicide or abandoned his family because we were basically rejecting him. The second the movie finished I called my brother and apologise to him for not being supportive and accepting him and now I want to do everything I can to rebuild his trust and let him know how much I love him. I hope their film helps other families with transgender members to learn how to support them correctly.