My Transparent Life

Wow just wow! I had no idea about the struggle that people who are transgender go through every single day just to feel normal. From binding their breasts to taking hormones. From having traumatic surgeries to trying to get their parents and friends to accept them it seems to me that transgender people really live a life of struggle. The film is one of the most graphic things that I have seen in a long time but I think it was necessary so that viewers could really understand the epic struggle that transgender people face to become the sex that they believe that they should be. I have much more empathy for transgender people now and I hope millions of people around the world see this movie so that they can understand the transgender community better and support them anyway that they can.

I was pleasantly surprised by the content in this film as lots of filmmakers have tried to talk about this subject but I feel they have fallen short of telling the whole story. This film allows the transgender people to tell their stories and to see inside their private lives so you can make your own judgements on what it means to be a transgender person in 2022. There are a few graphic moments that I found a bit confronting. Seeing surgeries and being inside the actual operating theatre was a lot!! I liked it though because it was raw and real and honest. I feel really bad for the trans community and hope that it was help the world to be more accepting of people who are different.

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.

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.

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.