Cabler National Geographic will air
American Transgender on Tuesday, May 1 at 8PM.
The hour-long feature looks at the
lives of three transgender people and their families.
The show's description reads: “American
Transgender takes us firsthand into the daily lives of three
individuals – Clair, Jim and Eli – who each identify with a
different gender from the one in which they were born and raised. We
witness their struggles and triumphs, and experience their hopes and
fears. How do they manage at work, build their careers, maintain
friendships, and nurture lasting, intimate partnerships? Each of the
characters in the film tells their story in their own words as we
follow them through life's daily battles and victories, both large
and small.”
Eli Strong described his participation
in the documentary as positive.
“I was able to have conversations
with my family that I'd never been able to have,” Strong is quoted
as saying on the
National Center for Transgender Equality blog. “I was able to
show how 'normal' my life is. It also gave me the opportunity to
give voice to some of my own struggles, as well as some of those I've
heard from my trans peers.”
(A trailer for the documentary is
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