Sam Killermann unpacks gender.
Sam Killermann is a comedian and social justice advocate, and the guy behind It’s Pronounced Metrosexual, a one-man comedy show and blog about snap judgments, identity, and oppression (but in a totally funny way).
Videos
No government should get to decide this
A short film about why no one should determine your identity except you by Open Society Foundations who support the movement for progressive, rights-based processes for legal gender recognition.
In This Life: Becoming Me
Documentary about eight families with transgender or gender non conforming children.
A revealing journey
Documentary in 4 parts about transitioning.
Helping trans* teens become who they want to be
Puberty is an awkward time for just about everybody, but for transgender teens it can be a nightmare, as they grow overnight into bodies they aren’t comfortable with. In a heartfelt talk, endocrinologist Norman Spack tells a personal story of how he became one of the few doctors in the US to treat minors with hormone replacement therapy. By staving off the effects of puberty, Spack gives trans teens the time they need.
What it means to a trans* person to be able to be themselves
When fashion model Geena Rocero first saw a professionally shot photo of herself clad in a bikini, she was beside herself. “I thought…you have arrived!” she says proudly. This might not be the typical experience, but, as Rocero reveals, that’s because she was born with the gender assignment “boy.” In a moving and personal talk, Rocero finds that transgender activism is giving her a whole new sense of pride and purpose.
If you look at nothing else on this website, please 10 mins out of your day to listen to Geena Rocero’s talk about what it means to a trans* person to be able to be themselves.
The importance of support for trans* people
In this 5 minute video from the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University, Walter Bockting, PhD, discusses findings from his latest paper, a national online study of transgender individuals’ mental health and the factors that lower psychological distress. The study, which provides the first empirical evidence that identity pride, family support and peer support can protect against anxiety and depression in the transgender population, was published in the American Journal of Public Health.
Trans* Jersey 