To commemorate Trans Awareness Month, My Genderation is delighted to release Watch Me Exist on demand. This short fictional film focuses on three young trans people, who are trying to find their place in the world and includes original songs created by trans people.  The film was developed through a theatre project with Youth Cymru and Mess up the Mess, and is based on a theatre play, written by Kelly Jones. The film was Directed by Fox Fisher and Jamie Fletcher and Produced by Owl (Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir).  The film covers some hard hitting topics such as dead-nami ..read more

We’re excited to host our annual Trans Pride Film Night on Friday the 19th of July 2019! Every year the tickets sell out, so be sure to grab them here before they do! Here is the full line-up. 1. We will be starting off with a trailer about a film called Seahorse, that follows the journey of Freddy McConnel through child birth: “Sharing this experience is one of the hardest yet most rewarding things I’ve ever done, second only to the experience itself. ” 2. The second film is A Blossom Pink World. In this film the trans community in Guyana share their experiences, hopes and aspir ..read more

To celebrate International Non-Binary Awareness Day, we have released our feature documentary called I Am They. We’ve got some great press about it already, with an extensive interview in Pink News and a first person opinion piece for OZ. Where the film has already screened, (in the USA and Canada, for Wicked Queer Film Festival in Boston, Seattle Translations, Q City and Toronto Vanguard in Canada) it has kickstarted a lot of conversations. We hope you enjoy watching this labour of love. We recently had an opportunity to talk about the creation of this film, and what a learning p ..read more

We were delighted to have three of our My Genderation films selected for the TransScreen Film Festival. This includes two documentary films and one fiction all made by trans people at My Genderation. One doc features Max and their ‘Theyby’ River, who is being raised gender neutral. Another film is a conversation between Poppy and Josie, a trans girl, aged 11 and an older trans woman, aged 70. The fiction is called Get Off My Turf!, which stars an all trans cast and crew. You can watch a trailer for it here. In previous years, My Genderation has had other doc films and a video loop at previous ..read more

A new short film has been launched to increase awareness of the HIV prevention pill pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among trans people. Trans People Taking PrEP follows the journeys of Sami and Dani, who currently take PrEP for HIV prevention. The film is a collaboration between iwantPrEPnow, PrEPster, My Genderation and Terrence Higgins Trust with funding from Elton John AIDS Foundation. <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/J-sceHHpzPo” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture” allowfullscreen></ifr ..read more

TransAND is a new mini series made by trans people, about trans people, for everyone. My Genderation co-creators and trans rights activists Fox Fisher and Owl visit some fantastic trans people in the UK. We’ve had some great articles about this project, including DIVA, Pink News, and Grapevine. Trailer: <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/5c_CI7PCNYM” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture” allowfullscreen></iframe> Charlie Martin is #TransAND racing driver, virgo, ambidextrous, cat owner, graph ..read more

Poppy is a young transgender girl living in England who is loved and supported by her family, and as a result is really thriving. We hope that one day everyone can feel safe and happy in themselves, and are supported by the people around them. You may recognise Poppy from our most viewed film featuring an honest conversation between her and Josie, a trans woman, aged 70. The post New Film! Transgender Girl: Poppy, Age 11 appeared first on My Genderation ..read more

We created this informative and up-to-date My Genderation resource, based on themes from focus groups and interviews involving thirteen participants of varying ages, gender identities and stages of transition from LGBT Youth, Scotland. This film was made with the voices of five contributors, sharing their personal experiences accessing healthcare. It is  a collaboration with NHS Scotland and the University of Glasgow and echos the issues and stories provided by young trans people who took part in the research project. Watch the film here: <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.y ..read more

We created a series of short films about older trans people in Wales and how to best provide dignified and inclusive health and social care in Wales. Creator Owl wrote an article in the Metro, all about the project and our My Genderation films with Trans Ageing and Care contributors. “The rise in transgender people entering care homes poses a new set of challenges for care providers, as trans people might have very specific needs that need addressing. Transphobia is still very much alive in the UK, and there are examples of serious neglect where trans people have not been cared for properly in ..read more

For this year’s LGBT History month we are doing an event at Brighton University. The event is titled Social Media – Friend or Foe? and it centres around our experiences with being campaigners and how social media plays a vital part of that. Social media is an undeniable force in today’s world. With a large part of the global population connected on social media in various forms, experiences and stories can be shared in seconds – the online world is a commanding and influential communication channel for business and personal messaging. However, the impact of social media does not stop online. W ..read more