This Is Me

Season 1

5 episodes · Jun 1, 2015

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  • S1E1

    Closets

    Jun 1, 20155m

    There's no better backdrop than a closet to focus on the challenges of coming out as trans. Here, actor/writer/comedian D'Lo, of Sri Lankan descent, and Indian-born actor/dancer/healer Maya Jafer share their vey different true stories.

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  • S1E2

    Generations

    Jun 1, 20155m

    Advocate and therapist Valerie Spencer and trans teenager Lily Rubenstein don't let a few decades get in the way of understanding. As they travel throughout LA, visiting points of references from Spencer's personal herstory, the two are brought closer than they could ever imagine.

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  • S1E3

    Bathrooms

    Jun 1, 20155m

    Sometimes a person just needs a place to pee. No one knows that better than entertainer-activists Rocco Kayiatos and Mariana Mar. The duo reclaim public restrooms as gender neutral while cracking wise (and wisely) about the issues surrounding today's controversial bathroom politics.

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  • S1E4

    Right This Way

    Jun 1, 20155m

    You wouldn't judge a book by its cover, yet the faux pas of public misgendering is far too common. Transparent alumni Mel Shimkovitz and Petey Gibson banter unabashedly on the importance of more inclusive, gender neutral language at popular destinations on LA's east side.

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  • S1E5

    And My Sisters

    Jun 1, 20155m

    For years, transgender women lived in fear of hanging out together, lest they become targets of violence. Here, artist/actor/decorator Van Barnes, comedic iconoclast Miss Barbie-Q and artist/filmmaker Zackary Drucker proudly and bravely bond in public, offering a glimpse of rarely seen transfeminine sisterhood.

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