My Trans Life
Season 4
My Trans Life is a documentary series focusing on people from around the world who are preparing for major surgery, tackling love lives and facing the world in the body they were meant to be in as they go through their transitioning journey.
Where to Watch My Trans Life • Season 4
5 Episodes
- Transgender modelling dreams: from Geeky Boy to Glamorous GirlE1
Transgender modelling dreams: from Geeky Boy to Glamorous GirlA nerdy teenage boy who was bullied out of school says life has been transformed since becoming a glamorous woman. Geeky Brandon Morrison was beaten up and tormented by her classmates - to the point where she was too depressed and terrified to return to school. But since becoming a woman called Brittney Kade, the blonde 17-year-old's confidence has soared. She now has dreams of becoming a model and finding love. Brittney, from southern California, said: "Before becoming Brittney my life was so miserable but now I'm feeling positive about the future and I would love to find someone to spend my life with." - Lolita or Loki? Comic Book artist identifies as both Female and MaleE2
Lolita or Loki? Comic Book artist identifies as both Female and MaleDressed from head to toe in frills and pretty bows, Lolita Fahr Sindram looks a picture of femininity. But on days when she isn't wearing cutesy dresses and dolly shoes, Fahr dresses as a male comic book character. Gender neutral Fahr, who is genetically female, splits every day between being dressed as Marvel super-villain Loki and a sweet Lolita princess. The 34-year-old says the two personas allow her to explore life as both a masculine male and a feminine female in the most extreme ways. - Drag Saved my LifeE3
Drag Saved my LifeA teenager has found relief from severe depression and won an army of fans after uploading videos dressed as his gorgeous female alter-ego Clawdeena. For 16-year-old Matthew Tronconi, from DeLand, Florida, make-up is more than a fun pastime, he credits it with saving his life. Matthew's YouTube channel, Clawdeena9, has racked up more than 110 million views and almost 250,000 subscribers since it was launched four years ago. Matthew realized he was gay at a young age and has always been fascinated by makeup, but the journey to his new-found internet success has been far from easy. After an attempted overdose at the age of 14, Matthew was sent to a mental health hospital for recovery. In rehab, he learned coping mechanisms that enabled him to deal with his anxiety and depression and met his boyfriend of two years, Bailey. But Clawdeena's fans have been the biggest confidence boost of all. - My transition story: from Special Forces Soldier to Real WomanE4
My transition story: from Special Forces Soldier to Real WomanPretty Alana McLaughlin looks like any other young woman, but less than five years ago she was a macho-male soldier in the US Special Forces. Alana, who was born a boy called Ryan, was a stacked figure of rippling muscle, spending her days engaged in lethal armed combat. Unknown to her fellow soldiers Alana had always felt female and had joined the Special Forces to either 'become a man' or to be killed. Now Alana, from Portland, Oregon, has finally found the courage to live as a female. After full gender reassignment surgery she is hoping to find love as a woman. - My little Girl wants to be a BoyE5
My little Girl wants to be a BoyAt the age of two, Lily Nichols tore the pink Easter bow out of her hair and, using the few words she knew, repeatedly told her mum Vanessa to "Take off." From that moment on Vanessa and then husband Dustin realized their daughter was going to be different to other girls her age. But far from simply going through a tomboy phase, Lily has already talked about becoming a boy when she is older: changing her name and having surgery. Despite this, Vanessa says she is in no rush to put labels on her now seven-year-old daughter and hasn't even introduced Lily to the word transgender.