Horizon 56x15 - Being Transgender

How does a person know their gender? Do they see themselves asmale or female, or somewhere in between? More and more peoplearound the world do not identify with the gender they wereassigned to at birth. Increasingly, people are expressingtheir gender identity outside of the 'norms', and the lines ofgender are becoming more blurred than ever. This film exploreswhat it actually means to be transgender, and what happenswhen a person transitions psychologically, physically andbiologically. We follow a number of transgender people goingthrough their own transition. From a socially transitioningtranswoman to two young transmen embarking on hormones, to atranswoman going through gender confirmation surgery - we get asnapshot into what transitioning and being transgender isreally like from those living it. We also hear from experts inthe field of gender and find out how modern medicine is helpingpeople to transition their gender. And we explore where genderidentity actually comes from.