Gender Rebel Documentary
Back story from Ryan:
In...
Gender Rebel Documentary
Back story from Ryan:
In 2005….when I first began my transition I ended up being part of the LOGO channel’s Real Momentum Series. The documentary I took part in was Gender Rebel. It use to be available to watch for free on LOGO…if folks haven’t watched it but would like to, I found the full version here.
As a side note: This documentary was one of the first of its kind to look at the term and identity “genderqueer” being one of the first….it doesn’t cover the term as it would be today. For me, I was questioning when I first contacted by the casting director and due to the strain that I had in my romantic relationship I was trying to compromise my identity…so I was testing out a genderqueer identity but discovered that didn’t fit me…this realization evolved as the crew was actually filming which makes for an interesting view of 1) identity development and 2) the conflict that can happen in a relationship that used to be lesbian-identified.
So in short, I recommend watching the documentary for the individual journey of each person featured and not for the expectation that the term genderqueer will be explored.
I also recognize that the characters are all Caucasian, this is due to the fact that other people cast decided not to participate when it was time for filming.
