What Sex Am I? (1985) on Netflix
NR19851hDocumentary
Transgender people in 1980s America try to make their way at every level of society, seeking work and acceptance. The world keeps putting the same question to them.
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A group of transgender individuals are struggling to make their way in every stratum of 1980s America. From finding employment to finding acceptance, the first question the world forces them to ask is always, "What Sex Am I?"
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about What Sex Am I? (1985)
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- Lee Grant was spurred to revisit What Sex Am I? by Caitlyn Jenner's very public 2015 transition and the YouTube popularity of the film's clips, and began working with filmmaker Taylor A. Purdee on a 30th anniversary release.
- What Sex Am I? director Lee Grant became interested in the trans experience after seeing Harvey Fierstein's La Cage aux Folles.
