Meet the gendernauts, category-defying transsexuals who've left more than their hearts in San Francisco. German filmmaker Monika Treut's past documentaries (DIDN'T DO IT FOR LOVE) and fiction features (MY FATHER IS COMING) have explored some of the
less-traveled avenues of sexuality. In this journey to the "sex capital of the planet," Treut interviews a group of people who, through surgery, hormone treatments or natural genital ambiguity possess bodies that beg to differ with conventional male/female distinctions. Providing the framework for
this fascinating-but-nearsighted film is transgendered cultural theorist Sandy Stone, who argues that there are many genders;...
Released:
2000
Rated:
NR
Length:
86 mins