1. This Is Me
THIS IS ME docu-series is an anthology of five 3-5 minute-long TRANSPARENT-inspired documentaries by five different trans and gender-nonconforming filmmakers. Personal essays, direct actions, explainers - each filmmaker has crafted a segment that explores a theme in TRANSPARENT.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
2. Nuclear Family
Ry Russo-Young turns the camera on her own past to explore the meaning of family. In the late 70s/early 80s, when the concept of a gay family was inconceivable to most, Ry and her sister Cade were born to two lesbian mothers through sperm donors. Ry’s idyllic childhood was threatened by an unexpected lawsuit which sent shockwaves through her family’s lives and continues to reverberate today.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
3. Trailblazer Honors
One-hour annual event that celebrates leaders at the forefront of LGBTQ equality.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
4. My House
Take a look into the world of New York's queer vogue ballroom scene. Follow the lives of 4 fabulous voguers and 1 incredible commentator as they prepare to compete, face personal challenges and strive to take their lives to the next level.
5. Important Thing is Love (1971)
"It's queer, it's kinky" - the average man on the street might find lesbianism strange, but for the women interviewed in this surprisingly nuanced TV documentary, it's just an ordinary part of their lives. The women - butch, femme and everything in between - articulately discuss their lives, experiences and struggles with everyday discrimination, busting the myths that homosexuality is a disease and that gay women are doomed to loneliness.</p><p></p><p>Among the interviewees are Esme Langley , founder of the Minorities Research Group, Charlotte Wolff, a psychotherapist and sexologist whose 1971 book Love Between Women offered some of the first serious research into lesbianism, and Doreen Cordell, a social worker with the Albany Trust, a charity providing counselling and support to the LGBT community.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
6. Les voyages de Nicky (Les voyages de Nicky)
(Les voyages de Nicky)
It has an average vote of 8.5 on TMDB.
7. Sex Change Hospital
Sex Change Hospital is an American six-part documentary series following trans men and women having genital reassignment surgeries. Dr. Marci Bowers performs the surgeries and calls upon her own experiences as a transgender woman to guide her patients as they go through the ultimate life changing procedure.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
8. Mormon No More
Follow the inspirational journey of Sal and Lena as they navigate their way out of the church, out of their marriages, and into their authentic selves - all while co-parenting seven kids with their ex-husbands. Their story intertwines with others in the LGBTQ+ community trying to reconcile their identity with the church's prohibitive doctrine on same-sex relationships. Together these voices carry us through romantic, intimate, and revealing window into a community that teaches us about acceptance, empathy, and the power of living your truth.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
9. Tommy in La La Land
A three-part documentary series that follows Dutch journalist Tommy Parker as he travels to Los Angeles, finding out what impact the rapidly changing world has on Hollywood and vice versa.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
10. All My Gay Friends Are Getting Married
Sit down for a chat with married gay couples as they talk about their fabulous weddings with one of their good friends. Each couple shares the story of their amazing wedding and some of the incredible guests, locations and themes from their big day.
11. Santa Claus: The Serial Killer
A shopping mall Santa targeted and terrorised Toronto's gay village - murdering eight men in a seven-year killing spree. Why wasn't he stopped sooner?
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
12. De la L a la Q+ (De la L a la Q+)
(De la L a la Q+)
It has an average vote of 3.5 on TMDB.
13. Histoires de coming-out (Histoires de coming-out)
(Histoires de coming-out)
14. Equal
This four-part LGBTQ+ docuseries chronicles the untold events leading up to the Stonewall Uprising, honoring the rebels of yesteryear with never-before-seen archival footage along with stylistic depictions that bring to life the gripping and true backstories of these leaders and unsung heroes.
It has an average vote of 1.5 on TMDB.
15. Gaycation
Elliot and his best friend Ian set off on a personal journey to explore LGBTQ cultures around the world. From Japan to Brazil, Jamaica to America, they discover the multiplicity of LGBTQ experiences, meeting amazing people and hearing their deeply moving stories of struggle and triumph. Gaycation celebrates the state of LGBTQ identities across the globe.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
16. Prejudice and Pride: The People's History of LGBTQ Britain
Stephen K. Amos and Susan Calman present a unique series in which LGBTQ people from across the UK talk about the objects that helped to define their lives over the past 50 years.
It has an average vote of 0.8 on TMDB.
17. Gabrielle Marion : sans filtre (Gabrielle Marion : sans filtre)
(Gabrielle Marion : sans filtre)
18. Transcendent
From the creators of Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce and Ru Paul's Drag Race, 'Transcendent' is a groundbreaking new docu-series about a group of young, talented trans women as they navigate their professional, personal and romantic lives while performing at one of San Francisco's most popular cabarets.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
19. Becoming Lee (Att bli Lee)
Even as a child, Lee knew she was different. The feeling of being born in the wrong body grew and after hiding her transsexuality for many years, the then TV carpenter had no choice – the body had to change in order for Lee to live.
20. Totally Gay!
Totally Gay! is a 2003 television special on VH1 that discusses gay pop culture in the United States. The content of the show includes the hottest sitcoms, newest gay icons, and the most popular dog breed.</p><p></p><p>The somewhat light-hearted tone of the show was balanced at the end by narrator Trev Broudy discussing the assault that he had suffered shortly before the program was recorded, which left him with permanent brain damage.</p><p></p><p>Totally Gay! was followed by a sequel in 2004 called Totally Gayer.
It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
