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"Tomgirl", a documentary about a gender-fluid boy named Jake

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 10:16 pm
by Raakone
You may find this interesting... http://www.tomgirlmovie.com/ among other things, he likes to wear skirts sometimes (typically paired with rainbow leggings). Neither he, nor his parents, see it as being "girly".....Jake is just....Jake.

Re: "Tomgirl", a documentary about a gender-fluid boy named

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 12:04 am
by dillon
Cool. I could see the brief trailer, wonder how/where i can find the film itself?

Re: "Tomgirl", a documentary about a gender-fluid boy named

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 4:43 am
by denimini

Re: "Tomgirl", a documentary about a gender-fluid boy named

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 10:48 pm
by skirtyscot
Excellent. They are just letting him express himself, do the things he likes to do, etc. Two observations:

No other children in the film. It makes him look like a complete loner, which is unfortunate.

Swap boy for girl, "girl's clothes" for "boy's clothes", and "girl's things" for "boy's things", and you would not have a short film, just everyday life as lived by bazillions of perfectly normal girls. It's time society let boys out of their little box.

Re: "Tomgirl", a documentary about a gender-fluid boy named

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:36 am
by dillon
skirtyscot wrote:Excellent. They are just letting him express himself, do the things he likes to do, etc. Two observations:

No other children in the film. It makes him look like a complete loner, which is unfortunate.

Swap boy for girl, "girl's clothes" for "boy's clothes", and "girl's things" for "boy's things", and you would not have a short film, just everyday life as lived by bazillions of perfectly normal girls. It's time society let boys out of their little box.
Well said!

Re: "Tomgirl", a documentary about a gender-fluid boy named

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:38 am
by dillon
Thanks!

Re: "Tomgirl", a documentary about a gender-fluid boy named

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 7:44 am
by moonshadow
I'm envious.

Re: "Tomgirl", a documentary about a gender-fluid boy named

Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2016 11:38 am
by stevelous
The child apperar to be happy well adjusted and with cool parents. I hope he is never forced by his peer group or others to change. Pity more kids cannot have the freedom he has to be himself.