What Sex Am I? (1985)

Name: What Sex Am I?
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1985-10-01

Running Time

Plot.

"What Sex Am I?" follows a group of Transgender individuals struggling to make their way in every strata 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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Cast & Crew.

Lee Grant

Self / Director

Christine Jorgensen

Self

Monica Lynn B.

Self

Joseph Feury

Producer / Second Unit First Assistant Director

Fred Murphy

Cinematography

Milton Justice

Producer

Mary Beth Yarrow

Producer

Joanne Burke

Editor

Stephanie Palewski

Editor

Media.

Details.

Release Date
October 1, 1985

Status
Released

Running Time
1h

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-12

Wiki.

What Sex Am I? is a 1985 documentary film directed by Academy Award winner Lee Grant. The film follows a group of transgender individuals in mid-1980's America. Originally aired on HBO, the film is notable for its educated and sympathetic treatment of its subject, more in line with 21st century sentiment than those of the 1980s.