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CastClair FarleyJess HerbstJim Howley
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Premiere DateMay 1, 2012
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IMDB Rating4.1 (75)

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American Transgender is a documentary series that aired on National Geographic in 2012. This show is a six-part series that explores the lives of transgender individuals across America. The series is narrated by transgender actress Candis Cayne and covers a range of topics including coming out, discrimination, family acceptance, and gender reassignment surgery.
Each episode focuses on a particular individual or group, and their experience as a transgender person. The show features interviews with the participants, as well as their families and friends, healthcare professionals and other of the transgender community. This allows for an in-depth exploration of the challenges and triumphs of transgender people in the United States.
The first episode of American Transgender focuses on Jay, an African American transgender man who is undergoing testosterone treatment and preparing for chest surgery. This episode explores the difficulties that Jay encounters when trying to get his family to accept him as male. The show also looks at the impact Jay