Would you allow a documentary on your transition to film your surgery?

[warlockmaker]

If you were in a position that a world class documentary group wanted to make a documentary about your transition would you allow them to film the surgery?

[Daisy Jane]

If they agreed to pay for the surgery.

[Ms Grace]

If they paid for it then maybe. Otherwise, no way!

[kittenpower]

Exactly; they are going to make money from their film, so I would expect to be compensated. If it were 20 years ago I would consider doing it for free as a public service for trans awareness, but not now; how many millions does Caitlyn Jenner make from her reality show?

[Cindy]

I know where you are coming from and have thought about this since we last spoke.

My answer now would be no.

There are aspects of peoples life that should be private, no matter how much you desire to help the community, I would consider your privacy in the coming years. Once it is filmed and shown it is in the public record.

There are plenty of documentaries etc on the procedure without you having to be potentially open to public comment.

Just my $5

[galaxy]

At the end the want their money back ... Haha NO!

[AnonyMs]

I think it would have to be a very personal decision, and depends on why you're doing any of it in the first place.

I'd not be part of a documentary in the first place, but if I was then I'd ask why not? Is there some cultural hangup or taboo you'd be breaking by doing so? Is there any negative do doing so?

Would it help others by doing so? Would it help the person doing it, and I think more in the sense of being able to help others? One possibly selfish positive aspect would be to show others just what strength you have to go though all this. It would show its not something undertaken lightly. SRS and FFS is pretty disturbing, and not sure I could watch any of it.

I wouldn't do it, but for some people I'd see it as a good thing to do.

[Jill F]

Fill Jill, Vol. 1... The Movie. In IMAX 3D. Coming soon to theaters near you. 

Yeah, umm no.

[Lady Smith]

Somehow or another I got a news film crew following me around in my second year of transition and by the time it hit the small screen they'd turned it into a freak show.  So no never again, never never never never.............

[warlockmaker]

I'm going to describe further. I live in Hong Kong where only 29 people have changed their ID card by gender in its history, it is NOT a well know subject matter, and people here need to be educated and have someone with the courage to openly come out. I am a celebrity of sorts and by far the most well know TG to have ever come out. The filming will be done by a world class documentary and news producer with Oscar nominations. My only goal is to help our community and to express my personal transition, I do not represent our TG community. They want to film and the hospital and surgeons have agreed, maybe they will try harder.......? I have yet to agree.

Cindy, we will talk as so much has happened so quickly.

[Cindy]

I'm here Hon you have my number

[sparrow]

I would personally be comfortable with it.  I would not recommend somebody else to, if they were not comfortable with it.

[captains]

For cash monies! 

[warlockmaker]

First thank you all for your reply and after much consideration I have decided that I will allow the filming but that my recovery and rebirth as a female will not be filmed. That the next filming will be some 6 months after my surgery at my coming out party in Hong Kong.

All my proceeds will be donated to help our cause including Susan's Place who has made this journey so much smoother and allowed me to meet so many wonderful friends.

Keep tuned and I will let you all know more about this documentary.

[Cindy]

As I said.

Love you and I'm with you, even when we disagree!

Love

Cindy

[Mariah]

If they paid me sure, otherwise no. However, considering the possibility of why this question came up there are a few other reasons why I would and that is to bring attention to something that so desperately needs it. Hugs
Mariah

[Laura_7]

First thank you all for your reply and after much consideration I have decided that I will allow the filming but that my recovery and rebirth as a female will not be filmed. That the next filming will be some 6 months after my surgery at my coming out party in Hong Kong.

All my proceeds will be donated to help our cause including Susan's Place who has made this journey so much smoother and allowed me to meet so many wonderful friends.

Keep tuned and I will let you all know more about this documentary.

I think it is the right decision.

You additionally might provide them with information that a neovagina can turn into a mucosa and is the real thing...
so they show in their report its not some kind of show but a real transformation...


gendercare dot com/library/italiano_paper1.html

"From months to sometimes years after skin grafting, the graft loses all of its skin properties and adapts to its environment, becoming a mucosa... (Sherfey, 1973)."

"they also showed that some artificial vaginas are capable of lubricating as well and as rapidly as any normally constituted vaginal barrel .. (Masters & Johnson, 1966)"

"Those post-operative male-to-female transsexuals who amuse themselves with the peculiar statement that they still have a penis, but that it's just turned inside-out should note that not only do they not have a penis, but they don't even have skin of the penis any more ....
It also responds to hormones in an identical way as does a normal vagina..."


hugs

[Mariah]

It's a wonderful  decision that will certainly help everyone. Good luck with the documentary and hugs
Mariah

First thank you all for your reply and after much consideration I have decided that I will allow the filming but that my recovery and rebirth as a female will not be filmed. That the next filming will be some 6 months after my surgery at my coming out party in Hong Kong.

All my proceeds will be donated to help our cause including Susan's Place who has made this journey so much smoother and allowed me to meet so many wonderful friends.

Keep tuned and I will let you all know more about this documentary.

[Evolving Beauty]

Paranoid stealth as I am due to men, no way. Maybe when Im old and I get bored with all men, then maybe.

[AnonyMs]

You could allow them to film it and decide if you want to let them use it later. They could put make a version with that material and you could review it to see how you like it. I assume you have all the legal agreements in place.