New documentary examines politics of the female-to-male trans experienceProfiling three female-to-male transsexuals, "Boy I Am," examines the place of transgender men in the lesbian community, a former home and safe haven for many trans men. Feder and Hollar round out the stories by interviewing academics, activists and a physician about the process and politics of changing one's body from that of a woman to that of a man.
Nicco is by far the most compelling of the three men, partly because of his willingness to let himself be seen — emotionally and otherwise. His climactic moment comes toward the end of the documentary when he finally gathers together enough money to have his breasts removed, and the audience is allowed to see the surgical process involved.
