mad panda good to know.
mad panda good to know.
I really wish I could offer some advice. My google fu was not good enough to figure out who was doing the films to get an opinion of their work. I fully support any documentary that breaks down stereotypes for us, but I understand that you may not want to be a spokesperson, or have fears about the safety of your family. Hollywood has failed at portraying gay people for the most part. Documentaries are the best I have seen at portraying us, even though most of the population will never see them maybe some scared kid will who is searching for hope.
The airing of your past could be a bit cathartic.
Do you feel you can trust the filmmaker to be fair? What was your cousins experience like? Did you think it was a fair portrayal of who they are?
I would love it of you chose to do it but I won't be mad if you don't.
yes i trust them fully..... cousin thought it was great extremely accurate of them,. and oh god please do not mention hollywood and there portrayals of lesbians and gay and especially trans people its terrible.
I would say yes but I am constantly hoping someone makes a movie of my life, but with a better plot and more gratuitous nudity. And I'd like the part of me to be played by Kenan Thompson
lol wally. well obviously its a documentary and so itd basically be interview stuff day to day life stuff cut with videos from my past including interviews of old and current friends. no nudity. maybe some gratuitous cleavage thats as far as that goes. otherwise christina aguilera would play me in a movie. and sandra bullock would play jenn
btw i wanna say i do not look like christina. i look more like holly hunter atleast thats what ive been told
If there's nudity no one will be looking at your face anyway! 
I always say that LGBT kids need more affirming examples of how life can turn around after high school, and certainly the world needs more examples out there that break up stereotypes for everyone to see, so in those terms I'd encourage you to let the film go through.
On the other hand, even if the films are critically received it sounds like they have a pretty limited audience, and in the long run it may not change perceptions much at all as these films tend to be seen by those who have already heard "the message."
Still I think it would be a good thing. Might even help you heal.
carguy123 wrote: If there's nudity no one will be looking at your face anyway!
only men wouldnt be. women still look.
KATYB wrote: well i dont like the fact that it could bring attention to me from the people who have issues with lgbt people. but the idea that maybe just maybe it might show people not to put every lesbien or trans or gay person in a box that they are all like that. like not every lesbian is a dike. and not every transwomen is a complete girly girl who craves men. and not every gay guy is a complete fairy (again i live in oklahoma so those stereo types are very very prominent here)
Is there a chance that seeing what you have gone through, and how much you enjoy your current life, could prevent a teenage boy or girl from committing suicide?
Some stories need to be told, even if it is painful for the teller to relive elements of the past.
Fifty years from now, what do you think your kids would be proud of you for doing, telling your story or keeping it quiet?
i am leaning towards doing it. just need to go over exact format.
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