13 More Free Streaming Trans Movies

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You already joined me in discovering a bunch of trans movies, trans xmas movies, and trans xmas music. Ready for more? Here are 13 trans movies released between 1992 to 2021 available on the ad-based but otherwise free streaming platform Tubi.

Note: Many of these movies were made years or decades ago and thus may contain different degrees of bigotry, transphobia, and misrepresentation

Note 2: Scroll to the bottom for the list of links to view each movie

1. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)

You’ll never watch The Matrix, Superman, or Memento the same way again.

Two drag-queens (Anthony/Mitzi and Adam/Felicia) and a transgender woman contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a resort town in the remote Australian desert. They head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, Priscilla. En route, it is discovered that the woman they’ve contracted with is Anthony’s wife. Their bus breaks down, and is repaired by Bob, who travels on with them.

Writing for the Guardian, film critic Peter Bradshaw said that in Adventures of Priscilla, “writer-director Stephan Elliott created a pioneering LGBT gem with this funny, smart and intensely lovable road-trip comedy — an anti-Crocodile Dundee. It’s about Tick (Weaving) and Adam (Pearce), Australian drag-queen short of cash who journey from Sydney to Alice Springs where Tick’s estranged straight wife, Marion (Sarah Chadwick), has got them a gig performing in a hotel lounge. This they do in a converted bus that they rename Priscilla and have to repaint, to cover the homophobic graffiti people have been spraying on it. But they must also do in the company of Bernadette, startlingly played by Stamp, a trans woman and artiste who has just been widowed and needs a new life direction.”

Review: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert review — riotous return trip (The Guardian)

2. Different For Girls (1996)

Kim Foyle (Steven Mackintosh) is a postoperative trans woman who values her well-structured lifestyle. That routine, however, is disturbed when a car accident reintroduces Kim to Paul Prentice (Rupert Graves). As youngsters in Catholic school, they excelled in making trouble, a talent Paul never outgrew. Paul does not recognize Kim as his childhood pal, and she does not remind him, fearing rejection. However, a budding romance between them is complicated when Paul realizes who Kim used to be.

3. Just Like A Woman (1992)

Gerald Tilson (Adrian Pasdar) is a yuppie-like trans person in their thirties. Their wife arrives home earlier than expected and discovers female attire spread over their apartment. Not knowing anything about Gerald’s habit, she misinterprets this and throws them (and the attire) out of their home and marriage. Gerald rents a room in Monica’s (Dame Julie Walters’) house, recently divorced and around fifty. Their relationship evolves from landlady and tenant, to friends, to lovers. Monica learns about, begins to understand and finally appreciates and supports Geraldine, Gerald’s alter-ego.

This movie was based on true events described in Monica Jay’s biographical novel “Geraldine, For the Love of a Transvestite.” However, the names of any real people have been changed to protect their identities.

4. Flawless (1999)

An ultraconservative security guard suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons, with the trans woman next door.

In Flawless, Philip Seymour Hoffman gave warmth to a transgender stereotype (AV Club)

5. Gun (2018)

In this short film, a young trans woman who is the victim of hate crimes in their community and facing parental anger over it decides to buy a personal firearm.

6. Gun Hill Road (2011)

An ex-con returns home to the Bronx to find his wife estranged and his child exploring a gender transformation that tests the fragile bonds of family.

7. Venus (2018)

A trans woman is surprised when a teen boy turns up claiming to be her son. Their relationship is complicated by family expectations.

Venus tackles a transgender story from an immigrant lens (Now Toronto)

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8. Just Charlie (2018)

A promising young soccer star must find the courage to push back against his father’s expectations…and come out as a transgender girl.

9. The Joneses (2016)

Moby Longinotto’s feature documentary debut tells the story of Jheri Jones, a 74 year old transgender divorcee, and her family in Bible Belt Mississippi. Reconciled after years of estrangement, and now living with two of her four sons in her trailer park home, Jheri embarks on a new path to reveal her true self to her grandchildren while her son Trevor begins a surprising journey of his own. THE JONESES is a compelling documentary about an unorthodox family and the deeply complex personal bonds that make or break us.

Review: The Joneses: Home Made in Mississippi (Southern Spaces)

10. Strictly for the Birds (2021)

Following a decorated military career and two marriages, a mid-60s woman who was born transgender and raised male feels free to live as her true self.

11. Carla (2011)

Look at that co-star — it’s an early Laverne Cox movie!!!!!

Still struggling with her family’s rejection, a transgender sex worker must choose between the man she loves and completing her transition.

12. Squirrels (2018)

Three young artists; a trans opera singer/dj, a middle eastern American performance artist and a gay film maker, share a tiny studio apartment while they look for love and fame in NYC. They scrimp and save and scam and steal their way from month to month somehow they survive but in the new world shared economy they are just one click away from losing everything.

13. The Garden Left Behind (2019)

In New York City, an undocumented trans woman driving Uber for a living begins a steamy affair with a much older family man yearning for escape.

‘The Garden Left Behind’: Flavio Alves Delivers A Touching, Quiet Film With A Loud Message [Review] (The Playlist)

BONUS! Better Than Chocolate

A young, closeted lesbian grapples with concealing her budding relationship from her family, who have unexpectedly become her roommates.

I was unsure whether to include this one until a retrospective by Drew Gregory at AutoStraddle left me sure it should be seen at least once. You’ll find the trans character in the main character’s friend Judy, a trans lesbian depicted way back in 1999 as being accepted by default into a group of lesbian friends.

Makes me wonder if Kevin Smith should retcon at least one or two trans lesbians into Chasing Amy.

Streaming Links List

| The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) | Different For Girls (1996) | Just Like A Woman (1992) | Flawless (1999) | Gun (2018) | Gun Hill Road (2011) | Venus (2018) | Just Charlie (2018) | The Joneses (2016) | Strictly for the Birds (2021) | Carla (2011) | Squirrels (2018) | The Garden Left Behind (2019) | Better Than Chocolate (1999) |

Former streaming suggestions

| 5 Free Trans Movies Better Than Anything On Netflix | Trans Men: 7 Documentaries, 3 Movies, 1 Comedy Special, All Free | 10 Extremely Trans Xmas Streaming Selections | Now THAT’S Trans Xmas Music! Volume 1 |

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