Never Too Late To Come Out As Transgender: Heartfelt Stories

A series of films about trans people's concerns about getting older and how they have navigated the NHS. This was made for the Trans Ageing And Care Project, to voice the stories and concerns of older trans people, a group who are finally able to grow old. We filmed with Dave and his partner Donna, with retired airline pilot Cat Burton, artist Annabelle and Fran, who no longer wishes to wait to live her life as a transgender woman. This project involved trans people every step of the way. Thanks to everyone involved. NOTE: Subtitles to be added in the next 5 days. Sorry for the delay. We launched a social media campaign called #GrowingOlderAsMe. The campaign highlights the hopes fears and thoughts that trans people are having about growing older as trans. Through working on this project, we have learned a great deal about some of the challenges facing older trans people. Many fear how they will be received by staff or other people living in care homes, and if their needs will be met. As Catherine Burton, a sixty-six year old retired pilot, said: “[...] transgender people might have needs that are not necessarily obvious to care workers. A trans woman that suddenly isn’t capable of looking after her facial hair in a way that she has grown accustomed to, or a trans woman that has to wear a wig, and then has to be seen by care workers without it, who may not perhaps take the greatest care of presenting them to the other people living in the home.” Other issues include assumptions care workers might have about their body parts, specific care that they might need due to having had surgery (or not), and the frightening thought of getting dementia and not remembering that they had physically and socially transitioned. This is a real fear for many and is already happening, as Jenny-Anne Bishop, one of the key players in the Trans Ageing and Care Project, said: “If I as an older trans person had to go into care because I was starting to get alzheimers, would they see my trans status as confusion? Or would I get to a point where I suddenly think: Why is my body like this? I am not supposed to be out.” My Genderation is an ongoing film project focusing on trans lives and trans experiences. All our content is created by trans people, about trans people, for a much wider audience. Currently run by Fox Fisher and Owl Fisher. Support us by donating to our patreon or through paypal!   / mygenderation   paypal: https://[email protected] https://www.mygenderation.com   / mygenderation   instagram:   / mygenderation   twitter:   / mygenderation   Fox and Owl: Personal youtube:    / foxandowl   twitter: theFoxFisher & uglastefania https://www.foxfisher.com