In the Flesh on WTN We think of our gender as a fixed characteristic.
Most people stick with the one registered on their birth certificate.
But some are compelled to change it. A group of transsexual activists come forward to talk about their hopes and struggles in a provocative new film from the National Film Board. In the Flesh, that premieres on WTN at 9 pm ET and PT, Thursday, January 11. In candid testimony, McLennan's subjects reflect on their family backgrounds, their relationships and their sense of themselves. I was unable to give myself a specific gender for so long.