Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She (2005)

Examines the diversity of human sexual and gender variance around the globe, with commentary by scientific experts and first-hand accounts of people who do not conform to a simple male/female binary.

Director:

Antony Thomas

Writer:

Antony Thomas

Stars:

Gore Vidal, Calpernia Addams, Beth Aynsley

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Gore Vidal	...	Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Calpernia Addams	...	Herself
Beth Aynsley	...	Character Voiceover
Max Beck	...	Himself
Tamara Beck	...	Herself
Milton Diamond	...	Himself - University of Hawaii (as Prof Milton Diamond)
Alice Dreger	...	Herself - Michigan State University (as Prof Alice Dreger)
Anne Fausto-Sterling	...	Herself - Brown University (as Prof Anne Fausto-Sterling)
Louis Gooren	...	Himself - Free University Hospital Amsterdam (as Prof Louis Gooren)
Sylvia Guerrero	...	Herself
Andrea James	...	Herself
Shivananda Khan	...	Himself - Naz Foundation International (as Shivananda Khan OBE)
Luke	...	Himself - Noah's Older Brother
Michelle	...	Herself - Noah's Mother
Mike	...	Himself - Noah's Step-Father

Storyline

Examines the diversity of human sexual and gender variance around the globe, with commentary by scientific experts and first-hand accounts of people who do not conform to a simple male/female binary.

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Plot Keywords:

gender | gender identification | intersex parent | transgender child | transvestite prostitute | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Deep Stealth Productions HBO [United States]

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

May 2005 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deep Stealth Productions, Granada Films, Granada Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

54 min 74 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

The opening and closing scenes in this program were recreations, based on eye-witness accounts.

User Reviews

Trying to 'control' the uncontrollable

If there's one over-riding message to be had from this extremely decent documentary regarding sexual/gender diversity, it's this: a society cannot control what people feel without lethal ramifications. Nearly all the hatred, violence and negativity in the world stems from repression of one form or another, creating people who are so terrified of who they 'might be' if they actually were left in peace to explore themselves openly that sometimes they wind up taking out this overwhelming frustration on more evolved souls, the ones who are unable to stick within the soul-stifling confines of the roles they're supposed to be enacting in their lives. It's time to get rid of these boxes with their pathetic labels before they destroy us all.