TransMilitary
2018 • 1h 33m • LGBTQIA+
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Available until Dec 18, 2026
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Language
English
Subtitles
English
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About the film
Four service members defend their country’s freedom while fighting for their own, putting their careers and their families’ livelihoods on the line by coming out as transgender to top brass officials in the Pentagon in hopes of attaining the equal right to serve. Since the film premiered in 2018, transgender service members have continued to be a flashpoint in American politics. President Trump banned their service again at the beginning of his second term.
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Eight years after its SXSW premiere, the fight these four soldiers waged on screen is still being fought in courtrooms today. In 2025, Trump reinstated a broader ban on transgender military service — no exceptions for troops already serving. The Supreme Court allowed it to take effect. A federal appeals court has since ruled it likely unconstitutional.
Stay Engaged
Book a screening and Q&A with Logan and Laila now to support their fight and amplify their voices during this critical time for the fight for trans service, and to let politicians know ahead of the midterms that supporting ALL those who fight for us is their prerogative during the midterm campaign season.
💵 DONATE to Sparta -- Trans Military advocacy group
Executive Producer
Amy Nauiokas, Vinay Singh, James Connolly, +2 more
Crew
Fiona Dawson, Jamie Coughlin Silverman, Gabriel Silverman, +3 more
Awards & recognition
SXSW Film Festival
Audience Award, Best Documentary
Florida Film Festival
Jury Award, Best Documentary
GLAAD Media Awards
Special Recognition Award
Social Impact Media Awards (SIMA)
Winner, Jury Prize for Ethos | Nominee, Best Documentary
Humanitas Awards
Nominee, Best Documentary
Napa Valley Film Festival
Audience Award, Best Documentary | Grand Jury Award, Best Untold Story
Hawaii International Film Festival
Nominee, Emerging Filmmaker Award
Outfest
Grand Jury Award, Documentary Feature Special Mention
NORTH CAROLINA GAY & LESBIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Audience Award, Best Transgender Documentary
QFILMS LONG BEACH LGBT FILM FESTIVAL
Audience Award, Best Feature Documentary
KALEIDOSCOPE Film Festival
Audience Award, Best Documentary
Outshine Film Festival
Grand Jury Award, Best Documentary Honorable Mention
REALQ PITTSBURGH LGBT FF
Audience Award, Best Documentary
Dayton LGBTQ Film Festival
Audience Award, Best Documentary
OUT at the Movies Int'l LGBT Film Fest (Winston Salem) -
Jury Award, Best Documentary
What people are saying
‘Deeply empathetic...This is one to watch with your anti-LGBT uncle at Thanksgiving, if you dare.‘
Rose Cahalan
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