A Change of Sex
Limited Series 1980 · 5 eps · ★ 1.0 · Documentary
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Groundbreaking BBC series that follows transgender activist Julia Grant from her first year living as a woman to her experience of gender reassignment surgery and beyond.
Directed by David Pearson
Network: BBC Two
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