// FREE SCREENING IN BENEFIT OF HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH //
The military is the largest employer of transgender people in the United States. Amid rapidly changing policies that technically, at present, ban them from serving, 15,500 troops identify as transgender. TransMilitary documents four brave men and women who risk their families’ livelihoods by coming out to the Pentagon’s top brass in the hope of attaining the equal right to serve. With a new commander-in-chief at the helm, they must traverse a series of successes and defeats, as their careers hang in the balance.
5:00 PM: Cocktail Reception
6:00 PM: Doors Open for the Screening
6:30 PM: Screening
Following the screening, a group of panelists will discuss the themes of the film and reflect upon them in a Canadian context.
While illuminating the struggles to assert identity in the quest for human rights, the film also raises other provocative questions. Among them, how is the current Trump administration going to impact the global transgender rights movement? What does it mean when a government tries to assert pure political power over science itself? Can we separate the right to employment without fear of discrimination or persecution?
Panel includes:
- Olivia Nuamah - Executive Director, Pride Toronto
- Danielle Dewitt - Leading Seaman, Canadian Armed Forces
- Kyle Knight, Researcher - LGBT Rights, Human Rights Watch
- Michael Charles, Executive Director, York University - Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion (Moderator)
Co-presented with
Inside Out LGBT Film Festival
