trans | I'm a little hesitant to post this, but I thought I would try.

I know that there are many strong opinions (and worthwhile ones at that) on this forum, and that is why I am posting this here. I want to get an honest opinion. From my IRL friends on here, to people I only keep in touch with every so often, even stretching to those I have never met, but hope to. I have a fire lit under my ass about this. Have had the motivation to do it right for a long time. And now, I finally have the guts to ask this community for its story. And so, here goes nothing:

I don't know if anyone else feels this way, but when I first considered transitioning, books and movies written and/or starring transpeople really kept me going. Yes, it sounds silly, but it worked for me. However, after getting further in transition, I have noticed a trend in trans film: the token trans person; the butt of all the jokes or a "shocking revelation" that becomes a plot point. I am tired of this. I am trying to become a filmmaker, and filmmakers create what they can relate to. I would love nothing more than to create something that would speak the minds of our community as people, not others. What I am asking for, here, is this: what story would you want to tell? Yours? A friend's? A stranger's? Would you like an adaptation of a popular webcomic (I've read most of them myself)? Any and every suggestion is welcome. I want to create a story that is true to life; one that doesn't focus on surgery, but what we go through up and until surgery. A story that will truly capture what it is like to transition. I'm not talking an MTV True Life special. I'm talking the nitty, gritty, beautiful contradiction that can be transition.

For the mods, if this is an inappropriate post I will gladly remove it, but I think our story needs to be told, in a truthful, heartfelt manner. That is my only goal. If this is not the correct place to post this, please feel free to pm me for contact info. I can not promise any acting roles as of this moment (because, well, it's just an idea at this point), but anyone who contributes will be acknowledged (including negative feedback if allowed).

I want to thank you all for not covering me in tar and feathers. I just......I don't know. I want to help. And this is the best way I know how.