Seahorse & Discussion on Trans Parenthood and Acceptance
Freddy is 30 and yearns to start a family but for him this ordinary desire comes with unique challenges. He is a gay transgender man.
Deciding to carry his own baby took years of soul searching, but nothing could prepare him for the reality of pregnancy, as both a physical experience and one that challenges society's fundamental understanding of gender, parenthood and family. He quickly realises that what to him feels pragmatic, to others feels deeply confusing and confronting.
Against a backdrop of increasing hostility towards trans people the world over, Freddy is forced to confront his own naivety, mine unknown depths of courage and lean on every friend and family member who will stand by him.
Made with unprecedented access and collaboration over three years, the film follows Freddy from preparing to conceive right through to birth. Jeanie Finlay created an intimate, audacious and lyrical story for the cinema about conception, pregnancy, birth and what makes us who we are.
Discussion
Discussion after the film on accepting transgender people in families
Torm Loomägi (he/they) is the founder of androgear - gender neutral boxer brand. With a knack for graphic design and as a transmasculine person, his passion lies in celebrating diversity and bold self-expression through their creative work.
Andres Liivaste is an 18 year old trans boy from Estonia. Outside of school, his passions include art, literature and activism.
Laura Barbo is a psychology student, human rights activist and the founder of Vikerteraapia Mõttekoda (Queer Therapy Think Tank). She is also a friend, ally and a family member of trans people.
Freddy McConnell is an English multimedia journalist who writes about transgender rights in the United Kingdom. He is best known for being a transgender man who gave birth.
Olga aka Lyoshka Gerassimenko (she/he) is a sexual health educator and a general linguistics researcher with a background in Conversation Analysis.
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