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A groundbreaking look at the history of transgender representation in TV and film by an ofthemoment and indemand culture reporter Narrated by Trevell Anderson WE SEE EACH OTHER is a personal history of trans visibility since the beginning of moving images A literary reckoning it unearths a transcestry thats long existed in plain sight and in the shadows of historys annals and further contextualizes our present moment of increased representation The films and television shows that Trevell covers include Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil Psycho Holiday Heart Boys Dont Cry Americas Next Top Model Some Like It Hot Survivor Tangerine Pose RuPauls Drag Race and much more Though there have been trans memoirs and histories there has never been a book quite like this nor is anyone more suited to write it than Trevell I dont remember exactly when I was taught to hate myself says Trevell Anderson in We See Each Others introduction As the narrative unfolds Trevell knits together the history of trans people on screen with stories of their life growing up and their formative experiences as a Black trans journalist