Netflix Documentary ‘Disclosure’ Brings Visibility to the Transgender Community

Netflix has a new original documentary which highlights how film and television have portrayed the culture of the transgender community over the years.

When Variety magazine asked the executive producer of Disclosure, Laverne Cox, what pride means to her, her response was equally progressive and inclusive. “Pride needs to be linked to Black Lives Matter,” Cox tells Variety, “They need to be deeply connected. It needs to be connected to a feminist movement as well because if we can bring all these movements together, then that is the coalition we need to really have the revolution that we need.” Disclosure delves into the underlying paradox of positive representation giving rise to vulnerability within the transgender community. Acknowledging how film, television, and the media have evolved transgender representation, Cox aims at uncovering transgender visibility.

Let’s connect to our siblings across the northern border and talk about Black trans lives. Join us for a new DISCLOSURE CHAT Tuesday, June 9 with @disclosuredoc’s executive producer @lavernecox, director @samfeder_1 and special guest @bonke.abantu We’ll honor our Canadian premiere at @hotdocs_ by talking to Samson about @blockorama_to an incredible community-based committee that works year-round to celebrate black queer and trans history, creativity, and resistance in #toronto. Want more info or a reminder to participate? bit.ly/DisclosureJune9th #blacknessyes #blacklivesmatter #blacktranslivesmatter #disclosurenetflix #hotdocs #hotdocs2020

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Disclosure shows viewers how the media’s portrayal of transgender people has impacted not only their lives, but American culture as well. Director Sam Feder establishes a bona fide equal representation of the transgender community on film and behind the camera. His authentic depiction of how the media has regarded the transgender community showcases the history of the emotional, mental, and physical strife that transgender members have faced. The documentary commemorates overcoming many of these obstacles, as more and more members of the transgender community are more commonly represented in film, television, and government.

A little louder for the people in the back please https://t.co/ouaOCxdJi9

— Disclosure Documentary (@Disclosure_Doc) June 11, 2020

A note from our director @SamFederFilm and producer Amy Scholder about @DisclosureDoc‘s Netflix announcement today. pic.twitter.com/vq7BWaVQFD

— Disclosure Documentary (@Disclosure_Doc) May 29, 2020

In celebration of Pride month, Netflix will premiere Disclosure on June 19. Be sure to tune in.