Real Boy - "A Boy with the Wrong Body Parts" - Clip

Season 18 Episode 20

Real Boy premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, June 19, 2017.

In this excerpt from the Independent Lens film Real Boy, trans teen Bennett, formerly Rachael, argues with his mother Suzy about what it means to be transgender. "I'm literally a boy with the wrong body parts," he explains. But Suzy has trouble letting go of the daughter she knew or fully embracing the idea of having a son.

AIR DATE 6/19/17

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