Jasmine

TRANSGENDER

Transgender are people who feel like they’re living inside a body that’s wrong for them. They often say they feel like they feel “trapped in someone else’s body” They sometimes change their names, pronoun, style of dress

Though some are understanding of it, some are also not in favour of it. Parents try to separate them from supportive transgender friends and activities, telling their children to hide it, blaming the children that it is their fault for having their life turn out like that, blaming their child for discrimination and that they deserve the mistreatment for being who they are.

This experimental documentary will be about a child who struggle with getting acceptance from family members, often have to cope with being ostracized from society and also family. And not being able to notice the love from other people so he regrets not noticing them and wishes that he can turn back time

Life story

• "Jasmine"
• 13 years old
• Step-father doesn’t like him because he is transgender, mother only cares about her new family
• So he moved out from his mother’s house at age 10 because he doesn't feel the love from his family and they were never proud of him despite him winning in dance competition
• Family of his mother’s ex-boyfriend took him in
• Dropped out from school at age 10 or 11 because of bullying
• Started drinking at age 12,goes clubbing all the time
• Throws tantrum when he is being disciplined. (throws stuff at the people who took him in)
• If the money given to him not enough, he won't go home.
• Ex boyfriend’s father and ex boyfriend of his mother both passed away so he felt alone again.
• He became worse. He drinks and smokes at age 12
• Mother gave up on him and planned on sending him to
• a government institution so they can take care of him - because of this he got hurt and cut-off relationship with mother
• Independent at age 12
• feels lonely thus tried to commit suicide
• Regrets all the choices he made at age 13