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202672 minPGdocumentary

The Dads

202672 minPGdocumentary

As anti-trans legislation intensifies in the United States, a group of fathers confronts the dilemma of fighting for their trans children or fleeing abroad.

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As anti-trans legislation intensifies in the United States, a group of fathers confronts the dilemma of fighting for their trans children or fleeing abroad.

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Luchina Fisherdirector

Stephen Chukumbacast

AC Goldbergcast

Frank Gonzalescast

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As anti-trans legislation and hostility escalate in the United States, a group of dads, building a nascent movement to support their trans and gender expansive kids, are forced to make an impossible choice: stay and fight or flee the country.

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