'We are there without any context to anything that we say.'
Whittle, who is emeritus professor of equalities law at Manchester Metropolitan University, noted that he has been fighting for trans rights for "nearly 50 years", and has experienced being physically attacked in the streets and had people "throwing bottles and bricks" outside his home.
Charlie, another contributor, said that he and his partner Andrew were "specifically told" that they would be able to address topics including transphobia in the media and lengthy waiting lists for gender-affirming care, but "none of that" made it into the final edit of"I brought up the way the media treats us. That didn't come out at all in the documentary," Charlie said.
Charlie went on to allege the documentary adds "fuel to that fire" of anti-trans hate and added that he feels "incredibly let down" and "disappointed" by the programme.A fellow contributor, Doctor Gina Gwenffrewi, suggested that nobody watching the documentary will "learn anything that they don't already know from the media", and that trans people are portrayed as "irrational, crazy and militant".
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