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Transgender Bodybuilders: Inside the Only All-Trans Competition in the World

Transgender Bodybuilders: Inside the Only All-Trans Competition in the World

Transgender Bodybuilders: Inside the Only All-Trans Competition in the World

A new documentary following transgender bodybuilders is set to release on April 22.

As Entertainment Weekly exclusively reported, a new documentary entitled Man Made, which features a group of transgender men as they set to compete in the world's first trans bodybuilding competition at Atlanta's TransFitCon, is set to premiere on April 22.

Directed by novelist T Cooper and executive-produced by actress Tea Leoni, the film follows four transgender men from various backgrounds and transitional stages as they prepare for the inclusive competition, which, according to the site, is open to everyone, "whether you're on hormone replacement therapy or not, or pre-op or not, all weight classes will be judged equally."

Cooper, who is transgender and lives in Atlanta, heard about the competition a few years ago and wanted to cover it, but it was his friend Leoni that encouraged him to take a stab at directing the film. "I knew the film had to be made and I knew he had to make it," she told Entertainment Weekly.

But how did the new director gain trust in these bodybuilders to tell their stories? "I think that being trans myself was very important to the subjects. There was an instant rapport with them. There was just this mutual trust and respect that I was going to tell these stories with so much care as though it was my own, because it is my own," Cooper explained to Entertainment Weekly.

Watch the trailer for Man Made below, and check out the upcoming screenings here. You can also read the full exclusive story, including the interview from the director and producer over at Entertainment Weekly.

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