TransGenerations - Series One

And right now, our whole trans whanau has never been more visible. 

– Host and director Brady Peeti introducing the series, episode one

My mother knew, even when I was very little. When my dad was in Hamner having shock treatment, she dressed me as a girl and called me Sally.   

– Lexie discussing how she was allowed to live as a trans girl when her father was away from home, episode two

When I saw Carmen, it jolted me into actually making up my mind. Because before I saw Carmen, I didn't think it was a possibility. 

– Gemmah reflecting on how Carmen Rupe's visibility as a trans woman inspired her to live authentically as a trans woman, episode three

I'm a generation of lots of survivors. I refer to it as the lost generation because so many people my age only lived to their late 20s or early 30s...

– Phylesha on the struggles of trans women of her era, episode four

It helped affirm who I am, but that's because I was probably challenged the most in how I identified. So it was through the struggles and having to stand up for myself. 

– Sarah Michelle on how playing netball helped affirm her identity as a trans woman, episode five

If the message in our society is that to be trans is synonymous with loneliness, we have got to do something about that. 

– Rhi discussing a negative comment a therapist made to him, episode six

I think queer people come with a legacy, and that's a legacy of resisting and fighting back. 

– Shaneel on their life as an activist, episode seven

How will people react to me? A brown trans woman, occupying the main street of their small, conservative city. 

– Brady on her concerns about returning to her hometown of Timaru, episode eight