I'd like to be this kind of trans.
Zerophilia explores the (kinda) trans world through magic. Ok, well, through genetics, but this kind of genetics just doesn't exist (not yet). Imagine every time you had an orgasm, your body switched male to female, except without the surgery. No top surgery, no removal of the penis/balls and replacement with a vagina, no recreation and attachment of a penis and no breast implants. Most of all, no hormone therapy. It was all naturally there in the correct proportions. Such is the world of the Zerophiliac.
Luke gets laid for the first time and is sent down a path of self-discovery, on which he must come to terms with his gender(s), his own inhibitions over accepting any kind of femininity for himself and his machismo that continues exalting the male gender above all others.
When I read the description, I wasn't immediately pulled in. "In this sexually ambiguous romantic comedy, Luke, a naive college student, struggles with issues of masculinity while he comes to terms with a rare genetic discorder that causes the afflicted to switch gender at will"--namely through masturbation. Still, on a lazy Saturday morning, I gave it a shot. In fact, I really loved it. Aside from decent production quality (which is always a turn on/turn off for me though it shouldn't be), the film evokes some good questions. How would you deal being forced into a different gender? If you could switch back, would you? What's wrong with being the opposite gender, and why does one cling to one's gender role? Does love have a gender (cliché)? There were also some pretty hot guys (Kyle Schmid here, here and here--I know, I'm not normally into guys with long hair, but trust me on this one) in the film. =P I highly recommend Zeorphilia to anyone interested in gender identity.
If I were trans, I'd like to be this kind of trans. Yes, because I'm so attached to my male body that I would not really want to give it up, but there are certainly times when I've felt not quite male. Also, I think it'd be kinda fun/interesting to be a woman for a day...or more. I probably need to start prancing around at home in women's clothing. Or maybe not...See? Machismo (do I even have a claim to that?) getting in the way of gender exploration. In any case, in the privacy of my own mind, in theory and not in practice, the ideas in this film touched on a lot of thoughts that I've had about gender identity. Can I be a cisman with some minor trans tendencies? Or perhaps this is just called being more in touch with one's feminine side...I dunno, but I don't want to sully the name of those who actually are transgender.
