From transvestites to hermaphrodites, Berlin has it all.

"Brokeback Mountain" may have proven to Hollywood that showing two men kissing on the silver screen does not necessarily lead to riots in the cinema.

This question can be complicated when a third option is introduced; one out of every two thousand children in America is born intersexual. Mani herself says about the film: “I was asked to make this documentary after a TV researcher learned of my proposed trip to America to attend the annual Creating Change Conference in Milwaukee 2001…

A documentary film that traces the life of the intersex activist Mani Mitchell (from “Hermaphrodites Speak! Frances Grant wrote in The New Zealand Herald: “The documentary’s strength comes from the fact that it is nearly all told in Mani’s own words.

But if you’ve only just managed to get your head around the idea of two cowboys sharing a saddle, then hang on to your Stetson because things are about to get even more complicated. Such are the conundrums presented to Berlin film goers this week -- in the form of up-close-and-personal looks at hermaphrodites, sex-change patients, transsexuals and all the gendernauts in between.

Compared to what is being screened at the Berlin International Film Festival this week, a gay love story seems about as radical as a Doris Day movie. "A Soap," for example, is a Danish film in the running for the festival's top prize, the Golden Bear. The touching story of a man -- who is about to become a woman through gender reassignment surgery -- and a woman who fall in love with each other.

Share their joy at finally meeting other people who are intersexed. You can request a copy as a thank you gift when you make a donation. It was the first public hearing held on Intersex issues in the United States.

Be amazed as you witness intersex people speaking out for the first time in their lives! You can request a copy as a thank you gift when you make a donation. The hearing room at San Francisco City Hall was packed with intersex people and our allies. You can view the hearing by clicking on the Video on Demand link below or you can purchase a When ordering, be sure to specify that you want the Intersex Hearing from May 27, 2004.