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‘Trans' a look at a transgendered New Hope plastic surgeon

She's one of the transgender community's most passionate advocates. Yet New Hope plastic surgeon Christine McGinn has an equally intense suspicion of the news media even as she relies on them to get her message heard. "There is so much ignorance out there about transgendered people," says McGinn, one of half a dozen transgender men and women profiled in Trans, a documentary screening Sunday as part of Philadelphia QFest and one of an unusually large crop of transgender films at the annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender film festival.

King of Prussia native Jennifer Leitham, who was John Leitham before undergoing  sex-reassignment surgery, is profiled in "I Stand Corrected," a film about her life and career. It screens as part of QFest on Thursday and Friday at Ritz East Theater 1.
King of Prussia native Jennifer Leitham, who was John Leitham before undergoing  sex-reassignment surgery, is profiled in "I Stand Corrected," a film about her life and career. It screens as part of QFest on Thursday and Friday at Ritz East Theater 1.Read more
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