Will Ferrell’s Netflix doc Will & Harper is flawed but vital viewing for cis people | Veronica Esposito

There are problems with the road trip documentary following the comedian and an old friend who is transitioning, but there's honesty and messiness that people should see

Let's admit it: cisgender people are really curious about us trans women. They want to know things such as: what's it like to have a surgeon rearrange your genitals? How did you know you were really a girl all along? Does it suck having to be on the downside of sexism now?

For our own part, trans women are curious about cisgender folk, too. We want to know things like: do you actually think I'm female, or am I just a deluded guy in a dress to you? If I try to have a beer at your bar, will you violently assault me? Am I ever going to get to use a public bathroom again?