First Time I Saw Me
Wed, Sep 18
|Mount Horeb
In this collaboration between GLAAD and Netflix, artist Rae Senarighi, paints portraits of trans folks discussing what it was like to finally see authentic trans characters represented in media. The series culminates with the Senarighi revealing the portraits to the interviewees.
Time & Location
Sep 18, 2024, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Mount Horeb, 9542 Co Hwy S, Mt Horeb, WI 53572, USA
Guests
About the event
Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church and PFLAG Mt. Horeb invite you to view the documentary film, “The First Time I Saw Me: Transgender Voices”. A discussion and guest speaker, Rae Senarighi, champion storyteller through art, will follow.
The Netflix documentary was developed in collaboration with GLAAD (Gay/Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation). It presents authentic transgender stories featuring Jamie Clayton, Jazz Jennings, Elliot Fletcher, Laura Jane Grace, Tiq Milan, Meredith Talusan, and GLAAD’s own Nick Adams. In the film, each person answers the question, “As a trans person, when was the first time you saw yourself represented in media? Really saw yourself?”.
During filming, artist Rae Senarighi painted a portrait of each featured person. Rae is a storyteller through art, pursuing accurate and celebratory representation of the trans community. With vivid and bold colors Rae creates portraits radiating the brilliance of the individuals and celebrate accepting and loving one’s self.
Rae currently…