 The documentary follows 19 female-to-male transsexuals from 14 different states who have given birth to, and in most cases, gone on to raise, their biological children and the challenges they face while transitioning.The film is most well known for its viewing at the Cineffable Film Festival in October 2006, Paris's International Lesbian and Feminist Festival, and was featured in the September 2006 issue of "Curve" magazine as one of the Ten Must-See Gender Documentaries, represented as one of the best examples of New Trans Cinema alongside well-known films such as "Transamerica", "Boys Don't Cry" and "Soldier's Girl".Transparent follows the lives of 19 female-to-male transsexuals as they recall their encounters giving birth to and raising children while transitioning.