EVERY BODY offers a compelling look at the experiences, struggles, and joys of the intersex community. 

After the documentary, Dr. Meika Loe (SOAN) and Dr. Lindsay Toman (LGBTQ Studies) will facilitate a discussion!

Sponsored by LGBTQ Studies and the Global Public and Environmental Health Program

About the FIlm
This documentary is a revelatory investigation of the lives of intersex people. The film tells the stories of three individuals who have moved from childhoods marked by shame, secrecy, and non-consensual surgeries to thriving adulthoods after each decided to set aside medical advice to keep their bodies a secret and instead came out as their authentic selves. Actor and screenwriter River Gallo (they/them), political consultant Alicia Roth Weigel (she/they), and Ph.D. student Sean Saifa Wall (he/him) are now leaders in a fast-growing global movement advocating for greater understanding of the intersex community and an end to unnecessary surgeries. Woven into the story is a stranger-than-fiction case of medical abuse, featuring exclusive footage from the NBC News archives, which helps explain the modern-day treatment of intersex people.

Cast
River Gallo, Alicia Roth Weigel, Sean Saifa Wall, Julie Cohen, Ben Shapiro, Steven Crowder

Director
Julie Cohen

Run Time
92 min