Name: Transcendent
Released: 2015-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · LGBTQ · Reality

An exploration of what it's like to be transgender in contemporary America, documenting the struggles and triumphs of five vibrant, bold, trans women who perform together and build a surrogate family with each other.

2015 · 22m

EPISODE 1

Worth It

The ladies of the transgender cabaret club Asia SF introduce themselves. As her boyfriend moves a little too fast, the owners of Asia SF present Nya with a new opportunity. LA seeks medical advice from a specialist.

17m
EPISODE 2

Out With the Old, In With the New

In her quest to find true love before her birthday, Bambiana turns an internet flirtation into a dinner date, Nya tells the other ladies about her promotion, LA auditions, and Christina re-connects with an old friend.

19m
EPISODE 3

Tension in the Tenderloin

LA struggles with the highly-selective process of becoming a lady of AsiaSF, while tensions between Bambiana and Bionka begin to heat up.

19m
EPISODE 4

Reality Checks

Christina moves a step closer to realising her dream of becoming a police officer, Nya reluctantly agrees to go on a blind date set up by Bambiana, and Bambiana's mother gives her a reality check.

19m
EPISODE 5

Eye of the Beholder

Bambiana talks to a therapist as she considers gender reassignment surgery. The ladies work on their dance routine in order to have it ready for San Francisco Pride.

19m
EPISODE 6

Facing the Truth

The ladies receive a last-minute surprise request from Big Freedia, Bionka speaks with her grandmother, and LA anxiously wonders how her father will respond when she reveals her true identity.

19m