The Wendi Miller Legacy Project rediscovered this landmark film that showcases the first Transgender Lobby Day in D.C. exactly 30 years ago in October of 1995.

Nearly 100 transgender activists walked the halls of Congress to demand their civil rights be protected by law. The largest regional contingent came from Western PA and included Elise DeLong, the late Wendi Miller, and her son Cooper.

Filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim collaborated with acclaimed photographer Mariette Pathy Allen for this nuanced portrait of American trans lives and politics in the 1990s. TRANSEXUAL MENACE explores the various factions of the burgeoning trans rights movement, from pioneers like Leslie Feinberg and Virginia Prince to events like the activist group Transexual Menace’s protest, and the Southern Comfort and Fantasia Fair conferences. Woefully underseen and rarely screened, TRANSEXUAL MENACE is an essential piece of trans film history that’s sadly now more relevant than ever.

The Wendi Miller Legacy Project seeks to archive, contextualize, and celebrate the life and work of an artist and LGBTQIA+ activist who ran a picture frame shop, Miller Frame, for 50 years in historic East Pittsburgh. She turned her shop into a safe and supportive space for herself and for rustbelt transgender diaspora in the 1990s. She served on countless local boards and she helped lay the groundwork for the 1997 City of Pittsburgh ordinance that protected transgender rights to employment and housing. Help keep her legacy alive by donating.

Year: 1996
Runtime: 79 minutes
Language: German, English
Country: United States
Director: Rosa von Praunheim

Doors open at 5:00pm — grab a drink and settle in before the screening at 6:00pm. Following the film, stay for a panel discussion with special guests, or tune in from home via our livestream, link coming soon.

Saturday, October 11th — 6:00-8:00pm