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Venus of Mars

The eye-catching transgender singer of a Minneapolis glam rock band and her wife negotiate the frontiers of love and gender.
May 11, 2004 · 1h 45m
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On stage, wearing a vinyl corset and stiletto boots, s/he's Venus, lead singer of the glam rock band All The Pretty Horses. At home in Minneapolis with Lynette, her wife of twenty years, s/he's Steve. Born male, Venus is transgender. S/he's "in between" — taking female hormones, but not planning to have sexual reassignment surgery. To some, s/he's a pioneer, courageously exploring a brave new world of gender identity, free of categorization. To others, s/he's a freak. VENUS OF MARS is both the unique coming out story of Venus' gender-redefining journey, and the truly contemporary love story of a couple weathering dramatic changes in uncharted relationship territory.

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Venus DeMars
Lynette Reini-Grandell
Directed by Emily Goldberg

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US

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