Please Feed The Animals

Screen shot of a video interview with David Cohen, shot by Mark Harmel

There I was, minding my routine.  A cup of coffee, iTunes, email.  What I read next shifted the course of my day — and, this film.

To: Erik Proulx

From: David Cohen

Subject: I got laid off and changed my gender.

I got laid off from my job as Copy Director in May 2008. (In the previous six months, I lost my father to brain cancer and left my wife of eight years). In July, I had an epiphany that led me (at age 49) to realize I am transgendered.  I started a LiveJournal blog under the moniker “IdentityTBD” to document my coming-out and transition processes. Now I am writing and performing–poetry/fiction readings and standup comedy, and I am soon to be announced as the  managing editor of genderfork.com.