Elliot Page narrates this documentary and it is in US theaters now. The film makes a scientific case that queerness is not an exception in nature. It is the norm.
More than 1500 animal species engage in same-sex behavior. Penguins raise chicks in same-sex pairs. Clownfish change sex. Seahorse fathers carry pregnancies. Bonobos live in matriarchal societies. The film does not argue around this evidence. It presents it directly.
Dr. Joan Roughgarden, a trans Stanford evolutionary biologist, is at the center of the research. Director Drew Denny shaped the material into something vivid and immersive. Critics called it bold and thought-provoking.
If you have ever watched a nature documentary and felt like the narrator was leaving something out, this is the film that fills the gap.
Before this: My Octopus Teacher.
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