Overview

Two legends contested their identities as women in the court of public opinion: April Ashley, who was immortalized as a trailblazer by embracing her transgender history; and Amanda Lear, who has consciously denied and obfuscated her history for decades. Their divergent paths reveal disparate but intertwined legacies.

Cast

April Ashley

Self

Amanda Lear

Self

Marie-Pierre Pruvot

Self

N/A

Allanah Starr

Self

N/A

Morgan M. Page

Self

N/A

Dolly Van Doll

Self

Rebecca Root

Narrator (voice)

Salvador Dalí

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

David Bowie

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tina Turner

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jean-Paul Gaultier

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)