summer summer british television documentary series seven people different stages transition weekends summer stay large holiday home england meet help struggles people face weekend lives real world challenges early 2010s british public service broadcaster channel_4 resolved improve accuracy depth representation people summer programme created making resolution channel broadcast series november production late bbc channel_4 management admitted high levels media coverage people storylines frequently lacking breadth substance march channel company sign memorandum understanding agreed work increasing positive informed representations people media signing memorandum channel engaged journalist activist production consultant served consultant duration production channel_4 chose working title girls boys boys girls commissioning editor documentaries contracted british production company called productions series time subsidiary commissioning editor documentaries served executive producer channel_4 executive producer series producer director filming began weeks signing memorandum continued period months summer aired channel_4 november participants participants programme trans women trans men different parts british isles range age participants year old trans woman living woman years family supportive met trans person let trans people near age year old drew replacement therapy years sarah age jersey recently begun presenting woman time course comes mother karen essex worked years police officer later driver divorced wants able daughter age undergo lewis age like drew says met trans person decided age transition living man years max year old trans man hopes max living new_zealand began preparing undergo seeking help locally procedure thailand instead fox age screen printing artist brighton started months ago aware slow manifest visible changes episodes response episode aired journalist asked channel new documentary summer sounds like gender tourism fun little trip entertainment editor called title found title contentious defended pointing transition temporary process like coming age believed title slightly better dire totally inappropriate working title girls boys boys girls overall assessment programme makers undeniably draw viewers millions enjoyed company seven shared lives learned lesson diversity entry point understanding rich joyful diversity gender experience existed previously unaware politician activist described wording narration felt step right direction programme pretty accurately reflected trans people carry private musician activist writer listed ways fell short saw turning point representation people television felt like game overall feel hope warmth felt totally new hats seven trans people putting second episode aired journalist posted thoughts new statesman politics blog point limited level improvement trans representation shown summer probably best expect felt major barriers better representation producers viewers accept understand extremely narrow minority subjects seeing episodes called series disappointment reason says lovely endearing portrayed don going people think feel differently gender limits way lamented expressions gender identity discussions absent broadcast edit final episode aired wrote follow article time concludes years time summer look dated documentary change sex faults taken trans related television positive direction participants lives month final episode summer aired delivered christmas message christmas day theme broadcast february karen local newspaper recorder interviewed life like transitioned filming speaking appearances schools universities youth groups supporter nonprofit organisation aids trans youth celebrity patron national diversity awards artist written stage festival performer joined cast act london company trans women plus male dancers choreography debuted london west end 29th december opened fire breathing act year later announced role film adaptation talk girls parties time new friends retreat optimistic left retreat different outlook life feel confidence growing slowly appeared chat shows live returned television march guest took job brighton blog started production summer spring started inaugural year trans pride brighton pride festival served organisation committee sarah fox published picture book boy girl sarah wrote fox illustrated started transitioning wrote creative said sarah interview reason living female role allowed creative fundraising events attracted donations viewers gave cause later year lewis began preparing complicated gender confirmation surgery lewis moved london study video started project short documentaries people gender production company called independent sunday placed lewis fox pink list list gay lesbian bisexual people difference guardian included lewis list young people digital media writer studies scholar trans activist written publications subjects pertaining gender judaism started petition calling period charity work moved stockholm study sweden year fellowship living stockholm published plays called aka continued work freelance screen printer visual artist addition creative projects lewis sarah fox began writing huffington_post like sarah felt new creative freedom transitioning easier art feel like got huge life way
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