''Becoming Us'' is an American reality television series about a family with a
transgender
A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through tr ...
parent. It aired from June 8, 2015, to August 10, 2015, on
ABC Family
The American cable television, cable and satellite television network that is now known as Freeform (TV channel), Freeform was originally launched as the CBN Satellite Service on April 29, 1977, and has gone through several different owners (and s ...
.
The series centered on the Lehwald family of
Evanston,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
, whose father has recently come out as a
trans woman
A trans woman or a transgender woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth. Trans women have a female gender identity, may experience gender dysphoria, and may transition; this process commonly includes hormone replacement therapy and so ...
. The show also followed Ben's girlfriend Danielle's family because her dad is also transgender. Ryan Seacrest, Eugene Young, Rabih Gholam, Jennifer J. Duncan, and George Moll produced the show for Ryan Seacrest Productions, as well as Paul Barosse.
Episodes
See also
* ''
I Am Cait
''I Am Cait'' is an American television documentary series which chronicles the life of Caitlyn Jenner after her gender transition. The eight-part one-hour documentary series debuted on July 26, 2015, on the E! network. The series focuses on th ...
'' (2015)
* ''
I Am Jazz
''I Am Jazz'' (announced as ''All That Jazz'') is an American reality television series on TLC (TV network), TLC about a transgender girl named Jazz Jennings. The series features Jazz and her family "dealing with typical teen drama through the ...
'' (2015)
* ''
Transparent
Transparency, transparence or transparent most often refer to:
* Transparency (optics), the physical property of allowing the transmission of light through a material
They may also refer to:
Literal uses
* Transparency (photography), a still, ...
'' (2014)
*
Media portrayals of transgender people
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2010s American LGBT-related television series
2010s American reality television series
2010s LGBT-related reality television series
2015 American television series debuts
2015 American television series endings
ABC Family original programming
American LGBT-related reality television series
English-language television shows
Television series by Disney–ABC Domestic Television
Television shows set in Illinois
Transgender-related television shows
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