Name: Venus of Mars
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: 2004-05-11
Rating: 1

Venus of Mars

The eye-catching transgender singer of a Minneapolis glam rock band and her wife negotiate the frontiers of love and gender.

2004105m1.0 (2)

MusicDocumentary

On stage, wearing a vinyl corset and stiletto boots, s/he's Venus, lead singer of the glam rock band All The Pretty Horses. At home in Minneapolis with Lynette, her wife of twenty years, s/he's Steve. Born male, Venus is transgender. S/he's "in between" — taking female hormones, but not planning to have sexual reassignment surgery. To some, s/he's a pioneer, courageously exploring a brave new world of gender identity, free of categorization. To others, s/he's a freak. VENUS OF MARS is both the unique coming out story of Venus' gender-redefining journey, and the truly contemporary love story of a couple weathering dramatic changes in uncharted relationship territory.