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.
Story Syndicate, Five All in the Fifth Entertainment
English
April Ashley
Self
Amanda Lear
Self
Marie-Pierre Pruvot
Self
Allanah Starr
Self
Morgan M. Page
Self
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)
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