Baton Rouge, 1995. In a feminist studies class, college student Kristi opens her textbook and discovers why she has always felt different. Demanding her medical records, she learns a devastating truth: she was lied to all her life. Her search for answers uncovers a discredited 1970s psychology experiment that claimed gender could be imposed at birth, justifying harmful, nonconsensual surgeries on children—procedures that still persist. Blending archival footage, testimony, and expert insight, The Secret of Me exposes this hidden history while celebrating the intersex community’s fight for truth, autonomy, and change.
97 min