Narrated and executive-produced by Elliot Page, Second Nature is an engaging documentary all about the diversity of gender and sexuality in the natural world that’s not usually taught in schools.

Did you know that clownfish change sex from male to female when the dominant female dies? That albatrosses, penguins and swans are just some of the birds known to parent in same sex pairs? Or that bonobos are actually matriarchal, and have same-sex sex every day? This film debunks the myth that being queer is “unnatural” or females are “inferior”, with evidence from throughout the animal kingdom.

Follow trailblazing trans evolutionary biologist Dr. Joan Roughgarden, author of Evolution’s Rainbow, as she meets other groundbreaking scientists studying the 1,500+ animal species who engage in same-sex sexual behaviour and parenting, change sex and form matriarchies. The film also explores the ways ingrained biases have hindered the expansion of scientific knowledge, and how a more inclusive and diverse scientific community can lead to a better understanding of the world.

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