VIDEO : New Short Film Takes Powerful Look At Struggles Of Transgender Youth

Actor, director and activist Jake Graf says he hopes to shine a light on the struggles young transgender people experience with his new harrowing short film. Released Tuesday, ?Listen? dramatizes a number of scenarios that, unfortunately, remain too common for young trans people. Graf told HuffPost he hopes to inspire viewers to ?listen to our trans and queer youth? with the film, released in honor of Transgender Awareness Week. For Graf, 2018 was a banner year both personally and professionally. ?Listen? is the latest in a series of short films written and directed by Graf that explore LGBTQ issues.