Gender-swapping comedies have been a thing for centuries, whether in Shakespeare\u2019s Twelfth Night or Amanda Bynes\u2019 She\u2019s The Man. But in recent years, the works we\u2019ve gotten in this genre have too often been part of a reactionary movement with bigoted politics against trans people. (Looking at you, Lady Ballers.) But no more, at least, not with She\u2019s The He, the debut feature from Siobhan McCarthy, which premiered at SXSW in 2025. Now, as the film gears up for its wide release, The A.V. Club can exclusively debut the new trailer for the film.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
She\u2019s The He follows high schoolers Ethan (Misha Osherovich) and Alex (Nico Carney), who pose as trans women in an attempt to debunk gay rumors about them. But then Ethan realizes she really is trans, and the two must grapple with their relationship and their identities. \u201cBy taking conservative talking points at face value and playing out their worst fears on screen, She\u2019s The He seeks to undermine and defang these harmful ideas while satirizing the very media that has fueled this fear-mongering,\u201d writes McCarthy in a director\u2019s statement. \u201cShowcasing a trans woman in the leading role not only subverts expectations but reclaims a space where trans women have often been reduced to tropes or erased entirely.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n