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As a young trans woman
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As a young trans woman, when people would get to know me, one of their questions was,...

As a young trans woman, when people would get to know me, one of their questions was, "Have you seen M. Butterfly?" And I was always just like

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As a young trans woman,
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when people would get to know me,
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one of their questions was,
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"Have you seen M. Butterfly?"
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And I was always just like...
Duration
15 seconds
Views
59
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:29
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Bow + Arrow Entertainment,Field of Vision,Fork Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,California Humanites,Independent Film Producers (IFP)

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Movie Summary

An in-depth look at Hollywood's depiction of transgender people and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture.
I kind of clocked it as this spy pretending to be this woman. - Disclosure 00:08
I kind of clocked it as this spy pretending to be this woman...
But it was just one of those things where you're just like, - Disclosure 00:07
But it was just one of those things where you're just l...
You're looking at the Asian-American trans representation. - Disclosure 00:05
You're looking at the Asian-American trans representati...
According to a study from GLAAD, 80 percent of Americans - Disclosure 00:08
According to a study from GLAAD, 80 percent of Americans
So most of the information that Americans get - Disclosure 00:10
So most of the information that Americans get
We're not raised, usually, in a family where other trans people are around us, - Disclosure 00:15
We're not raised, usually, in a family where other tran...
We don't know a trans person when figuring out who we are, - Disclosure 00:07
We don't know a trans person when figuring out who we a...
I was really excited when The L Word said - Disclosure 00:07
I was really excited when The L Word said
Trans men were a part of the lesbian community, - Disclosure 00:05
Trans men were a part of the lesbian community,
Max is the first recurring - Disclosure 00:08
Max is the first recurring
Hey! Don't touch-- - Disclosure 00:06
Hey! Don't touch--
You're my girlfriend, and this is my party. - Disclosure 00:04
You're my girlfriend, and this is my party.
You notice that, like, "Oh, yeah, I'm definitely... I'm more frustrated." - Disclosure 00:07
You notice that, like, "Oh, yeah, I'm definitely.....
I feel like, if I didn't work out, I'd wanna break someone's face. - Disclosure 00:04
I feel like, if I didn't work out, I'd wanna break...
As somebody who was transitioning at the time of this show, - Disclosure 00:08
As somebody who was transitioning at the time of this show,
Jen There is a one word solution to almost all the problems in trans media - Disclosure 00:15
Jen There is a one word solution to almost all the problems...
...uh, because The L Word is a lesbian show... - Disclosure 00:05
...uh, because The L Word is a lesbian show...
It just saddens me to see so many of our strong butch girls - Disclosure 00:08
It just saddens me to see so many of our strong butch girls
...and so, they're looking at trans people through a lesbian lens. - Disclosure 00:05
...and so, they're looking at trans people through a le...
Why can't you be the butchest butch in the world and keep your body? - Disclosure 00:06
Why can't you be the butchest butch in the world and ke...