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Assimilation is the American narrative
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Assimilationis the American narrative, and trans people make it really difficult for some...

Assimilation
is the American narrative, and trans people make it really difficult for some people in the queer community
to assimilate

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Assimilation is the American narrative,
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and trans people make it really difficult
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for some people in the queer community to assimilate.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:49
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.
That section of the queer community is like, "You don't exist." Pfft. - Disclosure 00:04
That section of the queer community is like, "You don&#...
You know, I think sometimes - Disclosure 00:16
You know, I think sometimes
A 26-year-old ex-GI arrives home from Denmark, - Disclosure 00:07
A 26-year-old ex-GI arrives home from Denmark,
There was actually a letter that Christine Jorgensen received - Disclosure 00:18
There was actually a letter that Christine Jorgensen receive...
Trans history changes in 1952, - Disclosure 00:10
Trans history changes in 1952,
She was not the first trans person, - Disclosure 00:12
She was not the first trans person,
This was the image of transgender for a generation of people. - Disclosure 00:05
This was the image of transgender for a generation of people...
She set the ways in which the conversation around trans identity was being had. - Disclosure 00:07
She set the ways in which the conversation around trans iden...
How do you explain an article that appeared in New West magazine - Disclosure 00:11
How do you explain an article that appeared in New West maga...
Would feel the phantom penis coming back - Disclosure 00:14
Would feel the phantom penis coming back
Well, there's your answer. You just used the word counseling. - Disclosure 00:04
Well, there's your answer. You just used the word couns...
We have, and it's a demand, gender identity clinics. - Disclosure 00:05
We have, and it's a demand, gender identity clinics.
- It's done after all the other things. - To those who have it, possibly. - Disclosure 00:04
- It's done after all the other things. - To those who ...
But to those who do not, that's the word that comes through in the papers. - Disclosure 00:05
But to those who do not, that's the word that comes thr...
This focus on surgery - Disclosure 00:07
This focus on surgery
What's going on here, and what's going on... - Disclosure 00:04
What's going on here, and what's going on...
The skin of the penis is used to create what appears to be a vagina. - Disclosure 00:05
The skin of the penis is used to create what appears to be a...
What'd you look like? How'd your family take it? Who do you have sex with?" - Disclosure 00:06
What'd you look like? How'd your family take it? W...
You make comments, you make questions. Now we have the right to ask you. - Disclosure 00:04
You make comments, you make questions. Now we have the right...
"She's really a man." - Disclosure 00:08
"She's really a man."