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I don't even believe
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I don't even believe that someone like me really exists, so to see this image, you know,in...

I don't even believe that someone like me really exists, so to see this image, you know,
in front of me on TV, I mean, it-- it really was empowering

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I don't even believe
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that someone like me really exists,
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so to see this image, you know, in front of me on TV,
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I mean, it-- it really was empowering.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:55
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 think that one woman's armor - Disclosure 00:46
I think that one woman's armor
I think we don't see as much representation of trans men - Disclosure 00:08
I think we don't see as much representation of trans me...
I'm a proud trans man, Dr. Bailey, - Disclosure 00:08
I'm a proud trans man, Dr. Bailey,
I think, also, trans men are not as recognizable. - Disclosure 00:05
I think, also, trans men are not as recognizable.
There's this idea that people... they don't know any trans men, - Disclosure 00:10
There's this idea that people... they don't know a...
Testosterone. You can't just pack it up and put it in a drawer. - Disclosure 00:05
Testosterone. You can't just pack it up and put it in a...
Well, actually, you can, - Disclosure 00:05
Well, actually, you can,
Trans women vastly outnumber trans men - Disclosure 00:16
Trans women vastly outnumber trans men
And, of course, that's partly because women overall, - Disclosure 00:10
And, of course, that's partly because women overall,
I was so viciously harassed on the streets of New York - Disclosure 00:09
I was so viciously harassed on the streets of New York
It was warpaint, - Disclosure 00:15
It was warpaint,
And so, um, I armored myself, and makeup was a way to do that. - Disclosure 00:05
And so, um, I armored myself, and makeup was a way to do tha...
I think that one woman's armor - Disclosure 00:27
I think that one woman's armor
♪ You mean I've been dancin' On the floor, darlin' ♪ - Disclosure 00:10
♪ You mean I've been dancin' On the floor, darlin&...
And for them, it comes out of, ultimately, the sex workers, - Disclosure 00:11
And for them, it comes out of, ultimately, the sex workers,
And, of course, they're then imitating an older version of femininity - Disclosure 00:10
And, of course, they're then imitating an older version...
But a lot of people will look at trans women's performance of femininity - Disclosure 00:24
But a lot of people will look at trans women's performa...
Cute little old man, if you want a boy, I can be a boy. - Disclosure 00:05
Cute little old man, if you want a boy, I can be a boy.
And if you want a girl, I can be a girl. Hell, I can be whatever you want me to be. - Disclosure 00:04
And if you want a girl, I can be a girl. Hell, I can be what...
I've been a prostitute, Prostitute 1, Prostitute 2, call girl, hooker, you know? - Disclosure 00:05
I've been a prostitute, Prostitute 1, Prostitute 2, cal...