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I hear people say,"But it's based on a true story." But why is this the kind of storythat...

I hear people say,
"But it's based on a true story." But why is this the kind of story
that gets told over and over again?

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I hear people say, "But it's based on a true story."
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But why is this the kind of story that gets told over and over again?
Duration
11 seconds
Views
47
Timestamp in Movie
00:49:41
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 didn't relate to the film as much because I had seen the documentary first, - Disclosure 00:08
I didn't relate to the film as much because I had seen ...
A relative discovered the murder victims Friday - Disclosure 00:05
A relative discovered the murder victims Friday
The victims were Teena Brandon of Lincoln, - Disclosure 00:08
The victims were Teena Brandon of Lincoln,
But there was also the Phillip DeVine erasure - Disclosure 00:05
But there was also the Phillip DeVine erasure
If you can imagine the terror of sitting in that other room, - Disclosure 00:10
If you can imagine the terror of sitting in that other room,
There was a Black man there who got killed, - Disclosure 00:12
There was a Black man there who got killed,
Because it's this-- it's-- it's the erasure of-- of Black people. - Disclosure 00:04
Because it's this-- it's-- it's the erasure o...
So it's like you can't have, like, queer trans people and Blackness - Disclosure 00:05
So it's like you can't have, like, queer trans peo...
Again, this is taking away representation. - Disclosure 00:04
Again, this is taking away representation.
They're telling me that I can't exist - Disclosure 00:06
They're telling me that I can't exist
I can't bring all of this in at the same time. - Disclosure 00:04
I can't bring all of this in at the same time.
In the film Stonewall, - Disclosure 00:07
In the film Stonewall,
Stonewall was a bar for hustlers and street queens. - Disclosure 00:06
Stonewall was a bar for hustlers and street queens.
It was not, like, you know, this respectability bar - Disclosure 00:08
It was not, like, you know, this respectability bar
That's not what Stonewall was, based on my understanding of history. - Disclosure 00:05
That's not what Stonewall was, based on my understandin...
And it was really people who didn't have anything to lose - Disclosure 00:07
And it was really people who didn't have anything to lo...
You see, in the early '70s, - Disclosure 00:07
You see, in the early '70s,
Sylvia, Marsha, street queens, femmes - Disclosure 00:09
Sylvia, Marsha, street queens, femmes
I will no longer put up with this shit. - Disclosure 00:05
I will no longer put up with this shit.
I have lost my apartment for gay liberation, - Disclosure 00:07
I have lost my apartment for gay liberation,