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I was young when I saw it, and it embodied so many of my longings
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I was young when I saw it,and it embodied so many of my longings to be seen for who I was,...

I was young when I saw it,
and it embodied so many of my longings to be seen for who I was, but needing to fit in
in a traditional way, to, sort of, get by at the time

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I was young when I saw it, and it embodied so many of my longings
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to be seen for who I was,
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but needing to fit in in a traditional way,
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to, sort of, get by at the time.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
65
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:32
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 mean, the song "Will Someone Ever Look At Me That Way?" was, like, my jam. - Disclosure 00:05
I mean, the song "Will Someone Ever Look At Me That Way...
♪ Look at how he looks at her ♪ - Disclosure 00:20
♪ Look at how he looks at her ♪
And now someone has looked at me that way. - Disclosure 00:04
And now someone has looked at me that way.
A woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman? - Disclosure 00:04
A woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman?
In 1982, I graduated from high school, - Disclosure 00:07
In 1982, I graduated from high school,
And I saw those movies so many times. - Disclosure 00:04
And I saw those movies so many times.
For whatever reason, we are creatures - Disclosure 00:09
For whatever reason, we are creatures
We want to see ourselves reflected back to us in a story. - Disclosure 00:04
We want to see ourselves reflected back to us in a story.
- Adam Torres. - The problem with trans men - Disclosure 00:05
- Adam Torres. - The problem with trans men
♪ Let's just breathe ♪ - Disclosure 00:07
♪ Let's just breathe ♪
- My pronouns are they, theirs, and them. - Okay. - Disclosure 00:04
- My pronouns are they, theirs, and them. - Okay.
And certainly, being invisible is a privilege - Disclosure 00:09
And certainly, being invisible is a privilege
But I work with a lot of trans boys, - Disclosure 00:09
But I work with a lot of trans boys,
My parents used to call me Scout - Disclosure 00:06
My parents used to call me Scout
I resonated with tomboys - Disclosure 00:08
I resonated with tomboys
I was born in the early '80s, - Disclosure 00:09
I was born in the early '80s,
Like, Just One Of The Guys was something that would come on TV on Saturdays. - Disclosure 00:04
Like, Just One Of The Guys was something that would come on ...
Oh, my God, I remember seeing Just One Of The Guys - Disclosure 00:05
Oh, my God, I remember seeing Just One Of The Guys
She decides to pretend to be a boy - Disclosure 00:07
She decides to pretend to be a boy
They played with this idea of transness - Disclosure 00:07
They played with this idea of transness