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In so many ways, the trans story lines on that show
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In so many ways,the trans story lines on that show epitomize some of the...

In so many ways,
the trans story lines on that show epitomize some of the problematic
representations of trans folks

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In so many ways, the trans story lines on that show
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epitomize some of the problematic representations of trans folks.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:19
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.
You know, I don't think my mother would approve of me drinking during therapy. - Disclosure 00:04
You know, I don't think my mother would approve of me d...
I put an alarm on this house to keep monsters out, - Disclosure 00:10
I put an alarm on this house to keep monsters out,
We didn't know Ava was trans until the end of that first season, - Disclosure 00:10
We didn't know Ava was trans until the end of that firs...
Those scenes in films are deeply problematic - Disclosure 00:10
Those scenes in films are deeply problematic
And then he stops and runs out, - Disclosure 00:06
And then he stops and runs out,
And then we cut to the next scene, and he's entering a room, and he says: - Disclosure 00:06
And then we cut to the next scene, and he's entering a ...
Just even talking about this as a trans person, even like... - Disclosure 00:05
Just even talking about this as a trans person, even like...
It just... It's so violent. It feels so... - Disclosure 00:04
It just... It's so violent. It feels so...
I-I can't... I'm-- I'm, like, cringing and, like, I wanna cry talking about it. - Disclosure 00:05
I-I can't... I'm-- I'm, like, cringing and, l...
I wanna cry talking about this narrative, because it's-- it's... - Disclosure 00:04
I wanna cry talking about this narrative, because it's-...
It's just horrible. It's just... it's... it's... - Disclosure 00:04
It's just horrible. It's just... it's... it&#...
This is what happens when we watch, and I think that, like... - Disclosure 00:04
This is what happens when we watch, and I think that, like.....
I wonder if anyone, when they were constructing these story lines - Disclosure 00:07
I wonder if anyone, when they were constructing these story ...
I was 11 when Boys Don't Cry came out, - Disclosure 00:08
I was 11 when Boys Don't Cry came out,
Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry. - Disclosure 00:05
Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry.
I was born with this weirdness, sort of like a birth defect. - Disclosure 00:04
I was born with this weirdness, sort of like a birth defect.
I mean, it's actually not that rare, but these doctors are trying to fix it. - Disclosure 00:05
I mean, it's actually not that rare, but these doctors ...
This is before I really knew that trans men existed, - Disclosure 00:09
This is before I really knew that trans men existed,
Right? To be drinking beers, to be opening doors for girls... - Disclosure 00:05
Right? To be drinking beers, to be opening doors for girls.....
My girlfriend at the time said, "Want me to come?" - Disclosure 00:17
My girlfriend at the time said, "Want me to come?"