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In the 1960s and '70s, people could go
to an art-house movie theater and see real-life trans people, but it wasn't until 1990 that the mainstream took notice of a film
that centered trans women of color
to an art-house movie theater and see real-life trans people, but it wasn't until 1990 that the mainstream took notice of a film
that centered trans women of color
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In the 1960s and '70s,
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people could go
to an art-house movie theater
00:00:06.691 --> 00:00:08.864
and see real-life trans people,
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but it wasn't until 1990
00:00:12.904 --> 00:00:17.249
that the mainstream took notice of a film
that centered trans women of color.
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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.