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"Oh, we can laugh now." I can't think... I can't even tell youhow many times I've been in...

"Oh, we can laugh now." I can't think... I can't even tell you
how many times I've been in public space, particularly early in my transition,
in New York City, where pe-- when I would walk into a subway car,
and people would just burst into laughter

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"Oh, we can laugh now."
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I can't think... I can't even tell you how many times I've been in public space,
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particularly early in my transition, in New York City, where pe--
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when I would walk into a subway car, and people would just burst into laughter.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
50
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:51
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.
As if my existence on that subway car was just a joke. - Disclosure 00:07
As if my existence on that subway car was just a joke.
And I think people are-- have been trained to have that reaction. - Disclosure 00:06
And I think people are-- have been trained to have that reac...
It lends itself to this idea that we're just comedy, - Disclosure 00:10
It lends itself to this idea that we're just comedy,
And we see comedians dressing up as women - Disclosure 00:06
And we see comedians dressing up as women
These are all real obstacles for actual trans people. - Disclosure 00:05
These are all real obstacles for actual trans people.
For me, as a child in the '60s... - Disclosure 00:05
For me, as a child in the '60s...
♪ We're dressed as ballerinas ♪ - Disclosure 00:11
♪ We're dressed as ballerinas ♪
So, naturally, when I saw film and television, - Disclosure 00:06
So, naturally, when I saw film and television,
When you're this queer kid in the suburbs, - Disclosure 00:17
When you're this queer kid in the suburbs,
And there's this sequence - Disclosure 00:12
And there's this sequence
She sees this hot guy, and she's gonna pick him up. - Disclosure 00:05
She sees this hot guy, and she's gonna pick him up.
...and big sunglasses, and a trench coat... - Disclosure 00:04
...and big sunglasses, and a trench coat...
We look at that now, and we say, "This is atrocious," - Disclosure 00:09
We look at that now, and we say, "This is atrocious,&qu...
For decades, Hollywood has taught audiences - Disclosure 00:06
For decades, Hollywood has taught audiences
And sometimes, they're being taught that the way to react to us is fear. - Disclosure 00:05
And sometimes, they're being taught that the way to rea...
That we're dangerous, that were psychopaths, - Disclosure 00:07
That we're dangerous, that were psychopaths,
Alfred Hitchcock seems to be obsessed - Disclosure 00:08
Alfred Hitchcock seems to be obsessed
Do you know why he's called "Buffalo Bill"? - Disclosure 00:05
Do you know why he's called "Buffalo Bill"?
Well, it started as a bad joke in Kansas City homicide. They said... - Disclosure 00:05
Well, it started as a bad joke in Kansas City homicide. They...
"This one likes to skin his humps." - Disclosure 00:06
"This one likes to skin his humps."