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The Stroll

The history of New York's Meatpacking District told from the point of view of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. They recount the violence, policing, and gentrification that lead to a movement for transgender rights.

Director

Zackary Drucker, Kristen Lovell

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Genre

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N/A

Production

HBO Documentary Films,Kingdom Reign Entertainment,Polari Pictures

Awards

4 wins & 2 nominations

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I was the only male born one
that was allowed there. - The Stroll

I was the only male born one that was allowed there.

Even though my grandmother was
affirming, my other siblings weren't. - The Stroll

Even though my grandmother was affirming, my other siblings ...

My community in the neighborhood
that I grew up in - The Stroll

My community in the neighborhood that I grew up in

We're siblings.
Biological sisters. - The Stroll

We're siblings. Biological sisters.

And a lot of people
don't believe us - The Stroll

And a lot of people don't believe us

Being Pentecostal, my uncle
was the pastor of our church. - The Stroll

Being Pentecostal, my uncle was the pastor of our church.

There was a lot of pressure - The Stroll

There was a lot of pressure

Our family did not give us the tools
necessary for us to grow healthily. - The Stroll

Our family did not give us the tools necessary for us to gro...

My mother always told me, never let
anyone tell you can't do something. - The Stroll

My mother always told me, never let anyone tell you can'...

And when they told me that
I had to leave because of all of this - The Stroll

And when they told me that I had to leave because of all of ...

I ran away to get the hell away
from those people. - The Stroll

I ran away to get the hell away from those people.

I ran away
for peace of mind, for safety. - The Stroll

I ran away for peace of mind, for safety.

I'd rather the A train
than that house - The Stroll

I'd rather the A train than that house

I was safer in the street
than I was ever in that household. - The Stroll

I was safer in the street than I was ever in that household.

It was 1983. I was on my own. - The Stroll

It was 1983. I was on my own.

Back then, being a trans woman - The Stroll

Back then, being a trans woman

Some people choose sex work
because they want to. - The Stroll

Some people choose sex work because they want to.

A lot of us back then
did not have a choice - The Stroll

A lot of us back then did not have a choice

At that time,
people were not hiring - The Stroll

At that time, people were not hiring

So girls did what they had to do - The Stroll

So girls did what they had to do

I would say every borough had
a stroll where the girls would work. - The Stroll

I would say every borough had a stroll where the girls would...

The Stroll
in the Meatpacking District - The Stroll

The Stroll in the Meatpacking District

It was a place where - The Stroll

It was a place where

So the tricks knew
what they was getting - The Stroll

So the tricks knew what they was getting

Every queer young person knew that - The Stroll

Every queer young person knew that

And the further west you went,
the more empty it became. - The Stroll

And the further west you went, the more empty it became.

There you could see queer people
having fun and being sexually free. - The Stroll

There you could see queer people having fun and being sexual...

By the water, there were
these dilapidated piers - The Stroll

By the water, there were these dilapidated piers

And in the center of it all - The Stroll

And in the center of it all

We called 14th Street The Stroll,
and that was our turf. - The Stroll

We called 14th Street The Stroll, and that was our turf.

The Meatpacking District was not
a neighborhood people came to. - The Stroll

The Meatpacking District was not a neighborhood people came ...

There was a very defined
dividing line at Eighth Avenue. - The Stroll

There was a very defined dividing line at Eighth Avenue.

I am a long-time resident
of the Meatpacking District. - The Stroll

I am a long-time resident of the Meatpacking District.

I have a gallery
in the Triangle Building - The Stroll

I have a gallery in the Triangle Building

1,800 square feet
with a wood-burning fireplace. - The Stroll

1,800 square feet with a wood-burning fireplace.

I called somebody who I knew
lived in the building - The Stroll

I called somebody who I knew lived in the building

"Everybody says it's dangerous." - The Stroll

"Everybody says it's dangerous."

It stinks because
it is the Meatpacking District - The Stroll

It stinks because it is the Meatpacking District

"But besides that,
it's a great neighborhood." - The Stroll

"But besides that, it's a great neighborhood."...

I mean, you had to be one of us
to get used to the odors. - The Stroll

I mean, you had to be one of us to get used to the odors.

And every building
had a meat company in it. - The Stroll

And every building had a meat company in it.

Back then you would
have to be careful - The Stroll

Back then you would have to be careful

Back then, to me,
it was just the most amazing place. - The Stroll

Back then, to me, it was just the most amazing place.

I was born up in the Bronx - The Stroll

I was born up in the Bronx

You have all these fetish bars - The Stroll

You have all these fetish bars

It was such a film noir
kind of atmosphere - The Stroll

It was such a film noir kind of atmosphere

There were prosties here
almost 24/7. - The Stroll

There were prosties here almost 24/7.

They would conduct
their business - The Stroll

They would conduct their business

The S&M bars, the hookers,
the meatpackers. - The Stroll

The S&M bars, the hookers, the meatpackers.

When I first went out there - The Stroll

When I first went out there

I just saw all
these beautiful women - The Stroll

I just saw all these beautiful women

I said, "Tuck,"
I said, "What is that?" - The Stroll

I said, "Tuck," I said, "What is that?"

So while she was fixing her tuck,
I turned around and I looked - The Stroll

So while she was fixing her tuck, I turned around and I look...

I remember, like, when
I first stepped on to 14th Street - The Stroll

I remember, like, when I first stepped on to 14th Street

I saw you, and Ceyenne - The Stroll

I saw you, and Ceyenne

And it was just amazing, like, to see - The Stroll

And it was just amazing, like, to see

Yeah. This is what started my journey
because I wanted to be that. - The Stroll

Yeah. This is what started my journey because I wanted to be...

And then it was when I came
to the decision, I was like - The Stroll

And then it was when I came to the decision, I was like

'cause I had seen everybody
so confident in themselves. - The Stroll

'cause I had seen everybody so confident in themselves.

So when I first stepped
on to that Stroll - The Stroll

So when I first stepped on to that Stroll

Right here, the picture
was taken back there - The Stroll

Right here, the picture was taken back there

- Wow.
- Because there was nobody back here - The Stroll

- Wow. - Because there was nobody back here

But I didn't have
all this va va la voom then. - The Stroll

But I didn't have all this va va la voom then.

But I have arrived now. - The Stroll

But I have arrived now.

We would take them back here, look - The Stroll

We would take them back here, look

Big Mama's in charge now,
she gets stuck nowhere, darling. - The Stroll

Big Mama's in charge now, she gets stuck nowhere, darli...

You know, the guy's back there.
And do what Mother does best. - The Stroll

You know, the guy's back there. And do what Mother does...

These girls showed me
what streets to stay safe on - The Stroll

These girls showed me what streets to stay safe on

I knew that was Ceyenne - The Stroll

I knew that was Ceyenne

It was just the banter - The Stroll

It was just the banter

In the middle of West Side Highway,
that people today call the High Line - The Stroll

In the middle of West Side Highway, that people today call t...

When I first went out there
with one of my girlfriends - The Stroll

When I first went out there with one of my girlfriends

She's walking up and down
the street calling cars - The Stroll

She's walking up and down the street calling cars

Until she said, "Girl, the only way
you're gonna get money" - The Stroll

Until she said, "Girl, the only way you're gonna g...

"Don't let them make you do
anything you don't want to do." - The Stroll

"Don't let them make you do anything you don'...

This guy would do pretend blowjobs
and pretend sex and pay me - The Stroll

This guy would do pretend blowjobs and pretend sex and pay m...

Yes, I remember. I remember now,
he was very, like, hygienic. - The Stroll

Yes, I remember. I remember now, he was very, like, hygienic...

He was practicing social distancing
before it became a trend. - The Stroll

He was practicing social distancing before it became a trend...

Yeah, I was...
This mortician guy, right - The Stroll

Yeah, I was... This mortician guy, right

One of my first nights out there,
I went with this guy to a hotel - The Stroll

One of my first nights out there, I went with this guy to a ...

In my mind, being on 14th Street - The Stroll

In my mind, being on 14th Street

That played... that played
a lot in my life with... - The Stroll

That played... that played a lot in my life with...

'cause... because I used
to make so much money. - The Stroll

'cause... because I used to make so much money.

The first time
that I've ever seen The Stroll - The Stroll

The first time that I've ever seen The Stroll

I was having a panic attack because
I didn't wanna have sex with people. - The Stroll

I was having a panic attack because I didn't wanna have...

But I had no clue - The Stroll

But I had no clue

First time I had to do sexual acts
with someone for money - The Stroll

First time I had to do sexual acts with someone for money

The first time, I was traumatized - The Stroll

The first time, I was traumatized

But it's... when you actually do it - The Stroll

But it's... when you actually do it

Because you got to realize - The Stroll

Because you got to realize

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The history of New York's Meatpacking District told from the point of view of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. They recount the violence, policing, and gentrification that lead to a movement for transgender rights.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Zackary Drucker, Kristen Lovell

Writer: N/A

Production: HBO Documentary Films,Kingdom Reign Entertainment,Polari Pictures

Genre: documentary

Year: 2023

MetaScore: 76/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 21 Jun 2023

Awards: 4 wins & 2 nominations

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