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Bloomberg started a program called Operation Spotlight
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Bloomberg started a programcalled Operation Spotlight

Bloomberg started a program
called Operation Spotlight

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Bloomberg started a program called Operation Spotlight.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
01:00:35
Uploaded
Apr 20, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Kingdom Reign Entertainment,Polari Pictures

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Movie Summary

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.
If you got over three arrests for prostitution - The Stroll 00:08
If you got over three arrests for prostitution
Bloomberg was able to clean up the Meatpacking District - The Stroll 00:07
Bloomberg was able to clean up the Meatpacking District
I spent a lot of my twenties on Rikers Island - The Stroll 00:07
I spent a lot of my twenties on Rikers Island
You have people telling you when to shower, when to eat - The Stroll 00:07
You have people telling you when to shower, when to eat
Going to Rikers, honey, was a whole 'nother ball game - The Stroll 00:13
Going to Rikers, honey, was a whole 'nother ball game
As soon as they bring us off the... the bus - The Stroll 00:08
As soon as they bring us off the... the bus
"Oh, look at these fuckin' faggots..." - The Stroll 00:08
"Oh, look at these fuckin' faggots..."
Gay housing, quarter mile down corridor building five. - The Stroll 00:06
Gay housing, quarter mile down corridor building five.
When you go into Rikers Island in the receiving room - The Stroll 00:09
When you go into Rikers Island in the receiving room
And that was the place where all your girlfriends would be. - The Stroll 00:05
And that was the place where all your girlfriends would be.
All the queens would be there - The Stroll 00:07
All the queens would be there
They separated the queens and the gay boys from the population. - The Stroll 00:07
They separated the queens and the gay boys from the populati...
My name is Shante and this is my little... my little home - The Stroll 00:08
My name is Shante and this is my little... my little home
They... they don't knock me about my sexual preference. - The Stroll 00:06
They... they don't knock me about my sexual preference.
You know, that's how I like to dress. That's me and my male friend. - The Stroll 00:05
You know, that's how I like to dress. That's me an...
This is where I hang my jackets at - The Stroll 00:06
This is where I hang my jackets at
I think I've been to Rikers about 30 times - The Stroll 00:07
I think I've been to Rikers about 30 times
If you keep accruing charges - The Stroll 00:08
If you keep accruing charges
Right. After a while, you get tired of being face down, ass up. - The Stroll 00:06
Right. After a while, you get tired of being face down, ass ...
After a while, you get tired of hanging from the chandelier - The Stroll 00:06
After a while, you get tired of hanging from the chandelier