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The Stroll

By the water, there werethese dilapidated piers where you would seegay men having sex

By the water, there were
these dilapidated piers where you would see
gay men having sex

Full Transcript

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By the water, there were these dilapidated piers
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where you would see gay men having sex.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:23
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.
And in the center of it all - The Stroll 00:08
And in the center of it all
We called 14th Street The Stroll, and that was our turf. - The Stroll 00:06
We called 14th Street The Stroll, and that was our turf.
The Meatpacking District was not a neighborhood people came to. - The Stroll 00:06
The Meatpacking District was not a neighborhood people came ...
There was a very defined dividing line at Eighth Avenue. - The Stroll 00:07
There was a very defined dividing line at Eighth Avenue.
I am a long-time resident of the Meatpacking District. - The Stroll 00:07
I am a long-time resident of the Meatpacking District.
I have a gallery in the Triangle Building - The Stroll 00:08
I have a gallery in the Triangle Building
1,800 square feet with a wood-burning fireplace. - The Stroll 00:05
1,800 square feet with a wood-burning fireplace.
I called somebody who I knew lived in the building - The Stroll 00:12
I called somebody who I knew lived in the building
"Everybody says it's dangerous." - The Stroll 00:08
"Everybody says it's dangerous."
It stinks because it is the Meatpacking District - The Stroll 00:09
It stinks because it is the Meatpacking District
"But besides that, it's a great neighborhood." - The Stroll 00:09
"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 00:05
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 00:05
And every building had a meat company in it.
Back then you would have to be careful - The Stroll 00:10
Back then you would have to be careful
Back then, to me, it was just the most amazing place. - The Stroll 00:06
Back then, to me, it was just the most amazing place.
I was born up in the Bronx - The Stroll 00:10
I was born up in the Bronx
You have all these fetish bars - The Stroll 00:12
You have all these fetish bars
It was such a film noir kind of atmosphere - The Stroll 00:08
It was such a film noir kind of atmosphere
There were prosties here almost 24/7. - The Stroll 00:05
There were prosties here almost 24/7.
They would conduct their business - The Stroll 00:13
They would conduct their business