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They... they don't knock me about my sexual preference
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The Stroll

They... they don't knock meabout my sexual preference

They... they don't knock me
about my sexual preference

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They... they don't knock me about my sexual preference.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:46
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.
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
I had made a sale to an undercover - The Stroll 00:07
I had made a sale to an undercover
You're up in the mountains, away from your city - The Stroll 00:08
You're up in the mountains, away from your city
All you see is chewing tobacco and them calling you nigga. - The Stroll 00:06
All you see is chewing tobacco and them calling you nigga.
How it is to survive as a trans woman in jail - The Stroll 00:09
How it is to survive as a trans woman in jail
It's like a microcosmic world of oppression. - The Stroll 00:05
It's like a microcosmic world of oppression.
I realized that people didn't respect peace. - The Stroll 00:07
I realized that people didn't respect peace.
And I was ready to fight and stab anything that came near me. - The Stroll 00:06
And I was ready to fight and stab anything that came near me...
They add that on to your time, - The Stroll 00:06
They add that on to your time,
So, imagine five flat to seven flat. - The Stroll 00:05
So, imagine five flat to seven flat.
After 14 years in prison, I was released in 2012. - The Stroll 00:06
After 14 years in prison, I was released in 2012.
They just give you a bus ticket, - The Stroll 00:07
They just give you a bus ticket,
So, I'm getting on this bus - The Stroll 00:07
So, I'm getting on this bus
It was very hard for me to understand what was going on around me. - The Stroll 00:06
It was very hard for me to understand what was going on arou...
I was like, "Yo, you heard such and such?" - The Stroll 00:12
I was like, "Yo, you heard such and such?"