Digital Transgender Archive

Out of the Shadows

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This short documentary, narrated by poet Essex Hemphill, provides a portrait of Black transgender women and gay men in Philadelphia as they face antiblackness, queerphobia, and HIV/AIDS.

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Identifier
bz60cw58k
Collection
Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution
James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library
Creator(s)
Riggs, Marlon
Contributor(s)
Bedford, Chris
Hemphill, Essex
Lee, Foongy Kyu
Frameline
Date Created
1990
Genre
Motion Pictures
Places
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia County > City of Philadelphia > Philadelphia
Topic(s)
AIDS education
Anti-Blackness
Black bisexual people
Black gay men
Black transgender people
Coming out
Queerphobia
Trans women
Resource Type
Moving image
Digital Format
MP4 video, 23:34
Language
English
Rights
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