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The Stroll

"Sex Work. Survival. Sisterhood."

The history of New York’s Meatpacking District, told from the perspective of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. Filmmaker Kristen Lovell, who walked “The Stroll” for a decade, reunites her community to recount the violence, policing, homelessness, and gentrification they overcame to build a movement for transgender rights.

Top Cast

  • Kristen Parker Lovell

    Kristen Parker Lovell

    Self

  • Ceyenne Doroshow

    Ceyenne Doroshow

    Self

  • Egyptt LaBeija

    Egyptt LaBeija

    Self

  • Izzi “Cashmere” Starz

    Izzi “Cashmere” Starz

    Self

  • Tabytha Gonzalez

    Tabytha Gonzalez

    Self

  • Stefanie Rivera

    Stefanie Rivera

    Self

  • Elizabeth Rivera

    Elizabeth Rivera

    Self

  • Carey Smith

    Carey Smith

    Self

  • Sylvia Rivera

    Sylvia Rivera

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

The history of New York’s Meatpacking District, told from the perspective of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. Filmmaker Kristen Lovell, who walked “The Stroll” for a decade, reunites her community to recount the violence, policing, homelessness, and gentrification they overcame to build a movement for transgender rights.

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