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I am the queen /

In Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, the Vida/Sida Cacica Pageant brings together members of the Puerto Rican community to celebrate its transgender participants. I Am The Queen follows Bianca, Julissa, and Jolizza as they prepare for the pageant under the guidance of Ginger Valdez, an expe...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pellot, Josué (Director, Producer), Cirne-Lima, Henrique (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Burbank, CA : Cinema Libre Studio, 2010.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Beauty contests > Illinois > Chicago.
Transgender people > Illinois > Chicago.
Transsexualism > Illinois > Chicago.
Humboldt Park (Chicago, Ill.) > Social life and customs.
Concours de beauté > Illinois > Chicago.
Transgenres > Illinois > Chicago.
Transsexualisme > Illinois > Chicago.
Beauty contests
Manners and customs
Transgender people
Transsexualism
Illinois > Chicago
Documentaries and Factual Films
North American Studies.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Feature films
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, the Vida/Sida Cacica Pageant brings together members of the Puerto Rican community to celebrate its transgender participants. I Am The Queen follows Bianca, Julissa, and Jolizza as they prepare for the pageant under the guidance of Ginger Valdez, an experienced transgender from the neighborhood. These trans women share stories of their transition, their relatives' varying reactions, and how they find support from within the community. Family dynamics, cultural heritage, and personal identity all play a part in how the contestants face the daily struggle that comes from being true to themselves.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed March 21, 2018).
Physical Description:1 online resource (76 min.)
Playing Time:01:15:47