The T Word
2014, 42 minutes
Four youths hold hands as they walk in a pride parade. From left-to-right: Jess Liberatore, who has light skin, dyed blonde hair and wears a skirt with rainbow suspenders; Shane Henise, who has light skin, dark hair poking out from under a baseball cap and wears a button-up shirt; Avery Grey, who has light skin, elbow length auburn hair and wears a black maxi-dress; and Daniella Carter, who is a Black person with strait hair, cropped top and skirt.
Genre
documentary   feature (45 min or over)  
Keywords/themes
transition   youth   transphobia   violence   dating  
Media type
film/video  
Alternate titles

Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word

Country of origin

United States of America

Filming locations

United States of America

New York, United States of America

New York City, New York, United States of America

Production company

Logo TV

MTV

Technical specs

Colour

Languages

English/English

Closed caption languages

English/English

Content Warnings
transphobia, violence, murder, suicide
Images
Four youths hold hands as they walk in a pride parade. From left-to-right: Jess Liberatore, who has light skin, dyed blonde hair and wears a skirt with rainbow suspenders; Shane Henise, who has light skin, dark hair poking out from under a baseball cap and wears a button-up shirt; Avery Grey, who has light skin, elbow length auburn hair and wears a black maxi-dress; and Daniella Carter, who is a Black person with strait hair, cropped top and skirt.
Description

Hosted by Laverne Cox (star of the Netflix show 'Orange is the New Black') this one-hour documentary will take viewers inside the lives of seven trans youths who, until recently, may not have even felt safe sharing their lives with others.

MTV. “Laverne Cox Presents: ‘The T Word.’” YouTube, August 9, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDy0DhfuxfI.
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