| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 75 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| 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 mentor 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. |
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Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Transsexualism -- Illinois -- Chicago.
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Transgender people -- Illinois -- Chicago.
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Beauty contests -- Illinois -- Chicago.
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Humboldt Park (Chicago, Ill.) -- Social life and customs.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Cirne-Lima, Henrique, film productor, film director, film editor, director of photography.
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Pellot, Josué, film director, film producer.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT11499846 |
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