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20166 minGdoc-short

Camp Trans

20166 minGdoc-short

Two trans activists lead a movement to end a women's music festival that excludes transgender individuals.

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Elliot Montague

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Two trans activists lead a movement to end a women's music festival that excludes transgender individuals.

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Elliot Montaguedirector

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Leslie Feinberg and Riki Anne Wilchins stand at the forefront of a movement against a trans-exclusionary women's music festival. Their activism challenges the policies that have marginalized trans individuals within the community. Camp Trans, a six-minute documentary from the award-winning webseries We've Been Around, captures their efforts to create a more inclusive environment. Created by Rhys Ernst and produced by Christine Bebe, the film presents a critical moment in the fight for trans rights within cultural spaces.

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