It is mind-boggling that Emmerich genuinely thinks that any of this is okay. That it’s more important to ingratiate himself to an intolerant straight audience than it is to honor the truth of the events that have allowed him to have the freedoms he enjoys. Also, does he genuinely think that in 2015, no movie-going straight people could identify with someone who’s not “straight-acting” or white? Or is Emmerich merely revealing his own cisgender biases and projecting them onto a hypothetical audience, using “straight audiences” as an excuse?
i urge you all to support and promote Happy Birthday Marsha, being made by Reina Gossett and Sasha Wortzel of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project and starring trans women of colour. They are still raising funds for post production so go to www.happybirthdaymarsha.com and
to sponsor them! I really want more people to see this film and this campaign offers the ideal opportunity to support the alternative and support trans filmmakers and non profits.
Cast:
Mya Taylor (Marsha P. Johnson)
Eve Lindley (Sylvia Rivera)
Cherno Biko (Andorra)
Rios O'Leary-Tagiuri (Bambi)
Grace Dunham (Junior)
with appearances by Silas Howard, Stefanie Rivera, Gabriel Foster, Miss Egyptt, Kate Borstein, Jimmy Camicia, Jay Toole and others.
