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The Aggressives

2005·Documentary·1h 15m
7.2
This acclaimed documentary – made by one of the fashion world's most sought after casting directors – picks up where "Paris Is Burning" left off, focusing on a group of six NYC lesbians who dress and identify as men, blurring the lines between butch dyke and trans-male identities.
Directed by Daniel Peddle
new york city
lgbt

Cast

Marquise Vilson
Marquise Vilson
Self
Chin Tsui
Chin Tsui
Self
Kisha Batista
Kisha Batista
Self
Trevon Haynes
Trevon Haynes
Self

Crew

Daniel Peddle
Daniel Peddle
Director
Daniel Peddle
Daniel Peddle
Director of Photography
Daniel Peddle
Daniel Peddle
Producer
Ryan Donowho
Ryan Donowho
Music

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The Aggressives
dykes are the best group of people on earth. 

i think that i have also struggled with my gender identity because lesbianism is inherently gender non conforming. obviously the black lesbian/stud experience is quite different than what ive personally experienced, and it was amazing seeing it depicted in this.

even with almost all of the people focused on in this documentary later coming out as transgender, i think its still such a perfect depiction of this aspect of being a lesbian.

despite being far less professional and polished than paris is burning (and very very dated), i love this. far from perfect but i dont care
dykes are the best group of people on earth. 

i think that i have also struggled with my gender identity because lesbianism is inherently gender non conforming. obviously the black lesbian/stud experience is quite different than what ive personally experienced, and it was amazing seeing it depicted in this.

even with almost all of the people focused on in this documentary later coming out as transgender, i think its still such a perfect depiction of this aspect of being a lesbian.

despite being far less professional and polished than paris is burning (and very very dated), i love this. far from perfect but i dont care
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Dre
Dre
The Aggressives
A very important documentary to archive a very important subculture of queerness (lesbianism especially), and very obviously 90s NYC lol
A very important documentary to archive a very important subculture of queerness (lesbianism especially), and very obviously 90s NYC lol
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nora
nora
The Aggressives
lesbianism is the most wonderful thing in the world
lesbianism is the most wonderful thing in the world
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clara
clara
The Aggressives
"it was just in me to be liking females"
"it was just in me to be liking females"
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kiyah
kiyah
The Aggressives
i see myself in all of them?
i see myself in all of them?
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