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Salt Mines (The)

Country: USA, Language: English, 47 mins

  • Director: Susana Aikin

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In 1990, director Susana Aikin told the stories of three homeless Latina trans women she befriended, who were then living on Manhattan’s West Side piers and hustling to support their drug habits. THE SALT MINES aired on PBS and opened America’s eyes to this marginalized segment of society. One year later, one of Aiken’s subjects who had been diagnosed with HIV was given help by a church in exchange for renouncing her trans identity. This dramatic change is heartbreakingly depicted in Aikin’s infuriating THE TRANSFORMATION. Join Aikin and representatives from local trans activist organizations as we revisit these staggeringly powerful documentaries, and then discuss the obstacles that still exist for trans women of color today.


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