Disclosure is a Netflix distributed documentary about Hollywood’s impact on the transgender community. Spearheaded by executive producer, Lavern Cox, this film goes deep into the history of the objectification, violence and bigotry against the trans community.
The historical context goes so much further back than I ever could have imagined. I was not terribly surprised but it was still troubling to see that the trans community has been made a mockery of since almost the beginning of film. The amount of research and visual examples provided within this documentary is astounding. It was very eye opening to me, to see from a different perspective, how offensive so many popular movies, which were embraced by the masses, including myself as a child, like Mrs. Doubtfire and Ace Ventura Pet Detective, were so incredibly offensive to the trans community. It was also interesting to see the history behind Black male comedians in drag and how that influenced an entire culture to point and laugh at this marginalized community. To see just how much movies and television shows influenced the hate culture around transgendered people was saddening.
This documentary does a really great job at making you check your own thoughts and feelings. It also encourages you to seek out the impactful trans content that is already out there and may have previously been overlooked. It also encourages empathy, optimism for the changes already made and hopefully helps to push the agenda further as there is still more work do to be done towards equality and fair treatment, not only in the entertainment industry but also throughout the world.
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