Transgender Film Draws Protests at Festival Site
By NATASHA LENNARD
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/transgender-film-draws-protests-at-festival-site/Transgender women and their supporters gathered outside Tribeca Cinemas Tuesday evening to demand the removal of what they called a transphobic film from the Tribeca Film Festival lineup.
The film, "Ticked-Off ->-bleeped-<-s With Knives," is described by its creator, Israel Luna, as an homage to 1970s exploitation films. But the inclusion of the word "->-bleeped-<-" — a pejorative, in some circles — in the title, and the film's satirical representation of transgender women, has offended many people.
Tuesday's protest, led by Media Advocates Giving Equality to Trans People, or Magnet, also highlighted Mr. Luna's use of the murder of Angie Zapata, an 18-year-old trans woman beaten to death in Colorado in 2008, in the film's advertising campaign.
