A new LGBT-themed movie is in the works and seeking donations, Vámonos, which takes on the interesting and underexplored area of misgendering, not just of trans people but of gay people too, and it’s looking at it through the lens of what clothes people are buried in.
It’s an issue that has raised its heads numerous times in recent years, particularly after the death of trans people, when their family chooses to bury them dressed as the sex they were assigned at birth rather than the one they lived as.
Vámonos ‘is a funny, touching, personal story about Hope, a gay latina that is mourning the death of her butch girlfriend, Mac. When Hope learns that Mac’s mother plans on burying her in a dress, Hope and her friends realize they must take matters into their own hands.’
The movie is seeking donations through its website and has also released an interesting short film, which asks people what clothes they would like to be buried in. You can take a look at it below.
“We just created this video asking various people what outfit they want to be buried in after they die to bring to light an issue within the LGBT community,” Director Marvin Bryan Lemus told Huffpo. “Some butch-identified women and trans men and women often are buried in clothes that doesn’t represent their identity because of family who either are unaware of the distinctions or whose religious beliefs lead them to turn a blind eye to the importance of one’s identity.”
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