Life on Christopher St. is the first segment of Out in Manhattan. The film focuses on urban gay youth and their lives on the most popular gay strip in the world. This piece is an exposé on a rising subculture of Black and Latino gay youth born in the late 70’s to early 80’s, representing the Hip-Hop generation. The people portrayed in this segment maintain the aggressive hyper masculine image and attitude represented in the Hip-Hop culture, yet they are gay, thus contradicting the stereotypical image of homosexuals. Through the eyes of these males, known as “Homo thugs,” we see gay rappers, “Blood” gang members, pimps, and prostitutes in their struggle to maintain dignity as gay minorities.

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