1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:13,638 --> 00:00:14,597 [yells] 4 00:00:16,850 --> 00:00:17,684 [grunts] 5 00:00:17,767 --> 00:00:18,601 Fuck! 6 00:00:20,353 --> 00:00:21,312 [groans] 7 00:00:23,231 --> 00:00:25,442 Skateboarding has gotten me through 8 00:00:25,525 --> 00:00:27,694 everything I've ever experienced in my life. 9 00:00:29,112 --> 00:00:32,657 People are like, "Are you Lacey Baker?" And I'm like, "Yeah." 10 00:00:32,741 --> 00:00:34,200 -[skateboards popping] -[chuckles] 11 00:00:34,284 --> 00:00:35,535 It's pretty crazy. 12 00:00:36,536 --> 00:00:39,164 I fully can't even, like, look at footage of me 13 00:00:39,247 --> 00:00:42,125 from, like, age 13 to, like, 18. 14 00:00:43,001 --> 00:00:47,922 Lacey Baker was this fucking person that got put together 15 00:00:48,006 --> 00:00:50,467 by just the world around me. 16 00:00:50,550 --> 00:00:51,801 [crowd cheering] 17 00:00:51,885 --> 00:00:53,928 I had to, like, become this person 18 00:00:54,971 --> 00:00:57,974 and then having all of my dreams riding on that. 19 00:00:58,975 --> 00:01:00,727 How could somebody not choose that? 20 00:01:00,810 --> 00:01:03,646 [inspiring music playing] 21 00:01:34,677 --> 00:01:37,680 [sportscaster 1] She's been a dominant force in women's skateboarding 22 00:01:37,764 --> 00:01:39,182 for a very long time. 23 00:01:41,267 --> 00:01:44,270 [sportscaster 2] You just don't see anybody else doing what Baker's doing. 24 00:01:44,354 --> 00:01:47,273 [sportscaster 3] Lacey Baker's first ever gold medal. 25 00:01:47,357 --> 00:01:49,526 [sportscaster 4] Seven X Games medals. 26 00:01:50,735 --> 00:01:54,739 Super Crown champion 2016 and 2017. 27 00:01:54,823 --> 00:01:57,117 A legend in women's skateboarding. 28 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,786 [crowd cheering] 29 00:01:59,869 --> 00:02:03,081 [inspiring music continues] 30 00:02:18,721 --> 00:02:20,306 [music fades out] 31 00:02:21,266 --> 00:02:24,310 [skateboard wheels rattling] 32 00:02:26,688 --> 00:02:27,564 [sniffles] 33 00:02:34,028 --> 00:02:34,904 [exhales] 34 00:02:39,868 --> 00:02:41,202 [skateboard thuds] 35 00:02:41,286 --> 00:02:43,955 [skater] Do you think you could, uh, drop in on here 36 00:02:44,038 --> 00:02:48,168 and do like two kickflips before you… before you got to there? 37 00:02:48,251 --> 00:02:50,461 Oh my God. Okay, challenge accepted. 38 00:02:50,545 --> 00:02:53,715 Have you ever tried that in like a… in like a ramp 39 00:02:53,798 --> 00:02:56,384 where you try to drop in and do a trick on the flatbottom? 40 00:02:56,467 --> 00:02:59,679 -[chuckling] No. -It's like a recipe for disaster. [laughs] 41 00:02:59,762 --> 00:03:02,557 -[skateboard pops] -[chuckles] 42 00:03:02,640 --> 00:03:03,474 Okay. 43 00:03:07,437 --> 00:03:09,230 [Baker] I really became obsessed with skating 44 00:03:09,314 --> 00:03:11,816 once I started trying to land a kickflip. 45 00:03:11,900 --> 00:03:12,775 What is happening? 46 00:03:12,859 --> 00:03:17,155 I remember when I finally landed it, my whole world just, like, exploded. 47 00:03:17,238 --> 00:03:19,157 It was so like-- Just that feeling. 48 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:21,910 And I still get that feeling whenever I learn a new trick. 49 00:03:21,993 --> 00:03:23,119 It never goes away. 50 00:03:26,122 --> 00:03:28,833 -[cameraman chuckles] -I fucking did a front crook! 51 00:03:28,917 --> 00:03:29,918 [cameraman chuckles] 52 00:03:32,587 --> 00:03:34,422 Oh my God! [laughs] 53 00:03:35,298 --> 00:03:36,799 [cameraman chuckles] 54 00:03:36,883 --> 00:03:40,386 The last time I tried that shit, I was like 16 at Westco Park. 55 00:03:40,470 --> 00:03:41,804 -Just… Whoom! -[cameraman] Yeah. 56 00:03:41,888 --> 00:03:44,849 And then I was like, "Nope. I'm not doing that trick in my life." 57 00:03:44,933 --> 00:03:46,935 -Oh my God. -Yeah. 58 00:03:47,518 --> 00:03:49,270 -What, did you get rub in it? -Yeah. 59 00:03:49,354 --> 00:03:50,188 [both chuckle] 60 00:03:50,271 --> 00:03:53,900 [sportscaster 1] Skateboarding hits the big stage in Tokyo. 61 00:03:53,983 --> 00:03:57,153 [sportscaster 2] Right. Skateboarding is finally coming to the Olympics. 62 00:03:57,737 --> 00:03:59,906 [sportscaster 3] It's a substantial milestone for a sport 63 00:03:59,989 --> 00:04:03,576 that 25 years ago was considered anything but mainstream. 64 00:04:03,660 --> 00:04:05,453 -[indistinct chatter] -[gentle music playing] 65 00:04:06,037 --> 00:04:07,538 -How's it going? -Good. Good to see you. 66 00:04:07,622 --> 00:04:08,665 Yeah, you too. 67 00:04:08,748 --> 00:04:10,541 -[skater] How you doing? -Good. How are you? 68 00:04:10,625 --> 00:04:12,335 -You been good? -[Baker] What's up? 69 00:04:13,628 --> 00:04:14,629 [audience clapping] 70 00:04:14,712 --> 00:04:20,051 So we're here today for the USA National Team announcement. 71 00:04:20,134 --> 00:04:22,345 These skaters, through their own dedication 72 00:04:22,428 --> 00:04:24,264 to something that they love, 73 00:04:24,347 --> 00:04:25,765 have now provided themselves 74 00:04:25,848 --> 00:04:28,851 an opportunity to get the Olympics in Tokyo 2020. 75 00:04:29,477 --> 00:04:32,355 [Baker] It's the first time skateboarding ever has been in the Olympics, 76 00:04:32,438 --> 00:04:34,190 so I want to make it there. 77 00:04:35,566 --> 00:04:38,444 [Jenn] Still can't really believe it to see how far skateboarding has come. 78 00:04:38,528 --> 00:04:41,239 So this even being an opportunity is insane. 79 00:04:41,322 --> 00:04:43,032 [Josh] Alexis Sablone. 80 00:04:43,116 --> 00:04:44,575 [audience cheering] 81 00:04:44,659 --> 00:04:47,328 [Alexis] It's the ultimate competition. It's a huge honor. 82 00:04:47,412 --> 00:04:50,790 So yeah, I mean, I think I would regret it forever 83 00:04:50,873 --> 00:04:53,376 if I didn't try as hard as I could to get there. 84 00:04:54,210 --> 00:04:55,044 But it's weird, 85 00:04:55,128 --> 00:04:58,923 and how it will change skateboarding is a question mark. 86 00:04:59,632 --> 00:05:02,010 [Josh] Next up, Lacey Baker. 87 00:05:02,093 --> 00:05:05,346 [all cheering] 88 00:05:07,307 --> 00:05:09,767 Another veteran of the women's contest scene. 89 00:05:09,851 --> 00:05:11,686 [Baker] It's a pretty historic event. 90 00:05:11,769 --> 00:05:14,731 Lacey has been seen putting it down for years. 91 00:05:14,814 --> 00:05:17,066 [Baker] You have to qualify to make it, 92 00:05:17,734 --> 00:05:19,736 so there's gonna be a lot of competing. 93 00:05:20,278 --> 00:05:21,696 It just makes me feel nervous. 94 00:05:21,779 --> 00:05:23,781 So, congratulations. 95 00:05:23,865 --> 00:05:25,158 -Yay. -[audience cheering] 96 00:05:25,241 --> 00:05:26,075 Thanks. 97 00:05:26,159 --> 00:05:27,910 [Josh] …see what you're gonna do. 98 00:05:27,994 --> 00:05:33,249 These are your 2019 USA Skateboarding Women's National Team. 99 00:05:33,333 --> 00:05:35,752 -[audience continues cheering] -[camera shutter clicks] 100 00:05:35,835 --> 00:05:36,669 Thank you. 101 00:05:38,921 --> 00:05:41,924 [man] I definitely saw Leo as very talented early on. 102 00:05:42,008 --> 00:05:44,761 You could tell that there was… there was a determination there 103 00:05:44,844 --> 00:05:47,055 that was beyond his years. 104 00:05:47,138 --> 00:05:49,640 [inspiring music playing] 105 00:05:49,724 --> 00:05:51,976 [Alexis] Lee is one of the most skilled people 106 00:05:52,060 --> 00:05:53,186 on a skateboard. 107 00:05:53,269 --> 00:05:56,606 They do riskier tricks that are, for most of us, like, 108 00:05:56,689 --> 00:05:58,274 no one can do that first try. 109 00:05:58,358 --> 00:06:00,318 No one's trying to do that in a competition. 110 00:06:01,986 --> 00:06:03,279 [audience cheers] 111 00:06:04,322 --> 00:06:06,866 [man 2] There's a lot of confidence in the tricks, 112 00:06:06,949 --> 00:06:09,744 but also, there's a lot of technical skill 113 00:06:09,827 --> 00:06:13,748 threading tricks together, like, one really powerful flip trick 114 00:06:13,831 --> 00:06:16,125 and then a really hard manual trick. 115 00:06:16,626 --> 00:06:18,836 It's a very specific style of skateboarding, 116 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:22,590 and it's one that requires crazy perseverance. 117 00:06:24,425 --> 00:06:26,511 [skater] Leo's consistent because he practices a lot. 118 00:06:27,970 --> 00:06:29,847 Seeing him try a trick for two hours, 119 00:06:29,931 --> 00:06:32,392 it's kind of inspiring to see someone skate like that. 120 00:06:34,227 --> 00:06:36,479 You have to have mind and skill. 121 00:06:36,562 --> 00:06:38,940 Like, you have to be one with your board, 122 00:06:39,023 --> 00:06:42,110 so you can flip it, catch it, land in the manual, 123 00:06:42,193 --> 00:06:43,861 -and then flip it back out. -[filmer] Whoo! 124 00:06:44,404 --> 00:06:48,366 [Neen] You know? And that takes a lot of mind power. That's like what Lee does. 125 00:06:49,992 --> 00:06:51,744 [Josh] We're looking forward to watching 126 00:06:51,828 --> 00:06:54,080 their level of skating continue to increase. 127 00:06:54,747 --> 00:06:56,582 -I love you. -I love you too, Mom. 128 00:06:56,666 --> 00:06:58,876 -[Josh] On with the guys. -All right. That's for you. 129 00:06:59,502 --> 00:07:03,423 -Yay, another for me. -Yeah, that prize is for Mom right there. 130 00:07:03,506 --> 00:07:04,382 [audience cheers] 131 00:07:04,465 --> 00:07:06,551 [Leo] It would be really special for a person like me 132 00:07:06,634 --> 00:07:09,470 just to be visibly queer on such a global scale, 133 00:07:10,138 --> 00:07:12,390 but also, being trans, 134 00:07:12,473 --> 00:07:16,060 I feel really out of place, um, in that setting. 135 00:07:16,894 --> 00:07:20,314 -[dog barking] -[gentle music playing] 136 00:07:26,195 --> 00:07:27,321 Hi. 137 00:07:31,409 --> 00:07:32,577 [food sizzling in pan] 138 00:07:32,660 --> 00:07:34,370 [Leo] You know what I was thinking about? 139 00:07:34,454 --> 00:07:37,748 Putting a desk in here and making that into a living room. 140 00:07:38,541 --> 00:07:40,209 [sighs] The never-ending… 141 00:07:40,293 --> 00:07:43,129 [chuckles] …home-improvement project. 142 00:07:43,212 --> 00:07:46,132 Well, here's why it's an improvement, because I think it'd be… 143 00:07:46,215 --> 00:07:48,009 [Leo] It's really important to be with someone 144 00:07:48,092 --> 00:07:49,927 who, like, really understands you. 145 00:07:50,428 --> 00:07:53,556 Mel is one of the most kind, loving, and supportive people 146 00:07:53,639 --> 00:07:55,308 I've ever met in my life. 147 00:07:55,391 --> 00:07:57,560 Wait, so we'd get rid of your desk. 148 00:07:57,643 --> 00:08:00,438 Well, my desk is an amplifier with a piece of wood on it. 149 00:08:00,521 --> 00:08:02,607 -So, that's not really a desk. -[both chuckle] 150 00:08:02,690 --> 00:08:05,735 -Okay. And then… -[chuckling continues] 151 00:08:05,818 --> 00:08:07,695 [Mel] I'm not involved in the skate world at all, 152 00:08:07,778 --> 00:08:10,281 and until I met Lee, I didn't know anything. 153 00:08:10,364 --> 00:08:12,325 But we had so much fun together. 154 00:08:12,408 --> 00:08:15,328 He was just really easy to get close with immediately. 155 00:08:15,411 --> 00:08:17,371 [Donna] There. You think you're gonna come? 156 00:08:17,455 --> 00:08:19,081 Yeah, Lee will be there. 157 00:08:20,082 --> 00:08:24,337 [clears throat] I think I get in on… maybe like the first. 158 00:08:24,879 --> 00:08:27,798 Because I have to shoot, um, a skate video thing. 159 00:08:27,882 --> 00:08:31,260 And then… then it's just the contest weekend, so… 160 00:08:31,761 --> 00:08:33,513 [Donna] You're coming in on the 26th-- 161 00:08:33,596 --> 00:08:36,390 [Leo] In the industry, I've always been known as Lacey Baker. 162 00:08:36,474 --> 00:08:40,394 With close friends and family, I prefer to be called Leo. 163 00:08:40,478 --> 00:08:41,771 -[sirens wailing] -[dog barking] 164 00:08:41,854 --> 00:08:44,440 Not a lot of people know that, especially in the industry, 165 00:08:44,524 --> 00:08:46,192 just because it's like… 166 00:08:47,068 --> 00:08:49,111 I mean, I don't know why. I… [sighs] 167 00:08:49,820 --> 00:08:53,824 It's a process that I'm going through and like discovering myself and… 168 00:08:55,034 --> 00:08:56,702 I don't know. Fuck. I don't know. 169 00:08:56,786 --> 00:09:03,042 The industry is just a big… thing, like, for people to know about that. 170 00:09:03,125 --> 00:09:04,001 I don't know. 171 00:09:06,587 --> 00:09:09,590 [Mel] When I met Leo, I asked what pronouns he preferred. 172 00:09:09,674 --> 00:09:12,510 [ticket machine whirring, beeps] 173 00:09:12,593 --> 00:09:18,140 And he kind of nervously responded quickly, like, "Uh, she/her is fine." 174 00:09:20,560 --> 00:09:23,062 He was like, "No one's ever asked me that before." 175 00:09:24,021 --> 00:09:26,023 [Leo] Like, I just was, like, avoidant. 176 00:09:26,524 --> 00:09:29,151 But literally, the next day, it was like, "Actually…" 177 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:34,240 She was just like, "Yeah, I'm queer. I get it." 178 00:09:35,825 --> 00:09:39,453 To have space to explore those things about myself 179 00:09:39,537 --> 00:09:42,456 alongside somebody who, like, really understands, 180 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:45,293 it was like immediate freedom. 181 00:09:45,376 --> 00:09:48,838 -[indistinct chatter] -[chuckles] 182 00:09:50,464 --> 00:09:52,800 [Mel] There was one night where he opened up 183 00:09:52,883 --> 00:09:54,385 and just poured everything out to me… 184 00:09:54,468 --> 00:09:56,220 [indistinct announcement over PA] 185 00:09:56,304 --> 00:09:58,931 …telling me that he was trans and he's known for a really long time 186 00:09:59,015 --> 00:10:00,975 but just sort of, like, pushed it down. 187 00:10:06,147 --> 00:10:09,442 It would be impossible for him to come out because of his career. 188 00:10:10,443 --> 00:10:14,655 And he has to choose between being his authentic self 189 00:10:14,739 --> 00:10:17,033 and his career that he's worked so hard for. 190 00:10:18,784 --> 00:10:20,286 [audience cheers] 191 00:10:20,369 --> 00:10:23,706 [Leo] It got to a point for me where I felt like I'm living a split life. 192 00:10:23,789 --> 00:10:27,418 [audience cheering] 193 00:10:28,085 --> 00:10:32,506 I know in what space I'm gonna be Lacey and when I can just be me. 194 00:10:35,051 --> 00:10:37,553 [producer] You afraid of some sort of backlash? 195 00:10:39,513 --> 00:10:40,389 [inhales] 196 00:10:49,190 --> 00:10:50,524 [inhales] 197 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:53,611 -[sighs] -[footsteps tapping away] 198 00:10:55,363 --> 00:10:57,448 [cameraman] Smile for us, sweet ladies. 199 00:10:57,531 --> 00:10:59,659 [indistinct chatter] 200 00:11:01,202 --> 00:11:02,870 [cameraman] Right there. Right there. 201 00:11:04,830 --> 00:11:06,999 Nice. Oh, fix the jacket so I can see the Nike. 202 00:11:07,083 --> 00:11:08,834 Real quick, for your team. 203 00:11:08,918 --> 00:11:11,253 -Team official headshot right there. -[camera beeping] 204 00:11:11,337 --> 00:11:13,172 Right. You work it. 205 00:11:13,255 --> 00:11:16,467 [Alexis] Lee is a good friend of mine that I've known for years 206 00:11:16,550 --> 00:11:20,721 but is also internationally known and respected as someone else. 207 00:11:20,805 --> 00:11:24,100 So it's confusing if I'm talking about "Lee" and "he." 208 00:11:24,183 --> 00:11:28,646 I don't want them to, like, miss out on the credit 209 00:11:28,729 --> 00:11:31,357 of, like… [chuckles] …their reputation, basically. 210 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:33,359 -Turn around. -[camera shutter clicks] 211 00:11:34,694 --> 00:11:37,488 -[Leo] Sick. -[producer] All right, girls. Yes, girls. 212 00:11:37,571 --> 00:11:38,906 All right. Right there. 213 00:11:38,989 --> 00:11:41,742 [Alexis] I can't really imagine how it feels for Lee. 214 00:11:41,826 --> 00:11:43,619 I mean, even for me, it's just like, 215 00:11:43,703 --> 00:11:46,956 "Okay, ladies." Like, it doesn't fit what you're doing. 216 00:11:47,748 --> 00:11:48,708 [camera shutter clicks] 217 00:11:48,791 --> 00:11:51,627 It feels like you're… been put in this category, 218 00:11:51,711 --> 00:11:54,672 the ladies category. You're like, "No, we're just skateboarders." 219 00:11:54,755 --> 00:11:57,800 -[photographer] Give me some… Work it. -[camera shutter clicks] 220 00:11:57,883 --> 00:11:59,635 I don't want to work it. [chuckles] 221 00:11:59,719 --> 00:12:03,139 [photographer] AZ, can you make her smile? Someone make her smile. 222 00:12:03,806 --> 00:12:05,599 -Come on, make her smile. -[producer] Yes! 223 00:12:05,683 --> 00:12:08,686 [Leo] So, right now, there's a lot of emphasis on the Olympics. 224 00:12:08,769 --> 00:12:09,770 [Leo sighs] 225 00:12:10,938 --> 00:12:13,816 And that is so far off from where skateboarding came from. 226 00:12:14,900 --> 00:12:16,527 [skater] Slow down! Slow down! 227 00:12:16,610 --> 00:12:19,155 [gentle music playing] 228 00:12:20,489 --> 00:12:21,407 [groans] 229 00:12:25,578 --> 00:12:26,871 [chuckles] 230 00:12:26,954 --> 00:12:29,957 [Alexis] When I started skating in the '90s, 231 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:31,000 if you told somebody 232 00:12:31,083 --> 00:12:33,753 that skateboarding was gonna be in the Olympics right now, 233 00:12:33,836 --> 00:12:36,380 they would laugh in your face and walk away, you know? 234 00:12:36,464 --> 00:12:38,340 You didn't even call yourself an athlete. 235 00:12:38,424 --> 00:12:41,802 Skateboarding was not a sport. It's like the anti-jock. 236 00:12:41,886 --> 00:12:45,639 It's for everybody. It's a lot more than how it's gonna appear on TV. 237 00:12:46,682 --> 00:12:49,894 [Leo] We were skating because we love it so much… 238 00:12:49,977 --> 00:12:52,855 [chuckles, groans] 239 00:12:52,938 --> 00:12:54,607 …not to win contests. 240 00:12:58,944 --> 00:13:02,990 [scoffs] Getting… getting schooled by, like, a 15-year-old. 241 00:13:03,073 --> 00:13:05,534 That time period in our lives, when we were all young, 242 00:13:05,618 --> 00:13:06,952 and there was no money in it, 243 00:13:07,036 --> 00:13:10,122 and we were just skateboarding 'cause we loved it was super special. 244 00:13:10,915 --> 00:13:12,124 Whoo! 245 00:13:13,292 --> 00:13:14,794 Ah! Whoo! 246 00:13:14,877 --> 00:13:16,504 [Leo] What do you think of that? 247 00:13:16,587 --> 00:13:18,631 -Wonderful. Yeah. -[Leo] Pretty good? 248 00:13:18,714 --> 00:13:21,675 -Very good. They're experts. -[Leo chuckles] 249 00:13:21,759 --> 00:13:26,555 I thought it was only for boys, you know, but I never saw girls doing it. 250 00:13:26,639 --> 00:13:27,598 [Leo chuckles] 251 00:13:27,681 --> 00:13:30,684 That was it. I mean, we're just like little skaters. 252 00:13:31,268 --> 00:13:33,437 -[Leo] What are you doing? -[speaks indistinctly] 253 00:13:33,521 --> 00:13:35,105 [rock music plays through headphones] 254 00:13:35,189 --> 00:13:37,733 It's funny because I didn't speak English. 255 00:13:37,817 --> 00:13:41,153 And then, the only way we could communicate 256 00:13:41,237 --> 00:13:43,989 was, like, punching each other. [chuckles] 257 00:13:44,073 --> 00:13:46,450 So that's… that's how we became friends. 258 00:13:46,534 --> 00:13:48,661 [all chuckling] 259 00:13:50,162 --> 00:13:50,996 [filmer] Whoo! 260 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:52,081 [indistinct chatter] 261 00:13:52,164 --> 00:13:55,417 -[Leo] So, what are you doing, Vanessa? -Some fucking shit, dude. 262 00:13:55,501 --> 00:13:59,547 Our generation was just all about going out and skating and learning tricks. 263 00:14:01,298 --> 00:14:03,217 -[Leo] Yes! -[clapping, whistles] 264 00:14:05,302 --> 00:14:07,263 [Vanessa] And now there's an objective. 265 00:14:07,346 --> 00:14:10,724 And with the Olympics, it's like, "Gold." 266 00:14:13,477 --> 00:14:16,522 So, are you doing two decimal, or is it on a one to ten? 267 00:14:16,605 --> 00:14:20,609 Um, for the park, it will be, uh, zero to a hundred. 268 00:14:20,693 --> 00:14:21,902 -Okay, so… -Two decimals. 269 00:14:21,986 --> 00:14:24,697 -[Josh] Street should be one decimal. -[Vanessa] One to ten, yeah. 270 00:14:24,780 --> 00:14:25,781 That's rad, though. 271 00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:30,286 It breaks down all the logistics literally right there underneath, like, each rider. 272 00:14:30,369 --> 00:14:32,580 You guys know the rules for the trick counting? 273 00:14:32,663 --> 00:14:35,165 -If you're in a transition, it counts. -[skater] Yeah. 274 00:14:35,249 --> 00:14:38,502 Um, if you haven't tapped your tail on a street trick, it doesn't count. 275 00:14:40,921 --> 00:14:42,256 [audience cheering] 276 00:14:42,339 --> 00:14:44,508 Olympics is honestly a language 277 00:14:44,592 --> 00:14:47,761 that I don't think any of us know as skateboarders. 278 00:14:51,098 --> 00:14:52,391 That makes our job really hard, 279 00:14:53,183 --> 00:14:55,477 because it's like, you have a technical trick 280 00:14:56,562 --> 00:15:00,357 and then you just have this fucking massive carcass toss thing. 281 00:15:00,441 --> 00:15:03,444 You know what I mean? So it's like, how do they measure up? 282 00:15:04,028 --> 00:15:07,615 You need to be pushing boundaries of skateboarding and what is possible. 283 00:15:07,698 --> 00:15:09,033 -[clapping] -[upbeat music playing] 284 00:15:09,116 --> 00:15:13,245 [Josh] Thank you guys for coming out. Super proud to see where we're headed 285 00:15:13,329 --> 00:15:15,497 in this road to Tokyo 2020. 286 00:15:15,581 --> 00:15:19,919 ♪ Electricity Put it through the concrete ♪ 287 00:15:23,380 --> 00:15:24,214 ♪ Big shot… ♪ 288 00:15:24,298 --> 00:15:28,844 At its core, skateboarding is so difficult… [chuckles] 289 00:15:28,928 --> 00:15:31,597 …that anyone that can do it gets the respect. 290 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:36,060 -[audience cheering] -[announcer speaking indistinctly] 291 00:15:36,143 --> 00:15:37,811 [crowd] Aw! 292 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:40,898 Today, you can pick up a basketball, and you can make a hoop. 293 00:15:41,857 --> 00:15:44,944 I guarantee you would not be able to ollie in one day. 294 00:15:45,444 --> 00:15:47,947 They should be Olympians. They should have gold medals. 295 00:15:48,489 --> 00:15:51,408 The narrative I hate is that we're lucky to be there. 296 00:15:51,492 --> 00:15:53,744 Like, pfft. "You're lucky to have us there." 297 00:15:53,827 --> 00:15:55,579 [upbeat music playing] 298 00:15:55,663 --> 00:15:59,667 ♪ All-night reverie Melting in the city heat ♪ 299 00:16:01,460 --> 00:16:04,463 Really solid. Had a great mix. Skated the whole course. 300 00:16:04,546 --> 00:16:06,507 She got some flip tricks, skated the rails. 301 00:16:06,590 --> 00:16:07,883 The whole kit and caboodle. 302 00:16:08,968 --> 00:16:10,052 -How's that? -Good. 303 00:16:11,261 --> 00:16:13,430 [Mimi] The stakes are higher than they've ever been. 304 00:16:14,306 --> 00:16:15,182 Yeah! 305 00:16:15,265 --> 00:16:18,060 [Mimi] The competition is stronger than it's ever been. 306 00:16:19,103 --> 00:16:21,855 Ultimately, who has the best overall top scores 307 00:16:21,939 --> 00:16:23,148 stays on the team. 308 00:16:26,735 --> 00:16:28,696 [man in audience] Yeah. What's up, boy? 309 00:16:32,324 --> 00:16:33,534 [sighs] 310 00:16:35,828 --> 00:16:37,621 [chuckles] 311 00:16:37,705 --> 00:16:41,208 I really can't, like, afford in this moment 312 00:16:41,291 --> 00:16:45,337 to, like, get surgery and not be able to skate, so… 313 00:16:46,213 --> 00:16:49,383 They're being asked to do something that's never been done before. 314 00:16:49,466 --> 00:16:52,594 It's like we used to just have these contests that are just spread out 315 00:16:52,678 --> 00:16:56,098 maybe three, four times a year, you know? 316 00:16:56,181 --> 00:17:00,561 And now we have a set schedule that's one back-to-back contest. 317 00:17:00,644 --> 00:17:02,604 Even when you're skating these contests, 318 00:17:02,688 --> 00:17:07,359 you still have to focus on working out, physical therapy. Everything is work. 319 00:17:07,443 --> 00:17:09,153 [Mimi] It's a lot to adjust to. 320 00:17:09,236 --> 00:17:12,072 Even more so for the people that have been in this for a while. 321 00:17:13,365 --> 00:17:17,119 [Leo sighs] Definitely getting through this year of competition 322 00:17:17,202 --> 00:17:18,829 is just gonna be like, 323 00:17:18,912 --> 00:17:23,208 all of my focus and energy on, like, my physical strength, 324 00:17:23,292 --> 00:17:27,004 my mental health, and, like, my ability to skate. 325 00:17:27,087 --> 00:17:29,006 [audience clapping] 326 00:17:30,132 --> 00:17:34,219 The impact of making it to the Olympics would be pretty big, 327 00:17:34,845 --> 00:17:38,057 and I'm in a position where I could potentially make it there. 328 00:17:39,058 --> 00:17:40,309 -Yeah! -Yes! 329 00:17:40,392 --> 00:17:42,644 -And that is time right there. -Amazing. 330 00:17:42,728 --> 00:17:44,855 [Mimi] Lee is a pioneer in the space. 331 00:17:44,938 --> 00:17:46,565 Hands down, Lee earned this spot. 332 00:17:47,191 --> 00:17:50,235 [Vanessa] Lee is one of the hardest-working people that I know. 333 00:17:51,737 --> 00:17:53,906 I would love to see… 334 00:17:56,408 --> 00:17:57,451 them get there. 335 00:17:57,534 --> 00:18:00,037 I think that they're totally capable of doing it. 336 00:18:03,499 --> 00:18:07,461 The question is, is their heart in it? You know what I mean? 337 00:18:08,337 --> 00:18:12,007 [announcer speaking indistinctly] 338 00:18:16,512 --> 00:18:19,264 -[indistinct chatter] -[dog barking] 339 00:18:23,727 --> 00:18:25,354 [Leo exhales] 340 00:18:26,271 --> 00:18:28,190 [Leo] Things occurred to me very late, 341 00:18:29,441 --> 00:18:32,778 which is surprising, considering that I can look back on that 342 00:18:32,861 --> 00:18:34,780 and be like, "Oh yeah, all that was there." 343 00:18:35,739 --> 00:18:37,866 And when I was younger, I remember just being like, 344 00:18:37,950 --> 00:18:39,535 "No, like, I'm a boy." 345 00:18:39,618 --> 00:18:40,702 It's like I knew that 346 00:18:41,662 --> 00:18:47,167 and then it got lost in the fucking ether of, like, capitalism. 347 00:18:47,668 --> 00:18:49,670 [audience cheering] 348 00:18:50,546 --> 00:18:54,216 [Sam] Lee, for years, was the star of women's skating. 349 00:18:54,299 --> 00:18:57,094 [inspiring music playing] 350 00:18:57,177 --> 00:19:01,265 Anything that was being said about Lee, it was like, "Female, female, female." 351 00:19:02,182 --> 00:19:04,059 And they just, like, branded him. 352 00:19:06,103 --> 00:19:07,896 [Leo] Lacey Baker, long blond hair. 353 00:19:07,980 --> 00:19:09,898 They just associated me with that, 354 00:19:09,982 --> 00:19:12,442 like that was some kind of trademark or something, 355 00:19:12,526 --> 00:19:14,319 but it's never what I wanted. 356 00:19:15,445 --> 00:19:19,283 I remember being in meetings, it was like a conversation amongst adults, 357 00:19:19,366 --> 00:19:22,369 of them being like, "All the way down to, like, the name." 358 00:19:22,452 --> 00:19:24,413 "Lacey Baker. It's so marketable." 359 00:19:24,496 --> 00:19:25,706 [girl] Hard flip. 360 00:19:26,582 --> 00:19:27,708 [all together] Ah! 361 00:19:27,791 --> 00:19:30,627 [Leo] "Well, you're on the girls' team. You have to wear girls' clothes." 362 00:19:30,711 --> 00:19:33,172 So, it was lots of pressure to dress more feminine, 363 00:19:33,255 --> 00:19:35,716 and that's when things started getting super uncomfortable. 364 00:19:36,466 --> 00:19:39,428 [Sam] I think it was something every company wanted him to do. 365 00:19:39,511 --> 00:19:42,514 "Dress this way. Be this way. You're a skater and a punk, 366 00:19:42,598 --> 00:19:44,516 but, like, don't be that weird." 367 00:19:46,435 --> 00:19:48,562 I would pay to, like, hear someone be like, 368 00:19:48,645 --> 00:19:51,732 "So here's the girl we're thinking you should be." 369 00:19:53,233 --> 00:19:55,319 [Leo] People were just seeing me as marketable, 370 00:19:55,402 --> 00:19:58,155 wearing all these women's clothes to sell a product. 371 00:19:58,822 --> 00:20:01,700 They're just like, "Oh, just change this one thing about yourself." 372 00:20:01,783 --> 00:20:03,702 "Just change this one thing." And I'm like, 373 00:20:03,785 --> 00:20:05,913 "If I change that, then I level up." 374 00:20:06,955 --> 00:20:09,291 And I'm just like, "This means I get to skate." 375 00:20:09,374 --> 00:20:11,210 I mean, I was so young. 376 00:20:11,293 --> 00:20:12,711 How could I even see? 377 00:20:15,297 --> 00:20:17,674 [door hinge creaks] 378 00:20:17,758 --> 00:20:18,717 [exhales] 379 00:20:19,218 --> 00:20:21,136 [chuckles] 380 00:20:21,220 --> 00:20:23,513 -[Leo] What are you doing? -[Mel] Putting socks on. 381 00:20:23,597 --> 00:20:25,557 Thinking about stealing one of your shirts. 382 00:20:25,641 --> 00:20:26,808 [Leo] Okay, go ahead. 383 00:20:28,393 --> 00:20:29,228 Maybe this one. 384 00:20:29,311 --> 00:20:31,104 [Leo] That one's dirty, but you can wear it. 385 00:20:31,188 --> 00:20:32,981 [sniffs] Mmm. 386 00:20:33,065 --> 00:20:36,652 [Mel] When he's at home, he's started to feel this acceptance 387 00:20:36,735 --> 00:20:39,279 within the queer community, like, "I can be who I am," 388 00:20:39,363 --> 00:20:41,198 and then goes to work 389 00:20:41,281 --> 00:20:44,284 or goes to shoot a video or travel to do a contest or whatever, 390 00:20:44,368 --> 00:20:46,578 -and there's so much emphasis… -[cheering] 391 00:20:46,662 --> 00:20:49,748 …on the fact that he's a "female" skater. 392 00:20:51,500 --> 00:20:56,797 And for someone's profession to focus around what your gender is, 393 00:20:57,381 --> 00:21:01,176 and you're not that gender, that's crazy. 394 00:21:02,719 --> 00:21:04,596 He's like, "I've worked my whole to get here." 395 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:07,099 "I'm finally able to support myself doing what I love, 396 00:21:07,182 --> 00:21:10,852 and I can't throw it away because I need to come out as trans." 397 00:21:11,979 --> 00:21:13,897 To see him go through this is… 398 00:21:14,606 --> 00:21:18,235 I can't do anything to fix it, and that, I think, is the hardest part. 399 00:21:18,902 --> 00:21:21,029 [silverware clanking] 400 00:21:25,742 --> 00:21:26,576 [food sizzles] 401 00:21:26,660 --> 00:21:29,288 [Leo] Right now, I'm on this journey of what's gonna work for me. 402 00:21:29,371 --> 00:21:31,415 I'm trying to be comfortable in my body. 403 00:21:33,500 --> 00:21:37,587 I'm 27 now, and it's been a long process to even get to this place, 404 00:21:37,671 --> 00:21:39,756 but I'm just at the beginning of the road still. 405 00:21:41,633 --> 00:21:43,176 If I was living a different life, 406 00:21:43,260 --> 00:21:45,762 I might just transition and move to a new city 407 00:21:45,846 --> 00:21:47,556 and live happily ever after. 408 00:21:48,432 --> 00:21:52,519 But I'm in a space where I have to have a conversation about it with the world, 409 00:21:53,478 --> 00:21:54,938 and I don't want to. 410 00:22:06,199 --> 00:22:07,868 This is my high school right here. 411 00:22:07,951 --> 00:22:10,912 When we had half days, we would skate behind this Albertsons. 412 00:22:10,996 --> 00:22:13,081 There's just, like, flat ground around there. 413 00:22:13,165 --> 00:22:15,542 We'd go and, like, skate after school sometimes. 414 00:22:15,625 --> 00:22:19,713 [Vanessa] Adolescence and skateboarding is, like, all about loading docks. 415 00:22:19,796 --> 00:22:22,841 -Dude, yeah. Kickflip everything. -[Vanessa] Let me see what I can… 416 00:22:22,924 --> 00:22:25,135 What's the highest thing that I can jump off of? 417 00:22:25,218 --> 00:22:27,888 Now it's, what's the lowest thing that I can skate? 418 00:22:27,971 --> 00:22:29,348 [Leo] Yeah, definitely. 419 00:22:32,684 --> 00:22:33,602 Hello? 420 00:22:34,519 --> 00:22:35,687 -Hey, Mom. -[Donna] Hi! 421 00:22:36,563 --> 00:22:38,023 -[Leo] Hi, Mama. -Hi. 422 00:22:38,106 --> 00:22:41,860 [both chuckle] 423 00:22:41,943 --> 00:22:43,904 -[Vanessa] Smells like home. -How are you? 424 00:22:43,987 --> 00:22:46,948 -[Vanessa] Hi. How are you doing? -I'm good. How are you? 425 00:22:47,032 --> 00:22:48,742 Oh, I love you so much. 426 00:22:48,825 --> 00:22:50,535 -[Vanessa] Good to see you. -[Donna] I missed you. 427 00:22:50,619 --> 00:22:52,871 [Vanessa] Well, it looks great in here, Ma. 428 00:22:52,954 --> 00:22:55,874 [Leo] Oh my God. There's so much stuff in here. Oh my God! 429 00:22:55,957 --> 00:22:57,918 -I can't believe this, dude. -[Vanessa] Oh my-- 430 00:22:58,001 --> 00:23:00,128 -Who in the… -I've known you this long. 431 00:23:00,212 --> 00:23:02,923 -[Vanessa] Babies. -[Leo] Dude, look at this poster. 432 00:23:03,507 --> 00:23:06,009 [Donna] That was your first poster you were ever put on. 433 00:23:06,551 --> 00:23:09,930 "Kickflips and fish sticks." Like, what is that? [chuckles] 434 00:23:11,723 --> 00:23:15,018 These are the shoes that Lacey was wearing 435 00:23:15,727 --> 00:23:20,357 when she made it into the semis at the Tampa Am in 2008. 436 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:22,317 -Wait, those are sick-ass shoes. -My mom-- 437 00:23:22,401 --> 00:23:25,570 Every time I heard people referring to him as Lee, 438 00:23:26,113 --> 00:23:30,158 I'm just like, "Why can't I do that?" It just… I want to do it so bad. 439 00:23:30,242 --> 00:23:32,202 -That is Evan. -[Leo] Oh my God, I need that. 440 00:23:32,285 --> 00:23:33,578 [chuckles] 441 00:23:34,287 --> 00:23:36,248 Because I know she's a boy. 442 00:23:37,833 --> 00:23:38,875 He's a boy. 443 00:23:40,210 --> 00:23:42,421 I will get it. I will. 444 00:23:42,504 --> 00:23:44,423 Who made this? Mom, who made this? 445 00:23:44,506 --> 00:23:46,299 -I have no idea. -It is elaborate. 446 00:23:46,383 --> 00:23:48,760 [Leo] Someone made a serious scrapbook. 447 00:23:48,844 --> 00:23:50,262 Look what it says on the back. 448 00:23:50,345 --> 00:23:51,513 -Skateboard Princess. -Wow. 449 00:23:51,596 --> 00:23:52,431 [chuckles] 450 00:23:52,514 --> 00:23:55,225 Dude. I should change my Instagram handle to this. 451 00:23:55,308 --> 00:23:56,226 [Vanessa] Yes. 452 00:24:02,441 --> 00:24:05,527 [indistinct chatter] 453 00:24:07,696 --> 00:24:11,158 Welcome to Northview High School's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. 454 00:24:11,241 --> 00:24:14,828 The first inductee epitomizes a Hall of Fame candidate. 455 00:24:14,911 --> 00:24:19,458 USA Skateboarding National Team member for the 2020 Olympics. 456 00:24:19,541 --> 00:24:21,668 Her accomplishments are staggering. 457 00:24:22,586 --> 00:24:23,712 [Leo] What's up? Yeah. 458 00:24:23,795 --> 00:24:26,006 -Thanks for having me. How you doing? -I'm doing well. 459 00:24:26,089 --> 00:24:28,175 -Cool. Nice to see you. -Congratulations on everything. 460 00:24:28,258 --> 00:24:29,176 Thanks so much. 461 00:24:29,926 --> 00:24:32,804 We're lucky. We don't have a lot of, uh, stand-out females, 462 00:24:32,888 --> 00:24:34,639 but the two we have… [exhales] 463 00:24:34,723 --> 00:24:35,807 …you and Tatiana… 464 00:24:35,891 --> 00:24:37,559 -Yeah. -Yeah. 465 00:24:37,642 --> 00:24:40,270 It's nice to have two world-class athletes around. 466 00:24:40,353 --> 00:24:43,356 -Cool, man, thanks. -Yeah. Have fun in the Olympics. 467 00:24:46,318 --> 00:24:47,360 [sighs] 468 00:24:49,279 --> 00:24:51,281 -[Donna] That was awkward. -[chuckles] 469 00:24:51,364 --> 00:24:52,782 I'm like, "Yeah…" 470 00:24:53,283 --> 00:24:54,451 [chuckles] 471 00:24:55,577 --> 00:24:58,246 It's just super awkward to be referred to as female. 472 00:24:58,330 --> 00:24:59,706 It just feels really weird. 473 00:25:00,207 --> 00:25:01,666 What do you think is in here? 474 00:25:01,750 --> 00:25:03,502 [both chuckle] 475 00:25:03,585 --> 00:25:06,755 [birds cawing] 476 00:25:13,970 --> 00:25:15,639 [chuckles] 477 00:25:15,722 --> 00:25:17,307 [Leo] Oh my God. So good to see you guys. 478 00:25:17,390 --> 00:25:20,101 -[man] I know. -Check it out. Look at you. 479 00:25:20,685 --> 00:25:23,605 [laughing] Oh fuck. That's so crazy. 480 00:25:23,688 --> 00:25:25,273 Aw, look how cute you were. 481 00:25:25,357 --> 00:25:29,402 You still are, but like, you were such a little cutie. 482 00:25:29,486 --> 00:25:33,323 Well, the shop wouldn't be anything if it wasn't for the actual skateboarders, 483 00:25:33,406 --> 00:25:34,991 and that's been a part of it. 484 00:25:35,075 --> 00:25:36,826 All the kids come in to hang out and stuff 485 00:25:36,910 --> 00:25:40,622 'cause there's, like, not many places to be around here in Covina. 486 00:25:40,705 --> 00:25:42,624 -Staying out of trouble's kind of hard. -Yeah. 487 00:25:42,707 --> 00:25:45,001 So this place gives you, like, more of a home, 488 00:25:45,085 --> 00:25:47,921 'cause us kids that skateboard come from broken homes, right? 489 00:25:48,713 --> 00:25:50,423 It's just like our family. 490 00:25:50,507 --> 00:25:52,717 Yeah. [chuckles] Yeah. 491 00:25:52,801 --> 00:25:54,344 [Donovon] Trying to make the most of it. 492 00:25:56,388 --> 00:25:58,515 That was always the thing about skateboarding. 493 00:25:59,266 --> 00:26:00,392 We would be able to go skate. 494 00:26:00,475 --> 00:26:03,103 We could forget about all the troubles we already have at home. 495 00:26:05,855 --> 00:26:08,149 [Leo] The Covina skateboarding community, 496 00:26:08,233 --> 00:26:10,735 that's what saved my life. 497 00:26:12,237 --> 00:26:14,906 [Donna] There was a lot of great times, and there was some good times, 498 00:26:14,990 --> 00:26:16,866 but there was some bad times. There was some… 499 00:26:16,950 --> 00:26:18,118 [inhales] 500 00:26:18,201 --> 00:26:20,537 …heartbreak along the way. 501 00:26:24,916 --> 00:26:26,626 I say I came out of the 1980s 502 00:26:26,710 --> 00:26:29,546 with three beautiful children and an addiction to meth. 503 00:26:30,046 --> 00:26:33,550 My mom and dad met in rehab. It's where I was conceived. 504 00:26:34,676 --> 00:26:37,053 [Donna] When I had Lacey, I was in treatment. 505 00:26:37,137 --> 00:26:40,223 And I got home, and not long after, I relapsed. 506 00:26:40,307 --> 00:26:41,474 And then, um, 507 00:26:42,100 --> 00:26:43,810 my sister had locked the door, 508 00:26:44,436 --> 00:26:46,730 and they said, "You can't have your babies." 509 00:26:49,107 --> 00:26:52,277 And I could hear Lacey behind the door, crying for me. 510 00:26:53,695 --> 00:26:56,865 Calling, "Mommy, Mommy." Banging on the door. 511 00:26:58,491 --> 00:27:00,660 I mean, how can I get that out of my head, ever? 512 00:27:03,663 --> 00:27:07,208 [Leo] I just feel like I missed out on so much time with my family. 513 00:27:08,793 --> 00:27:12,422 My dad was a rock star in bands and very talented. 514 00:27:12,922 --> 00:27:14,633 Also, he was a junkie. 515 00:27:15,634 --> 00:27:18,637 So, you know, it was a rocky road. 516 00:27:19,429 --> 00:27:22,432 It cut his life short. I mean, he died, like, young. 517 00:27:24,726 --> 00:27:27,395 [Donna] End up having to put them through foster care. 518 00:27:29,356 --> 00:27:31,399 [Leo] I think I was three years old, 519 00:27:31,483 --> 00:27:35,695 and I'd stand outside and watch my two foster brothers skate. 520 00:27:36,571 --> 00:27:39,574 I would skate all the time and try to learn how to kickflip. 521 00:27:41,409 --> 00:27:42,661 I love this photo. 522 00:27:42,744 --> 00:27:44,079 [Donna] Which one is that? 523 00:27:44,162 --> 00:27:47,123 Where it's my third birthday and you're there standing next to me. 524 00:27:47,207 --> 00:27:48,708 Helping you blow out the candles? 525 00:27:48,792 --> 00:27:50,919 [Leo] Yeah, and I'm like so little. 526 00:27:51,002 --> 00:27:52,671 -How cute am I? -Teeny tiny. 527 00:27:52,754 --> 00:27:54,339 -You were cute. -[chuckles] 528 00:27:54,964 --> 00:27:55,840 I know. 529 00:27:55,924 --> 00:28:00,470 My mom tried her absolute best to, like, get her shit together, 530 00:28:00,553 --> 00:28:01,429 and she did, you know? 531 00:28:01,513 --> 00:28:03,139 Camera real quick, Mom! Ah! 532 00:28:03,223 --> 00:28:06,017 [Donna] I'm videoing, taping, or whatever. 533 00:28:06,768 --> 00:28:09,270 My mom got us back, and so I was, like, living at home. 534 00:28:09,354 --> 00:28:10,605 Adjust. 535 00:28:10,689 --> 00:28:14,317 We hardly had anything, but, you know, she kept me skating 536 00:28:15,193 --> 00:28:16,528 because it made me happy. 537 00:28:16,611 --> 00:28:18,446 [announcer] She's got that one wired. 538 00:28:18,530 --> 00:28:21,157 [Leo] My mom would drive me to competitions once a month. 539 00:28:21,241 --> 00:28:24,911 -That was a majority of my teen years. -[Donna cheers] Lacey! 540 00:28:24,994 --> 00:28:26,371 [Leo] Then I got sponsored. 541 00:28:26,871 --> 00:28:29,332 -Oh wow. -These are all of the T-shirts. 542 00:28:29,916 --> 00:28:31,960 [Leo] Oh yeah, from… My mom collected all the T-shirts 543 00:28:32,043 --> 00:28:35,088 from the Damn Am and Tampa Am series anytime we'd go. 544 00:28:35,171 --> 00:28:37,173 This you got at a Super Girl, and you were like, 545 00:28:37,257 --> 00:28:40,343 "Yeah, no. I'm never gonna rock that stuff." 546 00:28:40,427 --> 00:28:41,720 [chuckles] Wow. 547 00:28:41,803 --> 00:28:44,556 [Donna] Like, nine months out of the year, we were on an airplane. 548 00:28:44,639 --> 00:28:48,309 It was hard having the responsibility sometime as being manager. 549 00:28:49,310 --> 00:28:51,146 Something would not go right over the weekend, 550 00:28:51,229 --> 00:28:52,731 and I'd get home and get a phone call. 551 00:28:52,814 --> 00:28:55,358 Like, "Why wasn't she wearing this and didn't have this on?" 552 00:28:55,442 --> 00:28:57,861 And that's where, I think, a lot of the tension came 553 00:28:57,944 --> 00:29:00,029 because I did find myself making sure, 554 00:29:00,113 --> 00:29:03,324 "Okay. You got stickers, right? You got your T-shirts, right? Got this?" 555 00:29:03,408 --> 00:29:05,869 And, God, I didn't wanna be that person. 556 00:29:05,952 --> 00:29:07,579 I didn't wanna be that mom. 557 00:29:09,038 --> 00:29:11,875 Because Ant and I went that day. We were all taking photos of you guys. 558 00:29:11,958 --> 00:29:15,086 [Leo] I had my dreams that I wanted to fulfill, 559 00:29:15,170 --> 00:29:18,298 but there was also my financial situation at home, like… 560 00:29:19,007 --> 00:29:21,301 My mom wasn't exactly thriving. 561 00:29:22,051 --> 00:29:25,054 She was, like, injured and, like, on workman's comp and shit. 562 00:29:25,138 --> 00:29:29,976 And so, like, a lot of the income was, like, on my skating. 563 00:29:30,059 --> 00:29:31,811 First big, grown-up trip. 564 00:29:31,895 --> 00:29:36,107 [Leo] In 2008, at the Maloof Money Cup, I won $25,000. 565 00:29:36,900 --> 00:29:38,318 That's what we lived on. 566 00:29:39,027 --> 00:29:41,029 [Alex] If Leo had a choice when they were younger, 567 00:29:41,112 --> 00:29:43,239 they would have never entered all these contests, 568 00:29:43,323 --> 00:29:45,325 but, up until recently, there wasn't an option 569 00:29:45,408 --> 00:29:48,286 for women skateboarders to have a career outside of competition. 570 00:29:50,789 --> 00:29:55,335 [Leo] No brands really took girls skating seriously for many years. 571 00:29:55,418 --> 00:29:58,838 So, it was like, if I win the one competition a year… 572 00:29:59,589 --> 00:30:00,423 [announcer] Okay… 573 00:30:00,507 --> 00:30:02,717 [Leo] …that was like the only way to win some money. 574 00:30:02,801 --> 00:30:04,928 -[man] Second place. -[Donna] Second! 575 00:30:05,011 --> 00:30:06,471 This was Leo's ticket out. 576 00:30:06,554 --> 00:30:10,391 Leo was willing to go along with whatever needed to happen 577 00:30:10,475 --> 00:30:14,145 to make money to survive and to be a skateboarder. 578 00:30:14,229 --> 00:30:16,397 -[Leo] Are there more of these somewhere? -[Donna] Mmm… 579 00:30:16,481 --> 00:30:18,942 [Leo] It's amazing to look back at all this stuff. 580 00:30:19,818 --> 00:30:22,529 I've gone through many a transformation. 581 00:30:29,202 --> 00:30:31,079 [Leo] Have you tried it ever before? 582 00:30:31,579 --> 00:30:33,957 Like that. Like really grab my arms. 583 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:35,208 -Just stomp it. -[girl] Ready. 584 00:30:35,708 --> 00:30:37,377 [indistinct chatter] 585 00:30:37,460 --> 00:30:39,921 -[Leo] Whoo! We're just gonna go. Go! -[girl] You ready? 586 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:44,509 -[Leo sighs] Do you wanna take a break? -[girl] Uh, three time's a charm. 587 00:30:44,592 --> 00:30:47,178 All right, we're going. Three time's a charm. 588 00:30:47,262 --> 00:30:48,263 [girl chuckles] 589 00:30:49,764 --> 00:30:52,225 -[cheering] -[Leo] Whoo! 590 00:30:52,809 --> 00:30:54,811 -[girl] Thank you so much. -You're welcome. 591 00:30:54,894 --> 00:30:56,563 How many days have you been skating? 592 00:30:56,646 --> 00:30:59,607 [Leo] I felt a lack of inclusivity. 593 00:30:59,691 --> 00:31:01,985 I felt like I didn't belong in skateboarding, 594 00:31:02,068 --> 00:31:03,736 like there was no space for me. 595 00:31:04,237 --> 00:31:07,782 And I know that there are other skaters that feel this. 596 00:31:09,450 --> 00:31:12,871 I wanna do more events like this, get more people involved. 597 00:31:12,954 --> 00:31:15,540 Create our own industry or something, you know? 598 00:31:15,623 --> 00:31:17,792 Just like queer skate industry. 599 00:31:18,334 --> 00:31:19,627 [cheering] 600 00:31:19,711 --> 00:31:20,962 [Leo] Hello, everyone. 601 00:31:21,045 --> 00:31:25,758 Thank you for coming to my event that we're all here. Whatever. Um… 602 00:31:25,842 --> 00:31:28,386 [skater] We'll go around really quick. Just share your name, 603 00:31:28,469 --> 00:31:33,141 pronouns, and one word that, uh, kind of describes, uh, 604 00:31:33,224 --> 00:31:35,226 you know, how you are coming to the space right now. 605 00:31:35,310 --> 00:31:39,355 I'm Gigi. I use she/her pronouns and, um… 606 00:31:39,439 --> 00:31:40,899 [sucks teeth] …jazz. 607 00:31:40,982 --> 00:31:46,321 I use he/him pronouns, um, privately, not really publicly right now. 608 00:31:46,404 --> 00:31:47,947 Uh… [clears throat, sucks teeth] 609 00:31:48,031 --> 00:31:49,741 Yeah, and I'm excited to actually learn 610 00:31:49,824 --> 00:31:52,410 how to facilitate learning on the skateboard, 611 00:31:52,493 --> 00:31:54,871 and I'm excited to be sharing this space with everyone here, 612 00:31:54,954 --> 00:31:56,122 so thanks for coming. 613 00:31:56,205 --> 00:31:58,791 [Leo] I felt really empowered after just saying it. 614 00:31:58,875 --> 00:32:01,878 And it made me think, "Well, maybe I can, 615 00:32:02,921 --> 00:32:06,424 you know, just, like, publicly talk about my gender identity 616 00:32:06,507 --> 00:32:09,344 and, like, what I've felt my whole life." 617 00:32:12,889 --> 00:32:16,517 I hope Lee comes out. I hope they tell the world they're trans. 618 00:32:17,018 --> 00:32:20,021 You know what that would do for me, personally? Just being like, 619 00:32:20,104 --> 00:32:25,234 shit, like, that's what we need, is someone who's got a big platform 620 00:32:25,318 --> 00:32:26,736 to be like, "It's chill." 621 00:32:27,445 --> 00:32:28,821 Like, it's chill. 622 00:32:29,447 --> 00:32:32,408 Like… that would change the game. 623 00:32:36,412 --> 00:32:39,123 -[upbeat music playing] -[crowd clamoring] 624 00:32:41,334 --> 00:32:42,835 [inaudible] 625 00:32:46,714 --> 00:32:49,217 [Mel] You want to talk to me about this outfit you have going on? 626 00:32:49,884 --> 00:32:51,678 I don't know. Just feels good. 627 00:32:53,429 --> 00:32:57,517 [Sam] Lee had kind of just found his stride in, like… 628 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:01,229 You can tell he was feeling this, like, masculinity. 629 00:33:01,312 --> 00:33:03,398 It was really empowering and cool. 630 00:33:03,982 --> 00:33:07,735 He was like, "I'm ready to, like, own this." 631 00:33:07,819 --> 00:33:08,861 ♪ Comin' out with a bang… ♪ 632 00:33:08,945 --> 00:33:11,280 And he was like, "I want to come into the studio." 633 00:33:11,781 --> 00:33:13,408 "Let's take a bunch of portraits." 634 00:33:14,117 --> 00:33:17,203 And we're just taking photos, and I'm like, "This is fucking dope." 635 00:33:17,286 --> 00:33:19,831 [camera shutter clicks] 636 00:33:19,914 --> 00:33:22,792 But I felt like that was a moment where he was like, 637 00:33:23,835 --> 00:33:25,378 "I just don't give a shit anymore." 638 00:33:25,461 --> 00:33:28,673 [keypad clicking] 639 00:33:34,053 --> 00:33:36,264 [Leo] I wanted to post it because I like it. 640 00:33:36,764 --> 00:33:38,850 That was just the first caption that came to mind. 641 00:33:45,565 --> 00:33:48,109 Yeah, there are so many comments on this shit. 642 00:33:48,192 --> 00:33:50,486 [somber music playing] 643 00:34:05,251 --> 00:34:07,962 I obviously knew that those comments were coming, 644 00:34:08,046 --> 00:34:11,299 so if I was to say, "I want he/him pronouns," publicly, 645 00:34:11,883 --> 00:34:15,511 the whole world would be like, "Oh my God. You can't skate in these contests." 646 00:34:18,931 --> 00:34:20,516 The Olympics are in July. 647 00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:23,561 It's, like, eight months or so away, something like that. 648 00:34:24,145 --> 00:34:26,856 And so I keep telling myself, like, "It's just so close." 649 00:34:26,939 --> 00:34:29,233 "I might as well do it because it's so close." 650 00:34:30,985 --> 00:34:34,280 I've been toughing things out for so long, and that's all I know. 651 00:34:34,363 --> 00:34:37,909 And maybe I deserve to, like, pay attention to what my needs are. 652 00:34:39,368 --> 00:34:43,081 I don't even try because I don't feel like I'm… 653 00:34:44,207 --> 00:34:45,666 [inhales] 654 00:34:46,834 --> 00:34:48,544 …I'm good enough. [exhales] 655 00:34:56,219 --> 00:34:57,762 [phone line ringing] 656 00:35:06,062 --> 00:35:07,647 [operator] Yes. Hi. How can I help you? 657 00:35:07,730 --> 00:35:12,068 Hi, I wanted to set up an appointment for a consultation for top surgery. 658 00:35:12,151 --> 00:35:13,945 [operator] Do you have your letter? 659 00:35:14,445 --> 00:35:15,279 Uh… 660 00:35:15,947 --> 00:35:18,783 No, I don't. What do I need a letter from? 661 00:35:19,575 --> 00:35:21,536 [operator] From your therapist. 662 00:35:22,161 --> 00:35:24,330 -Okay. -[operator] Clearing you for surgery. 663 00:35:24,413 --> 00:35:26,374 Um, do you have a preferred name? 664 00:35:26,958 --> 00:35:28,459 Nah, Lacey is good. 665 00:35:29,168 --> 00:35:30,128 [operator] Okay. 666 00:35:33,548 --> 00:35:35,383 [Mel] You don't want them to call you Lee? 667 00:35:35,466 --> 00:35:38,177 [operator] And what is your address so I can register you? 668 00:35:38,970 --> 00:35:43,432 I'm sorry. For my preferred name, can you actually have them call me Lee? 669 00:35:43,516 --> 00:35:44,767 Just L-E-E. 670 00:35:46,144 --> 00:35:47,478 [operator] Give me a sec. Let me-- 671 00:35:47,562 --> 00:35:49,689 Um, can we book that appointment? 672 00:35:49,772 --> 00:35:53,985 But also, I have, like, a pretty intense travel schedule, 673 00:35:54,068 --> 00:35:58,698 like, because I compete and travel for, like, skateboarding professionally, 674 00:35:58,781 --> 00:36:01,909 and, uh, I was hoping that maybe I could book, 675 00:36:01,993 --> 00:36:04,996 like, two or three appointments. Just so that-- 676 00:36:05,079 --> 00:36:08,457 [operator] I can't. Because I go according to what I have. 677 00:36:08,541 --> 00:36:09,709 Based on my next available… 678 00:36:09,792 --> 00:36:12,503 [Leo] The moment I discovered that you could get top surgery, 679 00:36:12,587 --> 00:36:15,256 seven years ago or something, I've wanted to get it. 680 00:36:16,549 --> 00:36:20,261 But every single month, I'm traveling nonstop for competitions. 681 00:36:22,388 --> 00:36:28,311 I definitely don't have all the answers for what I'm trying to achieve. 682 00:36:30,021 --> 00:36:31,939 [Leo] All right. Is that everything? 683 00:36:32,023 --> 00:36:36,152 [Leo] I just, like… I'm taking steps that feel, like, right for me. 684 00:36:37,111 --> 00:36:39,363 Kiss. [chuckles] 685 00:36:42,450 --> 00:36:45,494 [gentle music playing] 686 00:36:45,578 --> 00:36:46,662 [Leo] I'm excited. 687 00:36:49,332 --> 00:36:52,793 I like when we get to go places together and stay in nice hotels. 688 00:36:52,877 --> 00:36:53,711 Yeah. 689 00:36:57,673 --> 00:36:59,133 And where are we right now? 690 00:36:59,217 --> 00:37:02,220 We're at the Super Crown in Rio. 691 00:37:02,303 --> 00:37:04,555 [crowd cheering] 692 00:37:04,639 --> 00:37:07,642 [sportscaster] Baker. Coast-to-coast. 693 00:37:13,940 --> 00:37:15,608 [Mel] All these people around him 694 00:37:15,691 --> 00:37:17,860 were so excited that he was going to the Olympics, 695 00:37:17,944 --> 00:37:23,074 his mom, his manager, me, his fans. Any single time he went to an interview, 696 00:37:23,157 --> 00:37:25,159 it was like, "You are going to the Olympics?" 697 00:37:25,243 --> 00:37:27,620 Whole career became, like, the Olympics. 698 00:37:28,955 --> 00:37:30,790 I was like, "Do what makes you happy." But also, 699 00:37:30,873 --> 00:37:32,625 "When are you gonna go to the Olympics again?" 700 00:37:32,708 --> 00:37:35,544 "That's crazy, you know? Do that, like, if you can." 701 00:37:35,628 --> 00:37:38,839 [inspiring music playing] 702 00:37:38,923 --> 00:37:39,840 [Leo] Norway. 703 00:37:41,509 --> 00:37:42,551 London. 704 00:37:45,638 --> 00:37:50,017 [Mimi] We basically have no idea where we're gonna go, when we're gonna go. 705 00:37:50,101 --> 00:37:51,435 We're in it for the adventure. 706 00:37:52,019 --> 00:37:53,938 [Leo] Spain. Portugal. 707 00:37:56,816 --> 00:37:58,150 Then on the Dew Tour. 708 00:37:59,735 --> 00:38:01,737 [sportscaster 1] That's an easy day for Baker. 709 00:38:01,821 --> 00:38:03,781 [sportscaster 2] Going for the long nose manual. 710 00:38:03,864 --> 00:38:06,450 [Leo] Directly after that, I skated Minneapolis. 711 00:38:07,326 --> 00:38:10,454 [sportscaster 3] Making their 14th X Games appearance. 712 00:38:11,038 --> 00:38:14,125 [Mel] Yeah, so that's been four months of literally nonstop. 713 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:16,919 [chuckles] 714 00:38:17,003 --> 00:38:18,671 Yeah, it's a lot. 715 00:38:25,136 --> 00:38:27,096 We are in Mexico City. 716 00:38:27,179 --> 00:38:29,890 [gentle music playing] 717 00:38:31,559 --> 00:38:33,978 [Leo] I've thought about what would happen if I transitioned 718 00:38:34,061 --> 00:38:36,397 and how would that affect my relationship with Mel. 719 00:38:37,606 --> 00:38:40,860 The uncertainty of, like, how things will change 720 00:38:40,943 --> 00:38:43,779 and how we will continue to relate to each other. 721 00:38:44,488 --> 00:38:45,364 [chuckles] 722 00:38:45,448 --> 00:38:48,951 [Mel] I mean, there's no way that I would never not be supportive, 723 00:38:49,660 --> 00:38:52,997 but it is, like, slightly scary for me. 724 00:38:53,080 --> 00:38:55,750 And I'm not gonna say I'll feel one way or the other. 725 00:38:55,833 --> 00:38:59,295 Just… I'll see what happens, I guess. 726 00:38:59,378 --> 00:39:01,839 [announcer] …one of five. What are we gonna see? 727 00:39:03,591 --> 00:39:05,968 [crowd cheering] 728 00:39:06,677 --> 00:39:08,888 [Leo] It would be really hard if we had to break up. 729 00:39:09,513 --> 00:39:11,182 That's not what I want. 730 00:39:11,265 --> 00:39:15,019 But I also wanna be happy and not be, like, avoiding 731 00:39:15,102 --> 00:39:17,563 what I need to get done, you know? 732 00:39:22,109 --> 00:39:26,197 I feel like watching those skate videos last night were long overdue for me. 733 00:39:26,280 --> 00:39:29,033 I know. I've been telling you for a long time that I wanted to show you. 734 00:39:29,116 --> 00:39:31,243 Alexis was like, "You've never seen Welcome to Hell?" 735 00:39:31,327 --> 00:39:34,288 [Leo] That was like my fucking life. I watched it every day. 736 00:39:35,039 --> 00:39:36,457 [Mel] What did your mom say? 737 00:39:36,957 --> 00:39:40,378 She said, "The video is amazing. I gotta admit, I shed a little tear." 738 00:39:40,461 --> 00:39:43,089 "The memories flood back. I love Melissa, and I love you." 739 00:39:43,172 --> 00:39:44,256 Like, "Blech!" 740 00:39:44,924 --> 00:39:45,758 Cute. 741 00:39:45,841 --> 00:39:47,843 [Leo yawns] Fuck. 742 00:39:48,803 --> 00:39:50,679 [Mel] After we get back to New York, 743 00:39:50,763 --> 00:39:52,973 you'll have a month until you have to go out again, right? 744 00:39:53,057 --> 00:39:54,058 [Leo] Ten days. 745 00:39:54,141 --> 00:39:56,602 Okay, that's true. That's actually not very much time at all. 746 00:39:56,685 --> 00:39:59,063 [Leo] Oh my God, and then my second appointment. 747 00:40:00,022 --> 00:40:02,650 [Mel] Oh yeah. That's coming soon. 748 00:40:03,275 --> 00:40:08,406 But I just want to ask about how I want the scars to look and stuff. 749 00:40:08,489 --> 00:40:11,492 [Mel] Mmm. Interesting. I didn't know you could do that. 750 00:40:11,575 --> 00:40:14,954 And then you get to pick, like, your nipple size and stuff, I guess. 751 00:40:15,037 --> 00:40:17,289 [Mel] Crazy. What size nipple do you want? 752 00:40:17,373 --> 00:40:18,999 -[Leo] Regular. -[chuckles] 753 00:40:19,083 --> 00:40:20,668 Just so it all looks normal? 754 00:40:20,751 --> 00:40:22,503 [Leo] And then, like, set the date. 755 00:40:24,422 --> 00:40:26,465 [Mel chuckles] Day after Tokyo. 756 00:40:37,226 --> 00:40:40,563 [Leo] We're going to the Nike SB video premiere tonight. 757 00:40:41,689 --> 00:40:45,151 A video part is, like, each skater gets, like, two to three, 758 00:40:45,234 --> 00:40:49,113 maybe four minutes of footage. And it's, like, their best street footage. 759 00:40:49,196 --> 00:40:51,657 I'm so excited. We gotta go. 760 00:40:53,367 --> 00:40:54,410 You ready? 761 00:40:54,493 --> 00:40:55,786 [chuckles] 762 00:40:55,870 --> 00:40:57,830 [indistinct chatter] 763 00:40:57,913 --> 00:41:00,499 [Leo] With a video part, you put your soul into it. 764 00:41:00,583 --> 00:41:03,919 It's like a reflection of the way you skate. You pick the song. 765 00:41:04,003 --> 00:41:06,547 Everything about it is an expression of who you are. 766 00:41:07,756 --> 00:41:11,677 If a competition is like a test, this is like your thesis. 767 00:41:11,760 --> 00:41:13,888 This is like-- Honestly, like, who are you? 768 00:41:14,972 --> 00:41:17,308 [Alex] Shooting a video part is like having a baby 769 00:41:17,391 --> 00:41:20,895 but lasts three years, and it's a terrible pregnancy. 770 00:41:21,687 --> 00:41:26,233 You bleed for it, you break bones, you snap ligaments. 771 00:41:26,984 --> 00:41:30,321 You're putting your whole self out there for everybody to see. 772 00:41:30,946 --> 00:41:31,780 [Leo grunts] 773 00:41:31,864 --> 00:41:33,073 It's gnarly. 774 00:41:34,033 --> 00:41:36,911 [woman] The average kid, if you go to any skate park 775 00:41:36,994 --> 00:41:40,748 and you ask them who won the Olympic qualifier over the weekend, 776 00:41:41,332 --> 00:41:43,250 uh, nobody's gonna know. 777 00:41:43,959 --> 00:41:48,464 Ultimately, what gets the most reverence in the skate world 778 00:41:48,547 --> 00:41:49,798 is what you've done on video. 779 00:41:51,509 --> 00:41:53,469 [Alex] If I think of a video part I connected with, 780 00:41:53,552 --> 00:41:55,930 Brian Anderson in Welcome to Hell. 781 00:41:56,555 --> 00:42:00,226 He's rolling up at a hubba. He looks like he's gonna kill this ledge. 782 00:42:00,726 --> 00:42:02,645 Elissa Steamer in Welcome to Hell. 783 00:42:03,729 --> 00:42:05,814 When I was little brat, I'd just watch her part 784 00:42:05,898 --> 00:42:07,816 and be like, "I could do that. I'll learn that." 785 00:42:09,318 --> 00:42:13,864 [Leo] To, like, have a part in a video that Elissa also has a part in, 786 00:42:13,948 --> 00:42:15,699 it's just like, "Fuck." 787 00:42:15,783 --> 00:42:16,700 [clears throat] 788 00:42:17,451 --> 00:42:18,786 How did I get here? 789 00:42:19,495 --> 00:42:21,413 [director] I hope everyone here enjoys the video. 790 00:42:21,497 --> 00:42:23,374 -[woman] Whoo! -And here it is. 791 00:42:23,457 --> 00:42:26,418 -[Leo] Yeah! -[all cheering] 792 00:42:30,047 --> 00:42:31,882 [inspiring music playing] 793 00:42:40,432 --> 00:42:44,144 [crowd cheering] 794 00:42:48,315 --> 00:42:51,068 -[indistinct chatter] -[all clapping] 795 00:42:52,194 --> 00:42:53,487 [Leo] Dude, you ripped! 796 00:42:53,571 --> 00:42:57,950 I loved your part. Oh my God, I loved your songs. They were rad. 797 00:42:58,033 --> 00:43:01,537 [Leo] When I'm able to just skate, and especially with queer community, 798 00:43:01,620 --> 00:43:04,331 because I feel a sense of freedom and connected with myself. 799 00:43:04,415 --> 00:43:06,709 -[Leo] Thank you. -[Mimi] I'm so proud of you. 800 00:43:06,792 --> 00:43:09,211 -Everything you do is always beautiful. -[Leo] Aw! 801 00:43:09,295 --> 00:43:10,546 -Yeah. -Mimi! 802 00:43:10,629 --> 00:43:13,424 [Leo] I've been so influenced by sponsors 803 00:43:13,507 --> 00:43:16,176 and, like, being marketable for so many years. 804 00:43:16,677 --> 00:43:18,262 [Leo] I know! Thanks. 805 00:43:19,179 --> 00:43:21,307 [Leo] What I really feel like I want right now 806 00:43:21,390 --> 00:43:23,309 is to just focus on skating. 807 00:43:23,851 --> 00:43:25,352 Just focusing on a video part 808 00:43:25,436 --> 00:43:28,272 and never having to compromise for a contest. 809 00:43:33,444 --> 00:43:34,612 [car horn honks] 810 00:43:45,331 --> 00:43:48,334 [gentle guitar strumming] 811 00:44:04,725 --> 00:44:07,478 There was a time when I was feeling really upset 812 00:44:07,561 --> 00:44:10,689 and very, like, depressed and disconnected from the industry. 813 00:44:12,483 --> 00:44:16,612 And for a long time, I was trying to escape my skateboarding identity. 814 00:44:17,404 --> 00:44:19,531 I just had, like, a bad taste in my mouth. 815 00:44:22,910 --> 00:44:24,828 [Sam] The big endorsement deals in skateboarding 816 00:44:24,912 --> 00:44:26,789 are with the shoe companies. 817 00:44:26,872 --> 00:44:28,791 Adidas, Nike, Vans, all of-- 818 00:44:28,874 --> 00:44:31,669 Those are the only people that pay you, like, enough 819 00:44:31,752 --> 00:44:33,212 to really make a good living. 820 00:44:33,295 --> 00:44:35,130 [clippers buzzing] 821 00:44:39,510 --> 00:44:42,513 They support you with contests, flights, all that sort of stuff. 822 00:44:42,596 --> 00:44:45,724 So, he was talking to sponsors. 823 00:44:45,808 --> 00:44:47,601 He asked for like 500 bucks. 824 00:44:47,685 --> 00:44:50,145 And they were like, "We just don't have 500 bucks." 825 00:44:50,229 --> 00:44:53,524 [sportscaster] Baker has been a dominant force in women's skateboarding. 826 00:44:53,607 --> 00:44:56,860 [Sam] It's like, you have one of the greatest skaters. 827 00:44:56,944 --> 00:44:59,738 Female, male, gender, doesn't matter. Just, like, a great skater, 828 00:45:00,614 --> 00:45:02,074 winning these contests. 829 00:45:03,033 --> 00:45:06,954 I think he went and bought a pair of shoes to win the contest in. 830 00:45:07,037 --> 00:45:08,831 That's fucking insane. 831 00:45:08,914 --> 00:45:10,249 [clippers buzzing] 832 00:45:10,332 --> 00:45:12,126 [Lisa] They were one of the best in the world, 833 00:45:12,209 --> 00:45:13,877 winning in all these contests, 834 00:45:13,961 --> 00:45:16,797 but no one was interested in putting them on the team 835 00:45:16,880 --> 00:45:18,424 or including them in anything. 836 00:45:22,302 --> 00:45:25,639 [Leo] I had a career, and then it just went away for some reason. 837 00:45:25,723 --> 00:45:28,100 And I went to school and got a job because I'm like, 838 00:45:28,183 --> 00:45:30,185 "Okay, well, I guess there's nothing for me." 839 00:45:30,269 --> 00:45:32,563 [guitar continues strumming] 840 00:45:35,274 --> 00:45:37,317 [Donna] When Leo was younger, 841 00:45:37,401 --> 00:45:41,697 going from long hair to short hair, watching sponsors drop away, 842 00:45:41,780 --> 00:45:43,240 that was tough. 843 00:45:43,323 --> 00:45:45,743 Well, was that gonna be repeated? 844 00:45:46,744 --> 00:45:48,662 It's a whole different level of worry now. 845 00:45:54,543 --> 00:45:56,587 [Alexis] When do we have to wear this? Like out there? 846 00:45:56,670 --> 00:45:59,214 -[Mimi] At the announcement. -So, they only made extra-large? 847 00:45:59,298 --> 00:46:02,009 -[indistinct chatter] -What do the boys take? [laughs] 848 00:46:02,092 --> 00:46:04,011 [Mimi] You can't wear that. You can't. [chuckles] 849 00:46:04,094 --> 00:46:05,554 [Alexis] ♪ It's raining men ♪ 850 00:46:07,431 --> 00:46:09,099 -What is this? -[chuckling] 851 00:46:10,309 --> 00:46:13,520 -Can you get Lee to wear this just today? -I can get Lee to wear it just for today. 852 00:46:13,604 --> 00:46:16,231 -[Mimi] That'd be great. That'd be great. -[chuckles] 853 00:46:16,732 --> 00:46:20,611 [announcer] The other return to the team this season, Lee Baker. 854 00:46:20,694 --> 00:46:23,197 [crowd cheering, applauding] 855 00:46:24,907 --> 00:46:28,869 [Alex] The Olympics boils down to who's the king and queen of a sport. 856 00:46:28,952 --> 00:46:31,955 -[scattered cheering] -[indistinct chatter] 857 00:46:32,039 --> 00:46:36,293 And by participating in the Olympics, we're adhering to this whole binary thing 858 00:46:36,376 --> 00:46:38,086 of like, "There's only women and men," 859 00:46:38,170 --> 00:46:40,422 when, in fact, we know there's a whole spectrum of genders 860 00:46:40,506 --> 00:46:44,384 and that a lot of skateboarders don't identify as a male or female, 861 00:46:44,468 --> 00:46:47,721 and they wanna skate and participate at this elite level too. 862 00:46:48,514 --> 00:46:49,431 [camera shutter clicks] 863 00:46:49,515 --> 00:46:52,643 But then they have to pick a gender in order to skate. 864 00:46:55,395 --> 00:46:57,648 [Leo] In competitions, I just get so stripped 865 00:46:57,731 --> 00:47:00,275 of everything about me that makes me who I am. 866 00:47:00,359 --> 00:47:03,737 [crowd cheering, applauding] 867 00:47:06,198 --> 00:47:10,410 Like, I just get lost in, like, what everyone wants for me. 868 00:47:12,704 --> 00:47:15,332 There's all these factors at play. My sponsors. 869 00:47:15,415 --> 00:47:18,502 What's good for my career. What everyone thinks is gonna be best. 870 00:47:18,585 --> 00:47:20,379 "Oh, but the Olympics is so cool." 871 00:47:20,462 --> 00:47:23,257 "It's the first one ever. This is skateboarding history." 872 00:47:23,340 --> 00:47:26,343 All of these voices that are just nonstop. 873 00:47:26,426 --> 00:47:28,262 "Olympics. Olympics. Olympics." 874 00:47:35,060 --> 00:47:38,272 [operator] You have reached Housing Works Health Services Department. 875 00:47:38,355 --> 00:47:42,192 If this is a life-threatening emergency, please hang up and call 911. 876 00:47:42,276 --> 00:47:44,945 Otherwise, someone will be right with you. Thank you. 877 00:47:45,612 --> 00:47:47,948 [jazz music playing] 878 00:47:48,031 --> 00:47:52,160 [Leo] It's like, "How many fucking years am I gonna put this off?" You know? 879 00:47:52,786 --> 00:47:55,247 How much longer do I have to do this for before I like… 880 00:47:56,665 --> 00:47:58,750 I don't know, maybe forever, you know. 881 00:48:03,505 --> 00:48:07,467 And everyone's like, "It's the Olympics. It's just one year." 882 00:48:09,887 --> 00:48:13,181 If I wait one more year, there might not be any more Leo. 883 00:48:14,266 --> 00:48:16,810 There's just like no escaping the dysphoria. 884 00:48:17,936 --> 00:48:19,605 Just like, my skin's crawling. 885 00:48:20,188 --> 00:48:22,524 Like right now it is, talking about it. 886 00:48:22,608 --> 00:48:24,943 [emotional music playing] 887 00:48:25,027 --> 00:48:26,862 [sighs] Like going to the doctors and shit, 888 00:48:26,945 --> 00:48:30,115 trying to get the letters for my top surgery 889 00:48:30,198 --> 00:48:32,743 and, like, that process… 890 00:48:32,826 --> 00:48:35,454 Like, one doctor said no to the writing the letter, 891 00:48:35,996 --> 00:48:40,542 and it just, like, fucking destroyed me, because I'm just like, "Dude, please." 892 00:48:42,336 --> 00:48:44,630 Like, "Just… just give me the letter." 893 00:48:47,841 --> 00:48:49,760 Like, the clock is just ticking. 894 00:48:51,428 --> 00:48:53,180 -[operator] How may I help you today? -Hi. 895 00:48:53,263 --> 00:48:55,140 I'm calling because it says 896 00:48:55,223 --> 00:48:58,810 that, uh, Housing Works is in my network for insurance. 897 00:48:58,894 --> 00:49:01,188 [operator] I have to reach over to some other staff members. 898 00:49:01,271 --> 00:49:05,442 It may take a while because we have a dozen or so numbers, 899 00:49:05,525 --> 00:49:08,111 and we have to dial down the list and get one of them to answer. 900 00:49:08,195 --> 00:49:10,906 -So just give me a moment. -All right. 901 00:49:10,989 --> 00:49:13,784 [Leo] I wish that I just wasn't here doing this. 902 00:49:14,868 --> 00:49:17,162 Then I'm like, "No, I have to, like, skate, 903 00:49:17,245 --> 00:49:21,750 and I have to show up for, like, my mom and the community and all this stuff." 904 00:49:21,833 --> 00:49:26,088 You know, but sometimes I actually just want to fucking die, so… 905 00:49:26,171 --> 00:49:27,130 [inhales shakily] 906 00:49:27,214 --> 00:49:29,299 That's like… That's it. [sighs] 907 00:49:39,101 --> 00:49:42,229 [woman over phone] No choice will ever be harder than this one. 908 00:49:43,647 --> 00:49:47,609 I… I just… I can't get myself to, like, be like, "I'm done." 909 00:49:47,693 --> 00:49:49,194 I just feel like I have to, you know? 910 00:49:49,277 --> 00:49:53,490 Like I feel like making the decision not to compete anymore 911 00:49:53,573 --> 00:49:56,868 or, like, go for the Olympics is, like, actually super emotional. 912 00:49:56,952 --> 00:49:59,997 [Yulin] So, does that mean you are gonna pull out then? 913 00:50:00,080 --> 00:50:00,998 [sucks teeth] 914 00:50:16,638 --> 00:50:20,100 [sportscaster] Tonight, eight of the best women skateboarders in the world 915 00:50:20,183 --> 00:50:22,185 will be embarking on the path 916 00:50:22,269 --> 00:50:26,356 to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. 917 00:50:27,232 --> 00:50:32,237 [announcer] Make some noise right here for Lacey Baker! 918 00:50:32,320 --> 00:50:34,656 [audience cheering] 919 00:50:34,740 --> 00:50:37,325 I don't know. I feel so happy when I go skate, you know? 920 00:50:38,994 --> 00:50:40,203 Like, every time. 921 00:50:41,413 --> 00:50:42,748 It feels so good. 922 00:50:43,498 --> 00:50:46,793 And I come in this space, and I just feel so not good. 923 00:50:47,711 --> 00:50:49,546 [tense music playing] 924 00:50:49,629 --> 00:50:52,257 There's a wound inside of me that just keeps getting poked 925 00:50:52,340 --> 00:50:57,387 anytime they're like, "Okay, ladies!" Or like, "This is the women's semifinal!" 926 00:51:00,599 --> 00:51:05,062 Just, like, poking at this part of me that's just like… [scoffs] 927 00:51:05,145 --> 00:51:06,605 …like, just so done. 928 00:51:08,106 --> 00:51:10,901 [tense music continues] 929 00:51:12,402 --> 00:51:15,447 [echoing] I'm just trying to live my life outside of my head. 930 00:51:18,408 --> 00:51:22,579 And like, go to the skate park, and half the people are calling me Lacey. 931 00:51:22,662 --> 00:51:25,082 The other half are calling me Lee, and I just want to skate, 932 00:51:25,165 --> 00:51:27,084 but I can't even focus because it's like… 933 00:51:27,167 --> 00:51:28,210 [clock ticking] 934 00:51:28,293 --> 00:51:30,545 There's too much noise in my head about, like, 935 00:51:31,296 --> 00:51:33,465 who the fuck I'm supposed to be in that moment. 936 00:51:33,965 --> 00:51:36,635 [siren wailing in the distance] 937 00:51:49,022 --> 00:51:50,107 [Leo sighs] 938 00:51:50,190 --> 00:51:52,192 [cell phone vibrates] 939 00:51:52,275 --> 00:51:55,195 -[Cher] Hi! [speaks indistinctly] -Oh my God. 940 00:51:55,278 --> 00:51:57,030 I wanna show you raw clips. 941 00:52:01,701 --> 00:52:03,286 Was it too long? 942 00:52:03,370 --> 00:52:04,371 -What? -[Leo] Okay. 943 00:52:04,454 --> 00:52:06,373 [Stephen] You're so stupid. Shut up. 944 00:52:06,456 --> 00:52:07,499 [Leo chuckles] 945 00:52:07,582 --> 00:52:09,459 Was the grind too long? 946 00:52:09,543 --> 00:52:10,794 Oh my God. I love your-- 947 00:52:10,877 --> 00:52:13,004 Tell me how you feel about this outfit. Be honest. 948 00:52:13,088 --> 00:52:14,339 This outfit's sick as hell. 949 00:52:14,422 --> 00:52:17,425 Because my… my binder… Like, you can tell I have tits. 950 00:52:17,926 --> 00:52:21,263 No, it looks like you have… It looks like you just work out. What do you mean? 951 00:52:21,346 --> 00:52:24,015 Okay, I don't know. It just like… It's my dysphoria. 952 00:52:24,099 --> 00:52:25,433 Yeah, no. You look great. 953 00:52:25,517 --> 00:52:27,060 [Cher] Don't even trip about that. 954 00:52:27,144 --> 00:52:31,481 Also, my clips are so the opposite. I'm like, "Can you tell I have boobs?" 955 00:52:31,565 --> 00:52:33,191 [Leo, Stephen chuckle] 956 00:52:33,275 --> 00:52:34,776 [skateboard grinds, pops] 957 00:52:34,860 --> 00:52:37,195 -That was sick as fuck, dude. -[Leo] Um, Cher. 958 00:52:37,279 --> 00:52:39,656 -[Cher] Yeah. -[Leo] I quit the Olympics. 959 00:52:40,866 --> 00:52:43,702 [Cher] Dude, I'm so fucking hyped you did that. 960 00:52:43,785 --> 00:52:45,203 -[Stephen] Yeah, me too. -Me too. 961 00:52:45,287 --> 00:52:46,413 [all chuckle] 962 00:52:46,496 --> 00:52:48,373 [Cher] You could be out skating and-- 963 00:52:48,456 --> 00:52:51,084 [Leo] I was just on top of the quarter pipe taking my run, 964 00:52:51,168 --> 00:52:55,005 and they were just like, "Lacey Baker." And then I flew home, and I was like… 965 00:52:56,173 --> 00:52:58,592 "I can't do it anymore. I just can't fucking do it." 966 00:52:59,467 --> 00:53:01,845 I want to do this shit with you guys. 967 00:53:02,387 --> 00:53:03,513 [Cher] Fuck, yes. This is-- 968 00:53:03,597 --> 00:53:05,765 We're street skaters. That's just what it is. 969 00:53:05,849 --> 00:53:07,100 -[Leo] Yeah. -[Cher] Yeah. 970 00:53:07,184 --> 00:53:09,644 [Leo] We're skating street. We're done with the competition. 971 00:53:09,728 --> 00:53:11,021 [Stephen] We're getting clips. 972 00:53:16,776 --> 00:53:18,236 [Leo] Fucking sent an email, like, 973 00:53:18,320 --> 00:53:21,198 "I'm resigning from the USA Women's Olympic Team," 974 00:53:21,281 --> 00:53:22,782 and then I was just like… 975 00:53:22,866 --> 00:53:27,120 Like, I just felt, like, this freedom. I was just like, "Clean slate." 976 00:53:28,872 --> 00:53:32,167 I mean, I get why people would see that as a crazy decision. 977 00:53:32,250 --> 00:53:36,796 Oh, it's history, and you could easily go, and you're going to choose not to? 978 00:53:38,757 --> 00:53:41,635 I could have kept putting myself on hold 979 00:53:42,344 --> 00:53:44,638 for another year and then, like, another four years 980 00:53:44,721 --> 00:53:47,307 and then another four… like, or whatever 981 00:53:47,390 --> 00:53:49,059 for every Olympics until I die. 982 00:53:49,142 --> 00:53:51,436 Or I could just be like, "You know what? I'm done." 983 00:53:51,978 --> 00:53:54,022 [Stephen] Know what's crazier than doing the Olympics? 984 00:53:54,105 --> 00:53:55,398 Saying, "Fuck the Olympics." 985 00:53:55,482 --> 00:53:57,567 [all chuckle] 986 00:53:59,194 --> 00:54:02,364 [Leo] I feel like I've served my fucking time. 987 00:54:03,990 --> 00:54:06,201 And I should just do what I wanna do. 988 00:54:07,160 --> 00:54:10,288 I stayed Lacey Baker for way too fucking long. 989 00:54:11,581 --> 00:54:15,126 I'm just, like, done with the fucking split life shit. 990 00:54:16,962 --> 00:54:18,505 [Alex] Everybody knows how big of a deal 991 00:54:18,588 --> 00:54:20,966 it would have been if he skated in the Olympics, 992 00:54:22,008 --> 00:54:25,053 but for him to be like, "No, fuck that. I'm gonna do my own thing," 993 00:54:25,136 --> 00:54:27,138 is the biggest punk rock thing you could do. 994 00:54:31,351 --> 00:54:34,312 I'm gonna do something different that I've never done before 995 00:54:34,938 --> 00:54:37,774 and really hope for the best because I don't know what's gonna happen. 996 00:54:38,566 --> 00:54:39,985 Like really, I don't know. 997 00:54:41,486 --> 00:54:44,322 So I'm like, "Fuck! Am I gonna lose everything?" 998 00:54:54,082 --> 00:54:57,836 [news anchor 1] Fast-breaking developments in the coronavirus emergency in the US 999 00:54:57,919 --> 00:54:59,129 and around the world. 1000 00:54:59,212 --> 00:55:01,589 The number of cases soaring just today. 1001 00:55:01,673 --> 00:55:04,634 Eighty million Americans now told to stay at home. 1002 00:55:05,677 --> 00:55:09,222 Here in New York City, a state of emergency declared as well. 1003 00:55:11,391 --> 00:55:14,019 -[Leo] Ugh! It's not necessary. -[Mel] There's probably room in here. 1004 00:55:14,102 --> 00:55:18,732 We packed up our whole lives, and we're heading upstate. 1005 00:55:18,815 --> 00:55:22,944 Just 'cause we don't wanna get, like, stuck inside for however long. 1006 00:55:25,864 --> 00:55:28,241 [news anchor 2] Today, we learned the 2020 games 1007 00:55:28,325 --> 00:55:30,118 will be pushed back to next year, 1008 00:55:30,201 --> 00:55:31,870 due to the coronavirus. 1009 00:55:32,370 --> 00:55:35,665 [uplifting music playing] 1010 00:55:41,588 --> 00:55:44,341 [Mel] Leo was like, "Hey, let's go look at these puppies." 1011 00:55:44,424 --> 00:55:46,092 And I was like, "All right, we can go look, 1012 00:55:46,176 --> 00:55:49,471 but we're not gonna get a puppy right now. Let's just go look." 1013 00:55:50,347 --> 00:55:52,807 Then we were like, "Oh my God! We're gonna get a puppy!" 1014 00:55:52,891 --> 00:55:54,851 [chuckles] 1015 00:55:54,934 --> 00:55:56,853 [uplifting music continues] 1016 00:55:56,936 --> 00:55:57,979 Wow. 1017 00:56:03,234 --> 00:56:06,404 We're totally opposites in every single possible way you can imagine. [chuckles] 1018 00:56:06,488 --> 00:56:08,823 [Leo] Pretty cute life, huh? Don't you think? 1019 00:56:10,033 --> 00:56:11,868 [Mel] Which came out a lot during COVID. 1020 00:56:11,951 --> 00:56:13,036 It's not bad. 1021 00:56:14,245 --> 00:56:17,832 [Leo] Let's give Carlos a carrot. That's what we look forward to these days. 1022 00:56:17,916 --> 00:56:18,917 [Carlos whimpers] 1023 00:56:19,000 --> 00:56:21,127 [Mel] Leo is a total homebody. 1024 00:56:21,211 --> 00:56:22,837 Good boy. 1025 00:56:23,380 --> 00:56:25,048 I am the opposite. 1026 00:56:25,131 --> 00:56:27,300 ♪ Gotta have faith in me… ♪ 1027 00:56:27,384 --> 00:56:30,345 I wanna travel all the time. I wanna be social all the time. 1028 00:56:35,183 --> 00:56:36,017 Yeah. 1029 00:56:36,976 --> 00:56:41,064 There's no real, like, way to plan around anything 1030 00:56:41,147 --> 00:56:43,233 'cause no one knows what the hell's gonna happen. 1031 00:56:44,984 --> 00:56:45,860 [Carlos whimpers] 1032 00:56:45,944 --> 00:56:48,321 But for Leo, quarantine came at the perfect time 1033 00:56:48,405 --> 00:56:49,489 for him and his transition. 1034 00:56:52,033 --> 00:56:55,286 He said that, "I don't wanna be distracted by all this noise in life." 1035 00:56:55,370 --> 00:56:57,455 "I wanna be focusing on what's happening in my body 1036 00:56:57,539 --> 00:56:59,124 and really pay attention to it." 1037 00:57:04,087 --> 00:57:07,382 [Leo] This whole door opened up for me to really explore. 1038 00:57:10,218 --> 00:57:12,929 It's just easier to be in private. 1039 00:57:14,097 --> 00:57:16,558 You can just feel how you feel and just be who you are. 1040 00:57:16,641 --> 00:57:20,645 [gentle music playing] 1041 00:57:33,992 --> 00:57:36,035 Just, like, so fucking overwhelmed. 1042 00:57:39,747 --> 00:57:41,291 Just thinking about, like, 1043 00:57:42,584 --> 00:57:45,128 how it, like, doesn't have to hurt anymore. 1044 00:57:45,211 --> 00:57:46,171 This is, like, 1045 00:57:47,922 --> 00:57:50,258 the biggest thing that's ever happened to me. 1046 00:57:51,134 --> 00:57:52,469 And then I'm just like… 1047 00:57:54,471 --> 00:57:57,307 "I love you, and I don't want you to go anywhere." 1048 00:57:59,100 --> 00:58:01,519 "But I would understand…" [chuckles] 1049 00:58:01,603 --> 00:58:03,146 But I'm also just like… 1050 00:58:03,229 --> 00:58:05,356 [breathes deeply] 1051 00:58:05,440 --> 00:58:07,442 It's a lot. It's a lot of things. 1052 00:58:08,026 --> 00:58:08,860 [Mel] Yeah. 1053 00:58:10,028 --> 00:58:13,031 -I don't wanna go anywhere. -I don't want you to go. 1054 00:58:14,741 --> 00:58:16,493 [insects chirping] 1055 00:58:18,620 --> 00:58:20,705 [brushing teeth] 1056 00:58:46,189 --> 00:58:48,942 Maybe I'll just bring these. Uh, hi. 1057 00:58:49,025 --> 00:58:50,235 [Mel mumbles] 1058 00:58:50,777 --> 00:58:51,694 [Leo] I'm ready. 1059 00:58:53,238 --> 00:58:55,907 [Mel] Physically ready. Mentally, not so much? 1060 00:58:55,990 --> 00:58:58,618 -Mentally? Fuck, yeah. -[Mel] Okay, good. 1061 00:58:58,701 --> 00:59:01,120 Mentally, I'm like, "Get me there now." It's… 1062 00:59:01,871 --> 00:59:03,373 -It's been too long. -[Mel] Titties off. 1063 00:59:03,456 --> 00:59:05,917 -Titties off. [laughs] -[Mel] Operation Titties Off. 1064 00:59:07,252 --> 00:59:09,087 [Leo yawns] Oh God. 1065 00:59:12,799 --> 00:59:16,219 [gentle music playing] 1066 00:59:21,933 --> 00:59:23,309 [yawns] 1067 00:59:25,562 --> 00:59:26,771 Oh my God. 1068 00:59:33,027 --> 00:59:34,696 All right. I'll see you later. 1069 00:59:36,447 --> 00:59:38,157 -Good luck. -Thanks. 1070 00:59:38,241 --> 00:59:39,325 See you in a few. 1071 00:59:40,118 --> 00:59:41,911 I'll be there when you're out. 1072 00:59:43,746 --> 00:59:45,331 [chuckles] All right. 1073 00:59:46,374 --> 00:59:47,500 [Leo sighs] 1074 00:59:49,252 --> 00:59:50,378 [thermometer beeps] 1075 00:59:57,969 --> 00:59:59,679 -[Leo] I love you! -[Mel] Love you! 1076 01:00:16,654 --> 01:00:19,198 -[nurse] Okay, bye-bye, Leo! Take care. -[Leo] Thank you so much. 1077 01:00:19,282 --> 01:00:21,367 [nurse] Good luck with you, okay? Bye. 1078 01:00:21,451 --> 01:00:24,370 [Mel] Okay, so, front seat maybe so you don't get nauseous? 1079 01:00:24,454 --> 01:00:28,124 -[Leo] I wanna sit in the front, yeah. -[Mel] But don't put the seat belt here. 1080 01:00:29,959 --> 01:00:31,085 [exhales] 1081 01:00:35,381 --> 01:00:37,508 Should we go skate? [chuckles] 1082 01:00:39,135 --> 01:00:40,219 [groans] 1083 01:00:42,388 --> 01:00:44,932 I literally am gonna never wear a shirt again, probably. 1084 01:00:45,016 --> 01:00:45,850 [Mel chuckles] 1085 01:00:47,352 --> 01:00:49,395 [Leo] No, we gotta hear some Gaga right now. 1086 01:00:49,896 --> 01:00:52,565 -[Mel chuckles] -♪ The Arizona sky ♪ 1087 01:00:54,067 --> 01:00:56,527 ♪ Burnin' in your eyes ♪ 1088 01:00:56,611 --> 01:00:57,779 [Mel chuckles] 1089 01:00:58,321 --> 01:01:03,326 ♪ You look at me And, babe, I wanna catch on fire ♪ 1090 01:01:04,952 --> 01:01:07,080 ♪ It's buried in my soul ♪ 1091 01:01:08,748 --> 01:01:10,875 ♪ Like California gold ♪ 1092 01:01:13,086 --> 01:01:18,049 ♪ You found the light in me That I couldn't find ♪ 1093 01:01:18,132 --> 01:01:19,926 [both chuckle] 1094 01:01:21,260 --> 01:01:24,389 ♪ When the sun goes down ♪ 1095 01:01:24,472 --> 01:01:27,475 ♪ And the band won't play ♪ 1096 01:01:28,393 --> 01:01:33,606 ♪ I'll always remember us this way ♪ 1097 01:01:39,320 --> 01:01:42,156 [doctor] Looks awesome. Want to see them? Take a look in the mirror. 1098 01:01:47,870 --> 01:01:49,122 [Leo] Oh my God. 1099 01:01:51,082 --> 01:01:52,333 [exhales. chuckles] 1100 01:02:00,133 --> 01:02:01,634 Oh my God. 1101 01:02:02,260 --> 01:02:03,594 [Mel] How do you feel? 1102 01:02:04,095 --> 01:02:05,972 [Leo] Better than I've ever felt in my life. 1103 01:02:06,055 --> 01:02:07,557 -[Mel] Really? -[Leo] Yes. 1104 01:02:21,738 --> 01:02:24,240 [Leo] We're putting in our order of Glue Boards like now. 1105 01:02:24,323 --> 01:02:27,285 -We want to do a red dipped-- -Is that basically the logo? 1106 01:02:27,368 --> 01:02:28,745 -Like low-res? -Mm-hmm. 1107 01:02:28,828 --> 01:02:32,248 See if you can do the letters going all the way around the rim. 1108 01:02:32,331 --> 01:02:34,292 -Oh, that's a great idea. -That'd be cool. 1109 01:02:34,375 --> 01:02:37,920 [Leo] One of the things that I was always so drawn to as a kid, 1110 01:02:38,004 --> 01:02:39,589 to like, certain skate companies. 1111 01:02:39,672 --> 01:02:43,134 They're all just, like, people doing what they want to do. 1112 01:02:45,386 --> 01:02:47,638 -[Cher] Are you ready? -[Stephen] Ready to go. 1113 01:02:49,724 --> 01:02:52,059 -Sorry. -[Stephen] I wasn't ready for that. 1114 01:02:55,021 --> 01:02:55,855 Oh! 1115 01:02:57,607 --> 01:02:59,734 ["Cry: Outcry" by Shit Coffins playing] 1116 01:03:02,612 --> 01:03:03,696 [Cher] I love that. 1117 01:03:03,780 --> 01:03:05,782 Every time we smoke in the video. 1118 01:03:07,950 --> 01:03:09,911 [Leo] Glue Skateboards, it's a company I'm starting 1119 01:03:09,994 --> 01:03:13,623 with my friends Stephen and Cher, celebrating queer skateboarding. 1120 01:03:14,707 --> 01:03:17,794 To me, it just feels like a fucking sick company. 1121 01:03:17,877 --> 01:03:20,713 Me and my friends made the company we want to ride for. 1122 01:03:22,632 --> 01:03:23,508 [Leo] Go. 1123 01:03:23,591 --> 01:03:25,635 ["Cry: Outcry" continues playing] 1124 01:03:32,350 --> 01:03:36,020 [Cher] Maybe I wouldn't be who I am today if I never saw Baker. 1125 01:03:36,604 --> 01:03:39,440 Maybe subconsciously, I'm like, "Oh, I'm a girl who skates too." 1126 01:03:40,441 --> 01:03:42,401 The moment I found out Lee came out, 1127 01:03:42,485 --> 01:03:44,570 that's kind of when I realized like, 1128 01:03:44,654 --> 01:03:47,740 "Our favorite fucking skateboarder is, like, trans too." 1129 01:03:47,824 --> 01:03:49,575 "Like, that's fucking crazy." 1130 01:03:49,659 --> 01:03:52,286 ["Cry: Outcry" continues playing] 1131 01:03:52,370 --> 01:03:53,246 [Leo] Get under it? 1132 01:03:53,329 --> 01:03:55,540 -I should take off the wrapper, right? -[Stephen] Yeah. 1133 01:03:55,623 --> 01:03:56,582 [Leo] Boom. 1134 01:03:58,376 --> 01:03:59,252 Yeah. 1135 01:04:00,336 --> 01:04:01,963 Sick. Yeah. 1136 01:04:02,630 --> 01:04:03,631 [Stephen] Better backdrop. 1137 01:04:04,590 --> 01:04:06,092 [music ends] 1138 01:04:09,679 --> 01:04:10,847 [door opens] 1139 01:04:11,389 --> 01:04:12,473 [Leo] What up, Mom? 1140 01:04:12,557 --> 01:04:14,684 Oh my God, Leo. 1141 01:04:14,767 --> 01:04:15,810 [Leo] Hi. 1142 01:04:15,893 --> 01:04:17,270 [Donna sighs] 1143 01:04:18,187 --> 01:04:20,565 -I love you so much. -[Leo chuckles] 1144 01:04:20,648 --> 01:04:21,899 I love you too, Mom. 1145 01:04:22,942 --> 01:04:26,112 -[Donna] I don't even know what to say. -[Leo] Me either. It's been so damn long. 1146 01:04:26,195 --> 01:04:29,031 [all chuckling] 1147 01:04:29,115 --> 01:04:30,783 -[Mel] Oh my gosh. -[Leo] They left it here. 1148 01:04:30,867 --> 01:04:32,910 -[Donna] I know. -[Mel] Oh my gosh. It's a Leo shrine. 1149 01:04:34,328 --> 01:04:36,455 [Donna] When you competed at the Battle of the Berrics, 1150 01:04:37,164 --> 01:04:39,375 I just knew that was your last contest ever. 1151 01:04:39,959 --> 01:04:42,336 -Without you even say anything. -[Leo] For sure. 1152 01:04:42,420 --> 01:04:45,590 I'm like, "That's the last time I'll ever see that name in lights." 1153 01:04:45,673 --> 01:04:46,507 [Leo chuckles] Yeah. 1154 01:04:46,591 --> 01:04:49,594 It's the last time I'm gonna ever see that name on a T-shirt. 1155 01:04:52,972 --> 01:04:56,309 [Donna] He's so fucking brave 1156 01:04:56,392 --> 01:05:01,480 to do what he's done to live his true self. 1157 01:05:03,858 --> 01:05:07,445 And I think about kids that never have that opportunity 1158 01:05:08,070 --> 01:05:10,531 to have a parent that they could come to and say, 1159 01:05:10,615 --> 01:05:12,867 "You know what, Mom? I'm gay." 1160 01:05:14,869 --> 01:05:16,954 "You know what, Mom? I'm trans." 1161 01:05:20,041 --> 01:05:21,250 And it's okay. 1162 01:05:29,926 --> 01:05:34,263 [Leo] Coming out over at Nike was really scary. 1163 01:05:34,347 --> 01:05:37,141 But I was just like, "This is what's up." 1164 01:05:41,979 --> 01:05:43,230 [Leo and Mel chuckle] 1165 01:05:43,981 --> 01:05:45,024 [Leo] Oh man. 1166 01:05:46,067 --> 01:05:48,986 [Leo] And they were like, "All right. Let's fucking do it." 1167 01:05:49,070 --> 01:05:50,279 [chuckles] 1168 01:05:50,363 --> 01:05:53,240 [gentle music playing] 1169 01:05:59,080 --> 01:06:01,499 [sighs] It's just surreal to see it up there. 1170 01:06:04,293 --> 01:06:05,503 But I didn't actually know 1171 01:06:05,586 --> 01:06:08,673 that there were gonna be giant, massive billboards, you know? 1172 01:06:08,756 --> 01:06:10,216 I just started seeing them around. 1173 01:06:12,176 --> 01:06:16,180 So, basically, we're just capturing a few facial poses. 1174 01:06:16,263 --> 01:06:19,183 The neutral and then eyes closed. 1175 01:06:19,266 --> 01:06:22,812 -Joy, disgust, and so on. -[Leo chuckles] Okay. 1176 01:06:22,895 --> 01:06:24,313 [photographer] So it's like that. 1177 01:06:24,397 --> 01:06:27,358 [Tony] Having Leo in our game inspired people trying to figure out 1178 01:06:27,441 --> 01:06:28,442 who they are. 1179 01:06:28,526 --> 01:06:31,237 It gave them a sense of validation. 1180 01:06:31,320 --> 01:06:33,739 [camera shutter clicking rapidly] 1181 01:06:33,823 --> 01:06:35,783 [Leo] It's like fucking mind-blowing. 1182 01:06:35,866 --> 01:06:38,744 I'm like, "I played this game. I know I can be a pro skater." 1183 01:06:38,828 --> 01:06:41,414 "I wanna be a pro skater when I, like, grow up." 1184 01:06:42,164 --> 01:06:44,458 Then I became a pro skater, and now I'm in the game. 1185 01:06:46,127 --> 01:06:49,213 I learned a lot through those years of struggle. 1186 01:06:50,131 --> 01:06:53,718 You know, like the hard work ultimately paid off. 1187 01:06:53,801 --> 01:06:56,971 People were just like, "Yeah, you're still skating and ripping." 1188 01:06:57,847 --> 01:07:01,892 And so, people started to be like, "Oh, like, yeah, we wanna invest in that." 1189 01:07:02,518 --> 01:07:03,477 [camera shutter clicks] 1190 01:07:09,191 --> 01:07:12,528 And now there's just like a clearing for so many new possibilities 1191 01:07:12,611 --> 01:07:16,115 that just I did not have in that life I was living. 1192 01:07:18,451 --> 01:07:19,618 [Leo] Ooh! 1193 01:07:19,702 --> 01:07:23,080 [announcer speaking indistinctly on TV] 1194 01:07:23,164 --> 01:07:24,373 Back in first place. 1195 01:07:25,624 --> 01:07:28,252 [Leo] And sitting there watching the Olympics 1196 01:07:28,836 --> 01:07:31,672 and feeling absolutely fucking elated that I'm not there. 1197 01:07:31,756 --> 01:07:34,216 It's like, I know what's best for me, 1198 01:07:34,300 --> 01:07:36,260 and I think I knew it all along. 1199 01:07:37,011 --> 01:07:39,180 Even when I was, like, really, really young. 1200 01:07:45,895 --> 01:07:50,483 [Stephen] Leo's done a really good job of being visible for a lot of people. 1201 01:07:51,692 --> 01:07:53,903 That's what real representation is, 1202 01:07:53,986 --> 01:07:57,364 Is people feeling like they have permission to be themselves. 1203 01:07:58,074 --> 01:08:00,117 I'm getting a pro shoe from Nike. 1204 01:08:00,201 --> 01:08:02,828 -[Donna] A pro shoe? Like-- -[Leo] Like my own model. 1205 01:08:05,081 --> 01:08:06,207 You know… 1206 01:08:06,290 --> 01:08:08,042 -Oh! -[Leo] Aw! 1207 01:08:09,001 --> 01:08:11,420 -[Donna] I'm so proud of you. -[Leo chuckles] 1208 01:08:11,504 --> 01:08:13,631 Oh my God. Leo. 1209 01:08:14,840 --> 01:08:15,883 [door opens] 1210 01:08:16,675 --> 01:08:17,676 [Stephen] Hello? 1211 01:08:17,760 --> 01:08:19,970 [chuckling] 1212 01:08:21,931 --> 01:08:22,890 Hi. 1213 01:08:23,933 --> 01:08:26,310 -[Leo] Hi. -Oh, hello, puppy. 1214 01:08:27,061 --> 01:08:30,064 -We need stickers. -[chuckles] Let's get stickers. 1215 01:08:31,398 --> 01:08:33,901 [Stephen] I feel like we should do only Glue stickers, whatever-- 1216 01:08:33,984 --> 01:08:34,944 [Leo] Yeah, for sure. 1217 01:08:35,027 --> 01:08:40,366 [Leo] The way that I felt for a long time about my pre-sponsored self… 1218 01:08:41,075 --> 01:08:42,076 [Stephen] Gonna look sick. 1219 01:08:42,159 --> 01:08:44,787 [Leo] …it's like I'm just now getting back in touch with that person. 1220 01:08:45,538 --> 01:08:47,957 There's no more, uh… 1221 01:08:51,585 --> 01:08:52,920 like, facade. 1222 01:08:54,296 --> 01:08:57,007 [Stephen] Skating, at this point, is a multibillion-dollar industry, 1223 01:08:57,091 --> 01:09:00,344 and you can count on two hands the amount of, like, professionals 1224 01:09:00,427 --> 01:09:04,598 who are, like, gay, queer, trans, or even, like, women also, you know? 1225 01:09:04,682 --> 01:09:06,559 -It's crazy. -[Leo] You can, like, name them all. 1226 01:09:06,642 --> 01:09:08,185 [Cher] Epic Glue party. 1227 01:09:08,269 --> 01:09:09,937 It's about to start. 1228 01:09:10,020 --> 01:09:12,273 -[Cher] Oh my God. -[both chuckle] 1229 01:09:16,402 --> 01:09:19,905 [gentle music playing] 1230 01:09:21,115 --> 01:09:22,116 [Leo] All right, kickflip. 1231 01:09:22,199 --> 01:09:25,119 All right. Whoever gets the first kickflip gets a board, 1232 01:09:25,202 --> 01:09:26,912 but you have to do it in 30 seconds. 1233 01:09:26,996 --> 01:09:28,205 [skaters] Oh! 1234 01:09:30,374 --> 01:09:33,419 -[Alexis] Oh, there it goes! -[all clapping] 1235 01:09:37,256 --> 01:09:39,216 [Stephen] All right, we got a winner. 1236 01:09:39,300 --> 01:09:41,677 [loudspeaker wailing] 1237 01:09:45,139 --> 01:09:46,473 [chuckles] 1238 01:09:46,557 --> 01:09:48,225 I really look up to Leo, honestly. 1239 01:09:48,309 --> 01:09:52,188 Ju, like, the freedom of doing whatever you want 1240 01:09:52,271 --> 01:09:55,774 and being whoever you want. Not being afraid to show your true self. 1241 01:09:56,609 --> 01:09:59,904 Dude, they're doing everything. Doing everything they should be doing. 1242 01:10:02,031 --> 01:10:03,782 [indistinct chatter] 1243 01:10:03,866 --> 01:10:06,619 [Sam] I think Lee's legacy will be bringing 1244 01:10:06,702 --> 01:10:08,996 some much-needed authenticity to skating. 1245 01:10:09,079 --> 01:10:12,374 [Leo] Okay, that's great. Right here. Whoa, turn around. 1246 01:10:12,458 --> 01:10:17,338 Lee becoming so popular and famous and everything just shattered everything. 1247 01:10:20,049 --> 01:10:21,675 [Leo] I know what it's like 1248 01:10:22,801 --> 01:10:26,555 to, like, not have anyone to look up to. 1249 01:10:26,639 --> 01:10:28,474 [laughing] 1250 01:10:28,557 --> 01:10:30,726 But there's trans people everywhere, 1251 01:10:31,560 --> 01:10:34,647 which is something I wish that I knew as a kid. 1252 01:10:36,273 --> 01:10:39,610 [skateboard wheels rattling] 1253 01:10:42,613 --> 01:10:44,907 Everything leading up to right now 1254 01:10:44,990 --> 01:10:47,576 is one version of being trans, 1255 01:10:48,369 --> 01:10:50,579 but there are so many versions of it. 1256 01:10:51,580 --> 01:10:53,123 ["Hold Me Till We're Home" playing] 1257 01:10:53,207 --> 01:10:54,750 I don't have the answers. 1258 01:10:56,961 --> 01:11:00,589 I only have, like, my answers that I've gotten so far. 1259 01:11:03,842 --> 01:11:07,179 I just think it's really important to have compassion for yourself. 1260 01:11:09,765 --> 01:11:13,519 And that, like, every iteration of yourself counts. 1261 01:11:16,355 --> 01:11:18,315 I'm just, like, one fucking person… 1262 01:11:21,360 --> 01:11:22,569 and I just happen to be trans. 1263 01:11:26,365 --> 01:11:29,660 And I think that, l just existing should be enough. 1264 01:11:35,749 --> 01:11:38,877 At the end of the day, I'm just a fucking skater, so, like, 1265 01:11:39,461 --> 01:11:41,088 I just gonna skate. [chuckles] 1266 01:11:42,589 --> 01:11:43,757 And, like, enjoy it. 1267 01:11:44,717 --> 01:11:49,888 Because it's like, life is so brief, so I don't wanna waste any more time. 1268 01:11:54,476 --> 01:11:56,020 ♪ Lifeless ♪ 1269 01:11:57,396 --> 01:11:59,356 ♪ Barely holding on ♪ 1270 01:12:00,816 --> 01:12:04,903 ♪ I feel it moving on And dragging me along ♪ 1271 01:12:05,654 --> 01:12:07,072 ♪ I need to ♪ 1272 01:12:08,532 --> 01:12:13,203 ♪ Remember all the times you told me ♪ 1273 01:12:14,371 --> 01:12:19,710 ♪ Everything will be all right ♪ 1274 01:12:19,793 --> 01:12:22,588 ♪ Am I a human being? ♪ 1275 01:12:22,671 --> 01:12:25,424 ♪ Am I known as she? ♪ 1276 01:12:25,507 --> 01:12:30,888 ♪ I need you by my side ♪ 1277 01:12:30,971 --> 01:12:33,891 ♪ Don't leave me here alone ♪ 1278 01:12:33,974 --> 01:12:36,727 ♪ Please hold me till we're home ♪ 1279 01:12:36,810 --> 01:12:39,396 ♪ Please hold me till we're home ♪ 1280 01:12:41,899 --> 01:12:43,776 ♪ Oh ♪ 1281 01:12:49,656 --> 01:12:52,493 ♪ Hold me till we're home ♪