Kristen Parker Lovell

Biography

Kristen Parker Lovell (born c. 1980) is an American trans rights activist, filmmaker, and former sex worker. After experiencing homelessness as a teenager in New York City during the late 1990s and early 2000s, Lovell went on to work for various organisations advocating for the rights of trans people and sex workers. After studying filmmaking at Lincoln Center, she went on to co-direct the documentary film The Stroll (2023), based in part on her experiences as a sex worker. In 2007, Lovell was ...