Love, Jamie
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Jamie Diaz is a trans woman and artist who has spent nearly 30 years in a men's prison in Texas.
Jamie Diaz is a 66-year-old Mexican-American trans woman and self-taught artist who has spent nearly 30 years in a men’s prison in Texas. See how her enduring friendship with Gabriel Joffe, a volunteer who happened upon one of her works, has helped Jamie’s art reach far beyond the prison walls.
Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo...
Love, Jamie
Preview: Special | 1m 21sVideo has Closed Captions
Jamie Diaz is a 66-year-old Mexican-American trans woman and self-taught artist who has spent nearly 30 years in a men’s prison in Texas. See how her enduring friendship with Gabriel Joffe, a volunteer who happened upon one of her works, has helped Jamie’s art reach far beyond the prison walls.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(peaceful music) (birds chirping) - [Operator] You may start the conversation now.
- [Jamie] Hello, Gabriel?
- Hey, Jamie.
- [Jamie] We're on lockdown.
- [Gabriel] Yeah, I've been worried about you.
(peaceful music continues) - I don't think, initially I knew what our friendship would become, but she's been one of like the few constants in my life, us both being and trans.
- [Jamie] We can talk next Sunday, huh?
- [Gabriel] Yeah, call me on my birthday.
- [Jamie] I hate being cooped up to that cell so much.
If I'm laying there in the dark, it seems like it's closing in on me.
If I come out, I will no longer paint any artwork related to prison life.
(peaceful music) (hammer banging) You know what I want people to feel when they see my heart?
- [Gabriel] What?
- [Jamie] I want 'em to know that we're good people.
(peaceful music continues)
Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo...