Ramses Underhill Smith (he/him) discusses his response to Kokomo City, the raw, taboo-breaking depiction of the lives of four black trans sex workers in America, directed by two-time Grammy nominee D. Smith.

Ramses is a passionate campaigner for LGBTQI rights and a transgender black man, who has worked alongside the British Red Cross, Opening Doors London, and FTM London, to name a few charities. He is Managing Director of Alternative Care Services, the UK’s first, independent LGBTQI* domiciliary care provider.

Kokomo City is an authentic representation of Black transgender sex work through the testimonies of four sex workers. There’s nothing polished or comfortable in this irreverent piece of work – just the undiluted truth served with style and wit.

The film is showing at The Garden Cinema from Friday 4 August.