Diamond doesn't see anything wrong
with the way she's been living.
I worry sick about Diamond
when she's out drinking and partying.
She's called me crying, she doesn't know where she's at,
she's somewhere downtown.
This past year, I had a lot of adventures
and I have dated a lot of men.
Wherever I go, even if it's just the store,
I don't even remember buying anything myself.
I never had to buy one drink or buy anything to eat.
My daughter has met guys online.
She posted ads for services.
She got kicked off Facebook three times
for inappropriate behavior.
A sugar daddy is someone
that gives you thousands and thousands.
A Splenda is someone that gives you hundreds and hundreds,
so I never had a sugar daddy, but I had Splendas.
It's more of an escort.
It's where a guy takes you out and they spend money
on you just to be with you.
I don't believe that she knows
what could really happen to her.
I think she's a danger to herself.
I always remind her, you are transgender,
and I worry about her because of that.
Diamond is beautiful.
Everywhere we go, people are telling her she's cute.
She won't tell people that she's transgender.
I prefer to date straight men.
I slept with a guy; he didn't even know I was transgender.
He thought I was all woman, so he took me into his house,
into his basement,
and I gotta tell you something before anything happens.
And he's a really big guy.
He wanted to hurt me, he could.
It was really scary,
'cause I was in this guy's house all alone.
I'm surprised I haven't been killed.
Okay, so you're putting yourself in danger.
Yeah.
Are you doing that on purpose?
No, I just do it to have a good time.
How is that okay with you?
Well, it's not, but it was fun, you know.
It was really fun.
No, I don't know, you know.
(audience laughing)
I really don't.
I really don't know 'cause, here's my concern.
This is my concern.
When I see individuals taking high risk behaviors,
it tells me that they don't value themselves.
Because if you valued yourself,
you'd say I'm not putting myself in that situation.
I love myself more than that.
(audience applauding)
And the fact that you're soliciting,
the fact that you're putting yourself on the internet,
and doing things,
whatever it is you're doing for money,
saying I never pay for anything, all of that.
It again, makes me think you don't
have pride or self-worth
that you would do that.
I guess I just think about the good time,
you know, the fun.
Well, let's look at the good time,
because you say you have a glamorous lifestyle.
You say it's just,
you said it's like a movie or a music video.
Yeah.
Well, I compared this glamorous lifestyle.
You say glamorous lifestyle.
I like myself, have friends, travel.
I'm free, happy.
My life is like a movie or a music video.
My life is based on sex, money, looks.
I would describe it as being glamorous and out of control.
I have had such fun adventures.
Happiest I've ever been.
Best year of my life.
But the reality is you're homeless,
currently living in your mother's car,
you've been kicked out of 13 shelters, homes,
burned all bridges with family or friends.
You've banned from all Salvation Army's nationwide.
You're dating strangers on Craigslist.
You say you're surprised you haven't been hurt or killed.
Men are stalking me, wanna rape me in an alley.
And according to your mother, you melt down once a week,
and say your life sucks.
Yeah.
So that's really incongruent.
I guess, it is both.
It's like a drug; you go up, up, up,
and then you can go down, down, down.
I get what you say, it's both in the moment.
Yeah. It's exciting and fun.
Yeah.
But those moments don't last very long
and then-- Right.
You're left standing on the street,
hungry with no money,
no home, nowhere to go and no future.
Yeah.