The group, thought to be the only gang of its kind of the country, is having a documentary made about them produced by Steve Buscemi.
Members of an LGBT "gang" of at-risk youths from Washington D.C. have decided to begin a fashion line.
The new documentary Check It follows through the group of young people from the streets.
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"These 14- to 22-year-olds all have records riddled with assault, armed robbery, and drug dealing charges," one of the documentary's directors, Dana Flor, told BuzzFeed News. "But they have no visibility, they have fallen through the cracks of society so nobody is paying attention anymore. ... We want to change that."
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"They were always obsessed with fashion and hair and nails," Flor said. "[Moten] thought to convert their negative energy into something creative." He first recruited Check It gang member Travon "Tray" Warren, who recruited his five friends and many other of the 200 Check It members.
The Check It fashion line has designed, produced, and sold a number of hoodies, and are looking to make more.
She added, "They haven't produced very much so far due to funding, but ... they're excited and enthusiastic. They've been shown a tiny window of hope and they're really grabbing for it."