documentary star : is one of more than 200 members of check it , the only documented gang of gay and transgender youths in america that meet some of the more than 200 members of check it , the only documented gang of gay and transgender youths in america .
but now , the ` tight-knit ' gang members , who are aged 14 to 22 , are fighting to break the cycle of poverty and violence that they have grown up in .