Respecting each other’s self-identification on gender is about respecting other people’s dignity and humanity. Transgender people face much higher levels of violence and unemployment than the general population, and so the last thing they need is disrespect. Kate Sosin, Senior …
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21-year-old Chelsea Manning is imprisoned for allegedly leaking the trove of U.S. diplomatic communications published by Wikileaks. These leaks exposed the rampant cynicism of American foreign policy, regardless of administration, and the United States’ intimate relationships with brutal dictators and …
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Professional organizations like the American Psychiatric Association (APA) have designated Transgender people “sick.” Until 1973, the same “sick” designation was applied to gays – but protest forced a change. GLN’s Dr. Ronnie Drantz and Brent Holman-Gomez discuss the very political, …
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Andre Perez leads a discussion of a new project he’s launching focusing on an often-neglected portion of the LGBT community, recording the histories of Transgender, Transsexual,Intersex, and Genderqueer people. Since our show is for a general audience of people who …
Transgender Oral History Read more »
How did the modern gay political movement emerge onto the public stage after decades of repression? What can we learn from the early modern gay movement of the early 1970s? On the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion in New …
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Jamie Moran, a Masters candidate in Women & Gender Studies, leads a discussion of the political and social issues that Transgender people face, including basic living issues like laws relating to gender, public restroom use, to cost and available of …
Transgender Issues and Rights Read more »
Uploaded on Jan 18, 2008 Part 4 of 7: 9th Annual Matthew Shepard March and Rally for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Freedom October 6, 2007 Chicago, Illinois. “End Warfare & Occupation” This segment features Stephanie Fisher of ANSWER Chicago. …
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