Digital Transgender Archive

In the Life: Ep. 1807, "Gender Revised"

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The episode begins with a segment about the tension between the psychiatric and transgender communities over whether to reform or eliminate Gender Identity Disorder as a diagnosis. The A Conversation with… segment features Mara Keisling of the National Center for Transgender Equality and political theorist Paisley Currah discussing the future of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and legislation designed to protect trans-people from discrimination in public places. Another segment spotlights the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a global collective of queer performance artists.

Item Information:

Identifier
h702q641c
Collection
Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution
UCLA Film and Television Archive
Creator(s)
Scagliotti, John
Publisher
WNYC-TV
Date Issued
Apr. 2009
Genre
Motion Pictures
Subject(s)
Mara Keisling
Paisley Currah
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Topic(s)
Anti-discrimination law
Documentary television programs
Gender dysphoria
Gender identity
Homosexuality
Transgender people
Transphobia
Resource Type
Moving image
Analog Format
Color
Language
English
Rights
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