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This March on IN THE LIFE, "AMERICAN GENDER." Hosted by performing icon, RuPaul, this month's episode of ITL tries to untangle the complicated web of gender in our nation. |
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Binary CultureIn a culture where most women take home only 75 cents for every male dollar earned, gender has a profound impact on how we live, particularly its intersection with race, ethnicity, class and ability. In "BINARY CULTURE", ITL explores the push to broaden the views of gender identity in a nation that is not often so readily willing. |
Real to Reel: Venus of MarsIn this Month's "Real to Reel," filmmaker Emily Goldberg discusses her film "VENUS OF MARS" revealing how attempts to define gender often overshadow the everyday stories of LGBT people that may not fit a binary gender mold. |
Miss RichfieldDrag performers have long played with the concept of gender, moving comfortably along a spectrum of possibilities that have entertained and enlightened the masses. For one Midwesterner, the art of old school drag has helped transcend the cultural divide between church and gays. "MISS RICHFIELD" is a self-defined throwback to simpler times with a wit and style all her own. |
Size MattersFor decades, treating intersex children was a matter of surgically altering genitalia to "normalize" the child's gender. Today there is a growing movement to shift gender identity out of the hands of medical professionals and back to the individuals who will ultimately live with the choices being made in their name. Next, in "SIZE MATTERS," ITL visits with some of the people behind this movement. |
OUT TAKESITL regular commentator Harvey Fierstein discusses the revival of a classic Broadway Production in "WE ARE WHAT WE ARE." |