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GRITtv: Moving Forward From Maine
Tuesday we looked at the Maine Equality campaign leading up to the election, watching volunteers from around the country working to help Mainers keep the marriage rights granted by the state legislature. In the second half of this video, from Chase Whiteside and Erick Stoll of New Left Media, we see election day go from elation to heartbreak as Maine voted, by a thin majority, to revoke marriage rights from gay and lesbian couples. Reactions from volunteers range from defiant to determined, discussing accountability -- from national organizations, politicians, and especially President Obama and the DNC, who ignored the No On One campaign.
Email this pageGRITtv: Kate Clinton: My Retirement Plan
Humorist and activist Kate Clinton takes heart from the National Equality March and the new generation of activists for gay rights. She points out that we need both the established organizations that have done the hard work of pushing for legislation for years, and the young, new, excited generation willing to push boundaries and move on. Kate's not retiring yet, but she does have hope for the future.
GRITtv: Marching For Equality in D.C.
When will we finally have equality for all before the law? The president's making a speech at Human Rights Campaign on the eve the National Equality March. We talk to three women who will be present and speaking out at the march: poet and activist Staceyann Chin, Sherry Wolf, author of "Sexuality and Socialism: History and Politics of Gay Liberation," and radio host "Aiyi'nah Ford, who was recently kicked out of a D.C. diner after engaging in a public display of affection with her partner.
GRITtv: What Makes a Woman? The Bullying Of Caster Semenya
On Aug. 19 Caster Semenya burst onto the world scene with her record-breaking, 800-meter run. But for Semenya, known as The Pride of South Africa, it was a race that was quickly contested when the International Association of Athletics Federations ordered tests be done to verify her gender, thus sparking a cacophony of accusations, speculation and misinformation. On today's panel we ask, "what makes a woman?" We're joined by Janet Green, boardmember at the Accord Alliance, Katie Baratz, a medical student at the University of Pennsylvania, Staceyann Chin, poet, activist and author, and author Sherry Wolf.
GRITtv: Oct. 8, 2009
