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GRITtv: Faces and Facets of Transgender Experience
Half a century after Dr. King, the civil rights struggle continues and one group still pushing even to be understood, let alone included in what President Obama would call the circle of our concern are transgender people, people who feel their gender and their physical bodies don't match. The group for Parents Familes and Friends of Lesbians and Gays has produced a film, "Faces and Facets of TransGender Experience," a story less of tragedy than triumph. You can get copies to play in your community or school through PFLAG and they benefit from every sale. Distributed by Tubemogul.
Email this pageGRITtv: Pushing Harder for Don't Ask Don't Tell
This week in front of the White House, uniformed members of the United States Armed Services were arrested for handcuffing themselves to the fence in a call for the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell.
Gay USA: Apr. 9-15: More Prom Drama and Anti-Discrimination Laws in Utah
Some bad and wierd news to convey this week: a Mississippi lesbian girl was tricked into attending a fake prom; the Catholic church is not doing well in their scandals while the Mormons are "getting better;" and various anti-discrimination laws around the country are discussed. On the positive side, there's another gay musical headed for Broadway this fall and last week's Kate Clinton performance is reprised. Gay USA brings you weekly news from Lesbian, Gay, Transgender and Bi-sexual communities.
GRITtv: Progressive Politics and the LGBT Movement
What can the progressive movement learn from the LGBT community? On the 40th anniversary of Stonewall there has been a good deal of reflection and soul searching on the role of the struggle for gay rights within the larger civil rights movement. Yesterday when Barack Obama met with gay couples in the White House he said, "It's not for me to tell you to be patient any more than it was for others to counsel patience to African-Americans who were petitioning for equal rights a half-century ago. We've been in office six months now. I suspect that by the time this administration is over, I think you guys will have pretty good feelings about the Obama administration." That could be applied to a number of issues, not only those affecting the LGBT community. Richard Burns, Chief Operating Officer of the Arcus Foundation, Naomi Clark of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Richard Kim, Associate Editor at The Nation, and independent journalist Nancy Goldstein on the role of LGBT politics within the progressive movement.
