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

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.

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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: Copyright undetermined
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