I had the pleasure of joining my friends from Tinder at the 2017 GLAAD Media Awards in New York. Our table included several folks from team Tinder who were instrumental in rolling out their gender options. It also included the…
Sam Bagnall produced the 2017 BBC2 special Transgender Kids: Who Knows Best? Today, UK-based charity Trans Media Watch filed a detailed complaint demonstrating the quantifiable bias evident in Bagnall’s special. Prior to its airing, the special was the subject of widespread…
National Geographic has released a teaching guide for their issue and special on gender. From National Geographic magazine Editor in Chief Susan Goldberg: At National Geographic, we have a nearly 130-year history of bringing stories about cultures and science to…
I used to be heavily involved in politics, but it’s too frustrating for me. I prefer other ways to create change. I will always believe in America and the promise it holds for everyone. People are sometimes surprised how patriotic…
OLIVER GETTELL@OGETTELL POSTED ON JANUARY 12, 2017 AT 5:55PM EST “It used to be so simple,” Katie Couric says in National Geographic Channel’s documentary Gender Revolution: A Journey with Kaite Couric, “you were either a boy or you were a…
Reid Nakamura | January 13, 2017 @ 1:21 PM In the documentary, Couric talks with scientists, psychologists, activists, authors and families to learn more about the role of genetics, brain chemistry and modern culture on gender fluidity. Executive produced by…
by Dawn Ennis 1/13/2017 “Something is happening in our culture,” Katie Couric told a group of bloggers Friday afternoon. “It’s been forcing changes in our society, whether it be new rules or regulations, or the military, or in schools. I…
Katie Couric meets with the parents of a transgender child in this sneak peek at the two-hour documentary “Gender Revolution: A Journey With Katie Couric,” premiering on Monday, February 6 at 9/8c. Read the rest http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/videos/gender-revolution-sneak-peek/
By Susan Goldberg, Editor in Chief Since we shared photos of the cover of our special issue on gender on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, tens of thousands of people have weighed in with opinions, from expressions of pride and gratitude to…
Spark with Nora Young Sunday December 18, 2016 “Trans folks were being flagged and kicked off Tinder for being themselves,” says Zackary Drucker, an artist and producer for the hit Amazon show Transparent. The update, which occurred last month, was designed…