Premiered 11 February 2008 on Logo TV.
Synopsis
Educational series, focusing on one trans issue for each letter of the alphabet.
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Topics
B: Birth Certificates
To some, birth certificates are a critical step in the transition process. To others, its still an impossibility, depending on where you live.
To some, birth certificates are a critical step in the transition process. To others, its still an impossibility, depending on where you live.
D: Dewey’s Lunch Counter Protest
Four years before Stonewall, the trans community held a landmark protest.
Four years before Stonewall, the trans community held a landmark protest.
G: Gwen Araujo
The highly publicized murder of trans teen Gwen Araujo brought a lot of attention to the trans community and to the rise of hate crimes in the U.S.
The highly publicized murder of trans teen Gwen Araujo brought a lot of attention to the trans community and to the rise of hate crimes in the U.S.
H: Health Care
Still a major battle for the trans community, health care is critical contemporary national issue.
Still a major battle for the trans community, health care is critical contemporary national issue.
I: Internet
Much credit is given to the power of the internet to bring information & a sense of community to the trans community all over the world.
Much credit is given to the power of the internet to bring information & a sense of community to the trans community all over the world.
J: Justice System
Even the justice system is considered to be gender-oriented, which can present challenges to transgender people.
Even the justice system is considered to be gender-oriented, which can present challenges to transgender people.
L: Lynn Conway
Lynn Conway not only established a significant online destination for the trans community, she also pioneered the technology that made personal computers possible!
Lynn Conway not only established a significant online destination for the trans community, she also pioneered the technology that made personal computers possible!
M: Media
Media, media, media. From Oprah to Newsweek, global media outlets are increasingly giving time & attention to the trans movement.
Media, media, media. From Oprah to Newsweek, global media outlets are increasingly giving time & attention to the trans movement.
O: Official Hero
Guess which one of our state’s offical heroes is a transgender war hero? Sothere, “don’t ask, don’t tell”!
Guess which one of our state’s offical heroes is a transgender war hero? Sothere, “don’t ask, don’t tell”!
P: Priests & Priestesses
In many ancient cultures, priests & priestesses were quite often transgender.
In many ancient cultures, priests & priestesses were quite often transgender.
Q: Genderqueer
Genderqueer is an emerging term in the LGBT community, but what exactly does it mean?
Genderqueer is an emerging term in the LGBT community, but what exactly does it mean?
S: Stonewall Riots
Some credit the Stonewall Riots of 1969 as the birth of the LGBT movement…if that’s the case, then trans woman Sylvia Rivera is its mother!
Some credit the Stonewall Riots of 1969 as the birth of the LGBT movement…if that’s the case, then trans woman Sylvia Rivera is its mother!
T: Brandon Teena
“Boys Don’t Cry” was a landmark LGBT film, inspired by the heartbreaking story of Brandon Teena.
“Boys Don’t Cry” was a landmark LGBT film, inspired by the heartbreaking story of Brandon Teena.
U: Unity
One of the fundamental goals of the trans community is inclusion in the human family, the key to that achievement is unity.
One of the fundamental goals of the trans community is inclusion in the human family, the key to that achievement is unity.
V: Visibility
More and more each day, thanks to series like Transamerican Love Story, the trans community becomes increasingly visibile. Visibility is a powerful tool to combat the ignorance that breeds hate & discrimination.
More and more each day, thanks to series like Transamerican Love Story, the trans community becomes increasingly visibile. Visibility is a powerful tool to combat the ignorance that breeds hate & discrimination.
W: Dr. Edward Walker
Congressional Medal of Honor winner, Dr. M. Edward Walker, was a war hero who even appeared on his own national honorary stamp!
Congressional Medal of Honor winner, Dr. M. Edward Walker, was a war hero who even appeared on his own national honorary stamp!
Y: Youth
Progressive young people are overturning the conventional conservative view of the gender cultural of the world.
Progressive young people are overturning the conventional conservative view of the gender cultural of the world.
Z: Zeal
Without the enthusiasm of the trans community, the LGBT movement would arguably be several steps behind where it is today.
Without the enthusiasm of the trans community, the LGBT movement would arguably be several steps behind where it is today.
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