Gender, Sexual Identity & Social Roles

May 25, 2012

To The Contrary

epublican women in the House of Representatives start a new caucus to highlight female lawmakers and court women voters; so-called "pink collar" jobs like nursing and primary education are recruiting more men than ever before; A new organization lobbies for better working conditions of models in the United States. Continue

From the Vault: The Politics of Same-Sex Marriage

Washington Week

After President Obama voiced his support for same-sex marriage last week, it has increasingly become a topic in the 2012 presidential election. In 2004 Congress considered a Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage. Joining Gwen: Karen Tumulty, Time Magazine; Gebe Martinez, The Houston Chronicle, Anne Kornblut, The Boston Globe; Ceci Connolly, The Washington Post. Continue

Q and A: Artists Catherine Opie and El Anatsui

ART:21

To celebrate the sixth season of the broadcast series, “Art in the Twenty-First Century”—premiering April 13 on PBS—Art21 presents an exclusive online Q&A; with two of the season’s featured artists, Catherine Opie and El Anatsui. Both artists, as well as artist Ai Weiwei, are featured in the season’s first episode, “Change.” The full episode is can be viewed online ahead of the April 13 premiere. Continue

This Gay and Age

PBS Online Film Festival

'This Gay and Age,' winner of the 2011 Project VoiceScape award for Best Documentary, examines the gay stereotypes that bombard LGBT youth, and how these stereotypes affect the way we think about sexuality. Teen documentarian Morgan Wilcock takes a look at her hometown of Minneapolis to examine the media's influence on her generation's view of sexuality. Continue

Women in Wartime

Independent Lens

During the Revolutionary War, women participated in battle by serving as volunteer cooks, nurses and water deliverers. Hundreds of women soldiers passed as men by disguising their clothing and names and fought in the Civil War for both the Confederate and Union armies. Is the battlefield a place for women? Continue

Smash That Stereotype!

Independent Lens

Most superheroes and other main characters in comic books are straight, white men (albeit often with superhuman powers or abilities). Since the very first comic books in the 1930s, minority characters were generally cast as villains, or caricatures with stereotypical traits. But even in the beginning of the industry there were a few minority characters that were cast as both heroic and dignified. Continue

The Importance of Understanding the US Latino Market Online

MediaShift

Hispanic moms are one of the fastest-growing demographics online. Continue

The Opposite of Cold: The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition

POV

'The Opposite of Cold' highlights sauna photos and history from North America in the Finnish tradition. Continue

Tales of Love and Sex in Iran

FRONTLINE

Reza was 12 years old when he first fell in love. But to the Iranian Islamic establishment, there was no innocence in the matter... Continue

Afghan Women and the Persian Verse

FRONTLINE

The poetic tradition is one of the most celebrated components of arts and culture in contemporary Afghanistan, once the center for Persian verse. Though marginalized in the literary arena, women are not absent from this ancient tradition. These works by Afghan women, selected by Tehran Bureau, provide readers with the opportunity to observe some of the diverse currents in their poetry. Continue

May 18, 2012

To The Contrary

For the first time in U.S. history, white newborns are outnumbered by babies of color; the U.S. Army recently made history by officially opening jobs in combat battalions to women, but direct ground combat roles are still exclusive to men; To The Contrary travels to China to explore the role the U.S. Foreign Service plays in diplomacy overseas. Continue

Spending Time in the Castro

Finding Your Roots

Comedian and actress Margaret Cho talks about her experience living as a young adult in San Francisco's Castro District during the late 1970s. Continue

Sunshine: Single Dads

PBS Online Film Festival

Single parenthood becomes complicated when the parent is a father, and that father is gay. Continue

Man in the Mirror

PBS Online Film Festival

Jason Gutierrez is a Puerto Rican from New York City and the quintessential all-American guy. Status comes at a price as rumors spread that Jason is gay. With his identity questioned, Jason is pushed to understand who he is and prove how far he will go to prove that he's just "one of the boys." Continue

Project VoiceScape: This Gay and Age

POV

'This Gay and Age,' winner of the 2011 Project Voicescape award for Best Documentary, examines the gay stereotypes that bombard LGBT youth, and the way these stereotypes affect the way we think about sexuality. Teen documentarian Morgan Wilcock takes a look at her hometown of Minneapolis to examine the media's influence on her generations view of sexuality. Continue

Brains Explained: Boys vs. Girls

PBS Parents

One question has plagued both sexes for ages: Is there a difference between boy and girl brains? Dr. David Walsh discusses new research that suggests there is! Learn about the differences and how to avoid gender bias here. Continue

Finland's Mobile Sauna Festival

POV

Flip through photos of some ingenious examples of mobile saunas from the Mobile Sauna Festival in Teuva, Finland. Continue

Are You Pronouncing Sauna Correctly?

POV

Would you know how to pronounce löylyhuone if you went to a Finnish sauna? Listen to audio clips of Finnish words relating to the sauna and discover what they mean! Continue

Iran's Women Two Years after the Uprising

FRONTLINE

Iranian women's rights activist Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh discusses the plight of female political prisoners, the relationship between women's rights campaigns and the Green Movement, and discriminatory laws in Iran. Continue

AIDS in the Age of Sex