PBS NC History & Documentary
The Ties That Bind
12/3/2017 | 56m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
Examining the challenges of living authentically in an environment hostile to difference.
Director Diana Newton documents her journey toward acceptance alongside her sister Christine, a transgender woman navigating the emotional and physical perils of coming out. A devastatingly personal family portrait nearly fourteen years in the making, The Ties That Bind examines the challenges of living authentically in an environment historically hostile to difference.
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PBS NC History & Documentary is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
PBS NC History & Documentary
The Ties That Bind
12/3/2017 | 56m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
Director Diana Newton documents her journey toward acceptance alongside her sister Christine, a transgender woman navigating the emotional and physical perils of coming out. A devastatingly personal family portrait nearly fourteen years in the making, The Ties That Bind examines the challenges of living authentically in an environment historically hostile to difference.
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