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The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

I love this Instagram illustration forĀ The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, premiering on Netflix on 6 October 2017. I am very proud to be an advisor on this film. View this post on Instagram A post shared by…

Formal complaint filed against BBC's #Transgender Kids: Who Knows Best?

Formal complaint filed against BBC's #Transgender Kids: Who Knows Best?

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 specialĀ was the subject of widespread…

ā€˜I Think I Made a Mistakeā€™: Katie Couric On Her Transgender Evolution

ā€˜I Think I Made a Mistakeā€™: Katie Couric On Her Transgender Evolution

SAMANTHA ALLEN 02.04.17 9:15 PM ET Today, Couric is still learning about transgender people and telling their stories. And as Gender Revolution proves, she hasnā€™t made many mistakes more than once. The two-hour National Geographic documentaryā€”premiering Monday nightā€”is a compassionate,…

Get National Geographic's GENDER REVOLUTION teaching guide

Get National Geographic's GENDER REVOLUTION teaching guide

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…

51%: Women and the Future of Politics

51%: Women and the Future of Politics

I’m honored to be quoted in 51%: Women and the Future of Politics. I’m quoted at the start of Chapter 11: To understand how women are systematically denied power, we must start by examining who is creating and policing the…

National Geographic's Gender Revolution Breaks Down What Gender Means in the 21st Century

National Geographic's Gender Revolution Breaks Down What Gender Means in the 21st Century

by Malcolm VenableĀ |Ā Jan 13, 2017 6:08 PM 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 girl. But…

Watch the moving trailer for Katie Couric's Gender Revolution documentary

Watch the moving trailer for Katie Couric's Gender Revolution documentary

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…

Katie Couric Brings The ā€˜Gender Revolutionā€™ To TCA

Katie Couric Brings The ā€˜Gender Revolutionā€™ To TCA

by Amanda N’Duka January 13, 2017 4:41pm Katie Couric dives into the ever-evolving topic of gender in the upcoming National Geographic documentary Gender Revolution: A Journey With Katie Couric. ā€œThe personal stories are what makes this documentary,ā€ she said, adding…

Katie Couric Explores ā€˜Gender Revolutionā€™ in New Nat Geo Trailer (Video)

Katie Couric Explores ā€˜Gender Revolutionā€™ in New Nat Geo Trailer (Video)

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…