politics
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Stereo: a film about reversed gender stereotypes made by 13 year old Ella Fields
This remarkable film about gender stereotypes was written, directed, and edited by Ella Fields who is 13 years old. This is what she wrote about her video “Ever since the beginning of time, things have been exactly the same. Boys wear pink, girls wear blue. Boys wear dresses, and girls can’t…”
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I Should Be Holding A Hand But Instead I’m Holding Shame
The BBC Social is a new digital content stream featuring content for and created by young people in Scotland. This particular one offers a powerful commentary on the choices gay people are still forced to make in public – whether to hold hands, show affection, or give a partner a good-bye kiss. Take a moment to stop…
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To A More Perfect Union: United States v. Windsor
To anyone who followed the case of Edie Windsor, an unlikely looking LGBT activist, who took on the might of the US legal system and won, this extremely moving documentary from Donna Zaccaro doesn’t actually reveal anything new about this groundbreaking case. What it does, however, is succinctly put the major facts all together…
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It would be a sin NOT to Vote for Cynthia
It was no surprise when actress and activist Cynthia Nixon came out again. This time the ex-star of Sex And The City finally announced that she was officially going to run to be the Democratic Candidate for New York’s Governor. She has long been a vocal opponent of Andrew Cuomo the present incumbent and things that…
