- GenderTalk Radio
GenderTalk Radio is a weekly radio program that "talks about
transgender ism in the first person." [ " [http://www.gendertalk.com/radio/about.shtml About GenderTalk] ". Last accessed6 August 2006 .] Each week GenderTalk presents news and information that aims to challenge traditional views ofgender . It broadcasts fromBoston in theUnited States .Content
In particular, GenderTalk is a media voice of and for the transgender community. It endeavors to serve the trans community by welcoming diverse guests and providing a supportive environment in which under-represented perspectives can be presented openly and honestly. GenderTalk is an all-volunteer organization that has been broadcasting in the Greater Boston area since 1995, and online since 1997.
GenderTalk covers all aspects of gender, including transgenderism,
transsexuality ,transvestism /crossdressing , and all forms of gender transgression, as well as gayness,lesbianism ,bisexuality ,feminism , and how all of these relate to gender in society at large. Hosted and run by transgender people, GenderTalk seeks out diverse new voices, both prominent and unknown, that challenge traditional or prevalent views.Other topics discussed
GenderTalk also discusses topics that may not be directly related to gender, but that its hosts find particularly interesting or informative. This includes discussions of areas like race,
ethnicity and class, where people are suffering for lack of a social climate more welcoming of the true diversity of life. GenderTalk also seeks to challenge thepolitics of the day, out of a sense of duty to provide an alternative to what it regards as thepropaganda that passes as "news" from corporate-controlled mainstream outlets.GenderTalk.com
Gendertalk.com is a resource for trans persons and folks interested in learning about, and with, transgender persons. Created and maintained by Nancy Nangeroni, gendertalk.com provides comprehensive access to GenderTalk Radio. It also provides a carefully screened list of resources by, for, and about transgender people, as well as a suggested reading list, writings by Nancy Nangeroni and others, source files for the original transgender symbol, and much more.
External links
* [http://www.gendertalk.com GenderTalk Radio]
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