What's it like to be a transgendered person in the educational system? Today, Leonard talks to Kevin Jennings of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network and Adam, a transperson who is currently finishing up his senior year at a local highschool. Then, find out about the evolution of the press corps in Washington, D.C. over the last 70 years. We'll also look back at the Upper West Side in the 1970s. Plus, a discussion on the political and safety issues involved in having men and women train together in college-level basketball.
Gay Students and Teachers
What's it like to be a transgendered person in the educational system? Today, Leonard talks to Kevin Jennings, the director of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network. He is joined by Adam, an African American transperson who is currently finishing up his senior year at a local highschool in ...
Report on the Reporters
Donald Ritchie is the author of Reporting From Washington: The History of the Washington Press Corps.
Music: A Civil Action soundtrack (Hollywood Records) Tracks 4 and 6
Music: A Civil Action soundtrack (Hollywood Records) Tracks 4 and 6
Pouffy White Dress
Susan Jane Gilman remembers growing up on Manhattan's Upper West Side in the 1970s. Her new book is Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress.
Events:
Susan Jane Gilman will be appearing on:
Monday, April 4th at 6:30p
Borders Bookstore on Park Avenue at 57th ...
Events:
Susan Jane Gilman will be appearing on:
Monday, April 4th at 6:30p
Borders Bookstore on Park Avenue at 57th ...
Sex in Basketball
There's a tradition of getting Division 1 women's basketball players ready for the NCAA tournaments by practicing with men. Leonard asks Clayton Collins, staff writer for The Christian Science Monitor, about the political and safety issues involved.
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ยป Go to The Christian Science Monitor's website
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