Showing posts with label television. Show all posts
Showing posts with label television. Show all posts
Monday, November 26, 2012

Well Duh, GLAAD Review Finds Decade Of Trans Media Images Are Negative

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I've been complaining on these electronic pages for years about the lack of positive media images when it comes to transpeople.  If y...
Friday, November 02, 2012

It's November Sweeps Month-Here Comes The Trans Themed Programming

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The Nielsen Company conducts the national samples that determine the fate of television and cable programs, who gets the advertising dolla...
Monday, October 29, 2012

Trans TV Alert: Barbara Walters 20/20 Trans Children Update

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Back in 2007 ABC's 20/20 broadcast a Barbara Walters moderated show that focused on the lives of trans children entitled 'My Secret...
Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Mr. Rogers Defends PBS

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In 1969, when President Richard Nixon (R) wanted to cut funding to PBS (sound familiar?)  Fred Rogers of  the long running PBS show Mister...
Friday, October 05, 2012

LeVar Burton Calls Out Mittbot For PBS Debate Comments

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You TransGriot readers may remember LeVar Burton for his roles in Roots or Star Trek-The Next Generation , but his more important one was...
Monday, September 24, 2012

The Second Annual TransGriot 'A Different World' Trivia Quiz

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Today is the 25th anniversary of the first broadcast of A Different World on this date in 1987.   Some interesting news is developing abo...
Monday, September 17, 2012

Vietnamese Trans Woman Comes Out On National Telecast.

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People tell me they thought it was brave for me to come out in the middle of an international airport terminal back in 1993.   But what I ...
Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Debbie Allen Wants To Reboot 'A Different World'

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A Different World broadcast its first episode 25 years ago this month.  I have been griping for more than a few years on these TransGriot...
Monday, September 10, 2012

The Ricki Lake Show Is Back!

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Back in 1993 Ricki Lake kicked off her popular syndicated television talk show that lasted 11 years before it ended.  The then 24 year o...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Korea's Next Top Model Features Trans Woman

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It took America's Next Top Model 11 seasons before Isis King broke ground as the first open trans woman to appear on the show.   Its...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Arsenio's Back In 2013!

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Boring late night shows, your days are numbered.   I'm extremely happy to hear that Arsenio Hall is coming back to reclaim the late ni...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Chloe Sevigny Discusses Playing A Transwoman In Upcoming BBC Series

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Chloe Sevigny once played the girlfriend of transman Brandon Teena in the movie Boys Don't Cry , and now she's playing Mia, a pre-...
Sunday, May 06, 2012

What Would You Do?-Transteen Trying To Come Out

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The ABC Show What Would You Do? isn't shy about tackling trans issues, and another one they took on recently was a trans teen trying to...
Thursday, May 03, 2012

Friday ABC 'What Would You Do' Episode' To Tackle Transphobia

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video platform video management video solutions video player The ABC show What Would You Do? uses actors an...
Monday, April 30, 2012

Rachel Drops Knowledge On 'Meet The Press' Conservafools

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Ever since David Gregory took over for the late Tim Russert on NBC's Meet The Press I have refused to watch the show because he leans t...
Thursday, April 19, 2012

Dick Clark Passes Away

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As my milestone birthday rapidly approaches, another one of the iconic personalities I grew up with has passed away. I was saddened to h...
Saturday, January 14, 2012

'Work It' Cancelled!

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The transphobic and controversial ABC show Work It debuted on January 3 to lower ratings than the Man Up! show it replaced.   After ...