Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 17:23:03 -0700 From: Clare Howell Subject: IYF21 MEDIA ADVISORY - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Editor: Clare Howell, clare@gpac.org Contacts: David Heilbroner, Producer (212) 362-3128, quenty@idt.net Vicky Kahn/A&E Network (212) 210-9762 GROUNDBREAKING DOCUMENTARY ON GENDER MOVEMENT TO AIR ==================================================== [New York, NY: 17 Sep 98] THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Network (A&E) will cover the gender movement in an unprecedented documentary that highlights the growth of transgender awareness into a political movement to end gender oppression. The program will air at 9 p.m. on Monday, 5 Oct 98. In a press release today, A&E said of the project, "Building on human portraits, the program takes a broad look at the new and fast-growing movement to combat what is known as 'gender oppression,' highlighting the nation's most notorious transsexual killings and a battle in Congress to include transsexuals in the Federal Hate Crimes Act. 'Investigative reports: Transgender Revolution' portrays a subculture that challenges our most deeply held notions about what it means to be a 'real' man or woman." "Not only is this the first time anyone has given us a full hour on national TV, but this marks the first time a producer has eschewed the usual soft-core human interest story and moved to cover us as a valid civil rights movement," said Riki Anne Wilchins, Executive Director of GenderPAC. "With the Time magazine article and the recent NY Times' features, I think we are, at last, turning a corner." The A&E producer, David Heilbroner, has offered to provide working journalists with advance copies of the program for review and evaluation. "We wanted to look at the real issues of the transgender community," he said. "We wanted to take this beyond the tabloids' focus, to portray the heart and soul of a community that is demand- ing its rights." ### Subscriptions. Please send: subscribe iyf-online or: unsubscribe iyf-online to: MajorDomo@apocalypse.org For prior releases, check the GenderPAC website at: http://www.gpac.org (c) 1998 InYourFace Our online news-only service for gender activism.