What does it mean to be a boy or a girl in the modern day? What is gender?
How does it relate, if at all, to our sexuality? What are some of the issues facing young people who know that their biology does not conform to their gender? These are some of the issues journalist katie couric sets out to explore in the fascinating, groundbreaking documentary gender revolution. Her main question? In modern society, how do we map the rapidly evolving complexities of gender identity?
Features:
- What is gender: the fluidity of the concept is fascinatingly and sensitively handled.
- America's sweetheart: katie couric is a beloved american journalist, and her sensitive handling of this difficult issue emphasises her popularity.
- Front page news: nat geo magazine did a “Gender revolution” edition of the mag only a few months ago.
- Constant requests: nat geo has been pestered about releasing a dvd of gender revolution since it aired on the channel over summer.