New York, May 1, 2012 —Tonight, public television stations nationwide will begin broadcasting Remaining Vigilant, an episode from the award-winning newsmagazine IN THE LIFE. The episode features two installments of In The States, an ongoing series covering local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activists campaigning for equal rights and protections at the state level.
In The States: Iowa brings IN THE LIFE to the American heartland where, in an attempt to repeal marriage equality, social conservatives have used unprecedented tactics in a campaign with national implications. Iowa poses an important question to the rest of the country: Should voters decide whether gay and lesbian couples have the right to marry?
Also in this episode, IN THE LIFE heads to Ohio, a state with few legal protections for LGBT people. Ohio legislators not only banned same-sex marriage, but barred unmarried state employees from receiving benefits for domestic partners; it is legal to fire LGBT people in Ohio because of their sexual orientation or gender identity; and transgender Ohioans lack the most basic civil rights. In this look at the LGBT experience in a state where progress is slow, we meet locals with deep ties to their community committed to a long battle in the state that they love.
On May 1st, Remaining Vigilant begins airing on public television stations across the country and will be available for free video streaming from the In The Life Media website. To find out when it will air in your local area, or to stream it, go to ITLMedia.org .
WATCH Remaining Vigilant here:
http://www.itlmedia.org/clips/entry/remaining-vigilant
In The Life Media continues its coverage of the issues shaping the LGBT experience online, with the release of the web exclusive short, "Media Bias: Trans Youth." The video looks at the unprecedented buzz generated by last month's episode of IN THE LIFE, Becoming Me, a look at the real-life experiences of eight families with transgender and gender nonconforming children. While mainstream media coverage portrays transgender children as a spectacle, IN THE LIFE elevates the discussion beyond transphobic sensationalism. Becoming Me is being used as a resource for parents and an educational tool for social service providers.
WATCH Media Bias: Trans Youth here:
http://www.itlmedia.org/clips/entry/media-bias-trans-youth
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ABOUT IN THE LIFE MEDIA:
For twenty years, In The Life Media has been a leading media organization for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) movement. One of the nation's most honored and influential LGBT groups, In The Life Media creates social and political change by examining issues critical to LGBT individuals and providing audiences with powerful ways to advance equality within, and beyond, their communities. Produced by In The Life Media, the Emmy-nominated series, IN THE LIFE, was the firstand remains the onlyLGBT newsmagazine on public television. IN THE LIFE is a two-time Emmy Award nominee, a Lambda Legal Liberty Award honoree, a Seigenthaler Award recipient from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and a Ribbon of Hope Award recipient from The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: www.ITLMedia.org
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