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Video: In the Life – Defying Stereotypes “Documentary stories from the gay experience”
PBS takes a look into the lives of the LGBT community covering stories on politics and public policy, personal and community health, religion, health, and more.
PBS takes a look into defying stereotypes and the lives of the LGBT community covering stories on politics and public policy, personal and community health, religion, health, and more.
Defying stereotypes series is a three-time Emmy Award nominee, a Lambda Legal Liberty Award honoree, and the recipient of the Courage Award from the New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project. Please check out http://www.inthelifetv.org/ to see local listing in your area.
Check out this video entitled “I Am What I Am”, which features rap artists KIN and Shorty Roc.
Rap music has a reputation that has evolved into a stereotype – that it promotes violence, objectifies women, and is homophobic. But there are pioneers emerging, a new generation of rappers like Shorty Roc and KIN, who are countering that image head-on, and demonstrating that “one love” includes everyone.
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