Identities Facts Flashcards
1
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CoverGirl announces its first male CoverGirl spokes model
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- James Charles
- Makeup artist and YouTuber
- October 2016
-Opinion on country on gender identity: “we’re becoming more accepting in general” (NY Times interview)
2
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First male hired as face of Maybelline
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- Manny Gutierrez
- Works in the makeup industry
- YouTuber
- Challenging Maybellines slogan “Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s Maybelline”
- Manny’s father stood up to haters through a text which was screenshot and put on Manny’s Twitter
3
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Facial feminisation surgery
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- Stef Sanjati
- Wanted to be invisible
- Advocate for transgender community
- Shared experiences on YouTube to raise awareness
- Some felt it was for cosmetic reasons
- Daily Mail ‘twisted’ the story
4
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Lesbian couple hit back
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YouTube vloggers received hate as people said that the ‘wrong one’ got pregnant
5
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Caitlyn Jenner
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- ‘I Am Cait’ 16 episode mini tv series. 2 seasons following her transition from Bruce
- Transitioned in April 2015 and publicly announced this in July 2015 on the cover of Vanity Faire
- February 2017, strongly criticised Trump for ruling over transgender bathrooms in a video released on social media
- Most famous trans woman in media
- Received criticism depicted on ‘South Park’
6
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Laverne Cox
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- First Black transgender woman to have a role on an American TV show (OITNB)
- First transgender nominee for a prime time Emmy
- Attempted suicide by overdose at 11
- Transgender activist
- Second most famous trans woman in media
- May 2014, made cover of Time magazine
7
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Channel 4
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- Kids on the Edge: The Gender Clinic
- NHS Tavistock Trust, a lot more children are experiencing mental health problems
- My Trans Story, My Transgender Kid, Girls to Men, My Transgender Summer Camp
- A lot of coverage
- Mainly low brow, educational, entertainment
- Main target audience is youth and females (mainly)
8
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BBC 2
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- Transgender Kids: Who Knows Best? 2017
- Louis Theroux: Transgender Kids 2015
- More high brow, shows more niche programmes and is more risky in terms of content than BBC1
9
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Sia-The Greatest
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- Tribute to victims of the Orlando shooting
- Rainbow paint on Ziegler (gay pride)
- 49 dancers for 49 lives lost
- After the shooting Sia dedicated a performance of ‘Titanium’ to the LGBTQ community
10
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- “celebrate pride” tool
- let’s users show support for marriage equality after same-sex marriage was considered a fundamental right
