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A few weeks ago we started with the subject ‘Appearance’ at school.
Now we have to write 5 posts about appearance with the Theme Masculinity and Femininity.
Coolhunt nr. 1 – accepting diversity
Recently, there are more and more documentaries on TV and the Internet about gay men, lesbians and androgynous people.
A few years ago the Dutch soap serie ‘Goede tijden, Slechte tijden’ started with a new character, Lucas, who is gay. A kiss between Lucas, played by Ferry Doedens, and another male character created quite a stir.
At first it was not meant to make a statement as a sequence.
This kiss apparently was still extraordinary for the viewers, in 2011.
Lucas will marry a new character, Menno Kuiper, in the sequence, next week. The first gay marriage in GTST will be a fact.
In other countries there are also many fans of ‘Goede tijden’ and executive producer, Rohan Gottschalk, thinks it’s nice that they can demonstrate that something like that a gay marriage is possible at the Dutch television.
I also read an interview with Arie Boomsma in the ‘Men’s Health’. He told that a new tv program will start, that’s called ‘Hij is een Zij’ (He is a She). In this program Arie follows six young people in their transition from male to female, or from female to male.
This programm is about imaging and reveals what it means to experience a gender transition.
The glossy ‘Linda’, recommends the documentary ‘Stephen Fry en de homo’s (Stephen Fry and the Gay’s).
The orginal title ‘Out There’, will be broadcasted on Nederland 2, at the 28th and 29th of January, at 11 pm. Or watch it here!
The Britisch comedian and actor Stephen Fry visits Uganda, the United States, Russia, Brazil and India and talks with gay men, gay haters and their victoms.
On the website of ‘NOS’, I found a documentary ‘young and gay in Russia‘.
The online magazine ‘VICE’ has been traveling through Russia to see how gay men and lesbians survive after the introduction of the anti-gay law.
Why is it cool?
Arie shows in the interview the respond of the environment.
‘sometimes it is very difficult for parents to see their daughter change physically into a boy. For the girl or boy, it’s the same from the inside.
Arie also told why the subject appeals to him: ‘This program is about the question what is femininity or masculinity? The physical part is important because there are distinct features. But it also fascinates me because it is always difficult to say. What is more typically male nowadays? ‘
Because he doesn’t know the answer, he like to make this program.
In all the documentaries and sequences they show what kind of lives these people have. It causes people to change their minds. People start to think about certain things and stand up for others.
Why has it future growth potential?
Wether or not accepting homosexuality is a very actual topic.
The Olympic Winter Games in Sotsji causes a lot of worldwide discussion because the Russian governement of Poetin doesn’t respect the human rights.
Important political leaders refuse to visit the Winter Games.
I think that the documentaries about this topic will enhance the awareness.
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