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In the Life, Ep. 1309: Season 12 (2004-06)
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The episode begins with Political science, a historical look at defining the term homosexuality and the overturning of the American Psychological Association's decision to declare homosexuality an illness, featuring interviews with Martin Duberman, Lillian Faderman, Barbara Gittings and Frank Kameny. The Real to reel segment spotlights Bombay eunuch, a film about hijras in India, once spiritually divine and celebrated, now homeless and using prostitution as a means of survival due to western ideology. The Level pink segment highlights McCarthyism's influence on "Don't ask, don't tell" and gay translators kicked out of the armed services in a time of war. The PFLAG segment focuses on the evolution of PFLAG from its early beginning to a reunion in Detroit. The Out takes segment with Harvey Fierstein is titled Bringing up babies. PSAs include Andre_ DeShields discussing Magnus Hirschfeld and Judy Shepard on equal rights. E. Lynn Harris provides the Celebrity ID, and Love is all around by the Troggs plays over the end credits.
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In The Life Media
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public broadcasting, AAPB, Martin Duberman, Lillian Faderman, Barbara Gittings, Frank Kameny, Harvey Fierstein, Andre DeShields, Magnus Hirschfeld, Judy Shepard, E. Lynn Harris, American Psychological Association, PFLAG, Don't Ask Don't Tell, McCarthyism, hijras, homosexuality, India
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