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Making Contact
"Making Contact" is produced by International Media Project, an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1994, committed to investigative journalism, in-depth critical analysis, the promotion of civic participation and the dissemination of educational material. Its core focus is National Radio Project, the team that creates Making Contact.
On this edition of Making Contact, we look at some of the struggles and victories in the fight for transgender access to gender-specific spaces and programs.
Featuring:
Gavin Grimm, high school senior whose case is scheduled to be heard by the US Supreme Court in 2017; Joshua Block, attorney representing Gavin Grimm, American Civil Liberties Union; Stephanie Paige, US Army veteran; Michelle Lael-Norsworthy, founder of Joan’s House, a non-profit transgender shelter project in San Francisco; James Moran, Los Angeles LGBT Center; Drian Juarez, program manager for Los Angeles LGBT Centers Transgender Economic Empowerment Project; Judy Chiasson, Program Coordinator for LA Unified School District’s Office of Human Relations, Diversity & Equity; Eli Erlick, Director of Trans Student Educational Resources; and the trans, queer, and non-binary youth Sarah, Matthias, and Rachel.
Credits:
Host: Monica Lopez
Staff Producers: Anita Johnson, Marie Choi, Monica Lopez, R.J. Lozada
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Audience Engagement Manager: Sabine Blaizin
Web Editor: Kwan Booth
Development Associate: Vera Tykulsker
Contributing Producers: Larry Buhl, Lena Nozizwe
