New America Media: Gender & Sexuality

Jazz Favorites of Paula West

New America Media, Audio, Sandip Roy, Posted: Mar 03, 2010

Renowned Jazz vocalist Paula West talks about some of her favorite jazz musicians. She is appearing at the Rrazz Room in San Francisco now through March 14th.

My Big Phat Same-Sex Prison Wedding

New America Media, News Report, Dawn Davis II, Posted: Jan 10, 2010

The debate over Prop 8 and same-sex marriage reached all the way into California's prisons. Dawn Davis married her lover in prison because she was afraid that by the time she left prison, same-sex marriages would be illegal.

End ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Now

New America Media, Commentary, Anthony Woods, Posted: Nov 02, 2009

President Barack Obama just signed a hate crimes bill that LGBT Americans. Now, says a gay vet, the time has come to end 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'.

Gay Community Hopes For Accuracy in Census 2010

New America Media, News Report, Erik Fowle, Posted: Oct 30, 2009

For the LGBT community, the 2010 Census will be a big leap forward. They'll finally be accurately counted.

Race + Gender = How Happy You Are

New America Media, News Report, Various Authors, Posted: Oct 01, 2009

A recently published study suggests women today are less happy than they were in the 1970s, while male happiness has slightly increased.

Uighurs, Refugees and Portuguese Fishing Songs

New America Media, Audio, Sandip Roy, Posted: Sep 23, 2009

A soccer team of refugees, ethnic strife for the Uighurs in China and learning language through music.

Student Suicides, #1 Ladies Det. Agency, No Boys

New America Media, Audio, Sandip Roy, Posted: Sep 23, 2009

Pressure on Asian Americans: students have to to button down feelings as they reach for a button down shirt.

Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne

New America Media, Audio, Andrew Berry, Posted: Sep 18, 2009

This Week: An hour long interview with James Gavin, author of "Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne."

Laos' Forgotten Women

AsianWeek, News Report, Charlotte Halligan, Posted: Sep 12, 2009

Scratch beneath the surface of its burgeoning tourist scene, and you will see that Laos is a country suffering from poverty and inequality.

Reentry in Los Angeles - The Tracey Stevens Story

New America Media, Video, Joseph Rodriguez, Posted: Jul 26, 2009

Tracey Stevens was the daughter of a professional thief. Now she is trying to turn her own life around.

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