sexual discrimination
19 movies and shows
G.I. Jane
Tue, 19 Aug 1997
In response to political pressure from Senator Lillian DeHaven, the U.S. Navy begins a program that would allow for the eventual integration of women into its combat services. The program begins with a single trial candidate, Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil, who is chosen specifically for her femininity. O'Neil enters the grueling Navy SEAL training program under the command of Master Chief John James Urgayle, who unfairly pushes O'Neil until her determination wins his respect.
Holding the Man
Thu, 27 Aug 2015
Tim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. John was captain of the football team, Tim an aspiring actor playing a minor part in Romeo and Juliet. Their romance endured for 15 years in the face of everything life threw at it – the separations, the discrimination, the temptations, the jealousies and the losses – until the only problem that love can't solve tried to destroy them.
Made in Dagenham
Fri, 01 Oct 2010
A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
Every Body
Fri, 30 Jun 2023
Three intersex individuals overcame shame, secrecy and unauthorized surgery throughout their childhoods to enjoy successful adulthoods, choosing to ignore medical advice to conceal their bodies and coming out as who they truly are.
Coded Bias
Wed, 11 Nov 2020
Exploring the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini's startling discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legislation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us all.
Women, Maasai and rangers - The lionesses of Kenya
Sun, 06 Nov 2022
Leah and Purity are rangers in the Kenyan bushland. They roam around Amboseli National Park every day to track down wildlife. The Maasai shepherds also have their villages here. Conflicts can hardly be avoided. The young women are often called to missions to mediate or comfort. The two Maasai women themselves have to fight against discrimination
Sidney & Friends
Sun, 11 Jun 2017
When his family tries to kill him, Sidney, who is intersex, flees to Nairobi where he meets a group of transgender friends. Together, they fight discrimination and discover life, love and self-worth.
Verbotene Liebe - Queere Opfer der NS-Diktatur
Tue, 16 Jan 2024
Sexual minorities were oppressed, imprisoned and murdered by the Nazis. Paragraph 175 criminalized homosexual men during the Nazi era – but the Nazis also discriminated against lesbians and trans people. They should be excluded from the national community. More than 50,000 queer people have been proven to have been persecuted. The documentary highlights three poignant fates in the context of Nazi terror.
Night Ride
Wed, 10 Jun 2020
A cold night in December. Ebba waits for the tram to go home after a party, but the ride takes an unexpected turn.
Des blouses pas si blanches
Sun, 05 May 2024
Inégalité des chances
Tue, 07 Feb 2017
Stop au harcèlement : la rue est à nous aussi
Fri, 16 Apr 2021
Feindbild Frau
Tue, 17 May 2022
Women are sexually insulted and threatened by men every day. Experts around the world are registering an anti-feminist backlash that seems to be on the verge of becoming socially acceptable. Particularly affected: women in publicly visible positions – such as politicians, actresses or entrepreneurs. Who is behind the attacks and what are the motives?
Karen: Women In Sports
Sat, 01 Jan 1977
Guest speakers from "Women In Motion" Conference, Vancouver, B.C. 1975.
Arise Firebird
Thu, 01 Jun 2023
Arise Firebird tells the story of professional women of color pushed out of the corporate world due to workplace trauma from sexism and racism and bullying and harassment, and how they are rebuilding their careers and lives doing work they love, on their own terms
Woodgirls – A Duet for a Dream
Wed, 13 Oct 2021
A story about the lives of Leila Avakh and Sedigheh Momennia who have chosen, with much love and passion, carpentry as a profession, a profession that is considered extremely masculine in the traditional society of Iran. As such, these two face many difficulties and obstacles. However, they are determined to prove to themselves and their society that it is not impossible to achieve your dreams. Leila and Sedigheh are amongst the first female carpenters in Iran.
Snow Job: The Media Hysteria of AIDS
Wed, 01 Jan 1986
Deconstructs the representation of AIDS in the popular media where distortion and misrepresentation amount to a "snow job" promoting increased homophobia, sexual discrimination and repression of gays.