We are doing a deep dive into LGBTQ TV lore by exploring one of the all-time greats in the medium, St Elsewhere, which aired a transgender storyline all the way back in 1983. We are joined by Jessica Halem, former director of LGBTQ Outreach & Engagement for Harvard Medical School and tireless advocate for inclusivity in medicine, to help understand evolution of the medical community toward gay & transgender patients over the past few decades. Jessica shares so many great insights from her career, helping put these episodes into context.
We'll be talking about the episodes 12-13, "Release" & "Family History," from St. Elsewhere's first season. Both episodes can be watched on Hulu. Ian highly recommends the series as a whole, which features Denzel Washington, Howie Mandel, Ed Begley Jr., and William Daniels (Mr. Feeney from Boy Meets World) in starring roles.
You can learn more about Jessica on her website https://www.jessicahalem.com/ and on Twitter @jessicahalem
Jessica's partner Jen Manion appeared on an earlier episode of EI promoting their book Female Husbands.
St. Elsewhere title card courtesy of MTM Enterprises
Staying the Course
The Long Game
The Little Drummer Boy Book II
The Small One
’Twas the Night Before Christmas
U-Haul
The Deep End
Effort
Discretion
The Flash
Trans Fetishization
Trans Optimism
The Mister Rogers Test
Transgender: Year Nine
The Gender of Our Discontent
A Charlie Brown Christmas
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
Jack Frost
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
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