Straightlaced [videorecording] : how gender's got us all tied up / Groundspark, and the Respect for All Project present ; a Debra Chasnoff film ; directed by Debra Chasnoff ; produced by Debra Chasnoff & Sue Chen.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009. Special features: making-of featurette (10 min.)
Contents:
How we look -- What we do -- Media messages -- Dumbing down -- The gender spectrum -- Tragic toll -- Walk and talk "like a man" -- Sex : the double standard -- We're not sex crazy! -- Rejection, fear and violence -- Expanding gender identities -- Speaking out and taking action -- Why we agreed to be filmed.
Summary:
"Meet 50 incredibly diverse students who take us on a powerful, intimate journey to see how popular pressures around gender and sexuality are shaping the lives of today's American teens ... Demonstrates how gender-based expectations are deeply intertwined with homophobia, and also are impacted by race, ethnicity and class. From girls confronting popular messages about culture and body image, to boys who are sexually active just to prove they aren't gay, STRAIGHTLACED reveals the toll that deeply-held stereotypes and rigid gender policing have on all of our lives, and offers both teens and adults a way out of anxiety, fear, and violence" -- Container.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.