Ep. 61: How 'A Fantastic Woman' is Advancing Transgender Rights In Chile

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Last month, the Chilean film '</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Fantastic Woman'</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and made history as the first Oscar-winning film with a transgender performer in the lead. Now transgender activists in Chile are hoping to use the film’s success to push forward a 2013 bill that would allow transgender people to legally change their names and gender marker on official documents. To get the full story, Rob and Geoff speak with Isabel Amor, Director of Education at Iguales Chile.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amor discusses the history of transgender rights in Chile, the importance of the gender identity bill, and how the international success of</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A Fantastic Woman</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">has helped accelerate her institution’s mission.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She also talks about the significance of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Fantastic Woman</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">being broadcast on public television in Chile, why the film’s Oscar win gives a new significance to award shows, and why a documentary on the same subject likely wouldn’t have had the same impact.</span></p>