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Degrassi: the next transgeneration

Started by Shana A, August 12, 2010, 07:56:47 AM

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August 12, 2010, 07:56:47 AM
Degrassi: the next transgeneration
It's now known as just Degrassi, but the teen drama institution hasn't dropped its taboo topics

BY Joshua Ostroff   August 11, 2010 15:08

http://www.eyeweekly.com/film/tv/article/99054--degrassi-the-next-transgeneration

The venerable Degrassi franchise — which began 30 years ago with the Kids of Degrassi Street after-school series before graduating to Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High in the classic late-'80s incarnations, followed by the post-millennial Next Generation reboot — has become one of Canada's biggest exports alongside hockey players, Celine Dion and BC bud.

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Degrassi again forges new ground with this week's two-parter (beginning tonight) "My Body is Cage," which reveals that new classmate Adam (Disney Channel vet Jordan Todosey) is transgendered — not a lesbian, but a boy trapped in a girl's body. It's a vital distinction most teenagers are likely unaware of, and which is portrayed in a clear and powerful manner.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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