Gender

VICE reporter Amelia Abraham was recently in Sweden to investigate its reputation as one of the most forward-thinking countries in the world when it comes to questioning gender.

We go to Sweden, home to gender neutral kindergartens and gender non-conforming families, to find out what it’s like to grow up beyond the binary.

We meet the Tokyo youth celebrating genderless fashion. Using make-up, clothes and Instagram filters, these young people are challenging international beauty norms and drawing on japan's anime-fluid-beauty standards to express themselves.

Weiblich oder männlich lautet die gängige Einteilung in unserer Gesellschaft. Lou zählt sich zu keiner dieser Kategorien und definiert sich weder als Frau noch als Mann.

In Harlem, we visit drag performer Miz Cracker, who manages to make the subversion of gender and sexuality a truly entertaining and engaging endeavor.

We check in with filmmaker Sam Cannon, re-visit the time artist Duke Riley released thousands of pigeons strapped with LEDs and chat with choreographer Katherine Maxwell.

We meet with personal trainer-turned-performance artist Cassils, who uses the body as a form of social sculpture, examining strength, violence, power, and vulnerability by testing the limits of endurance and empathy.

Host Diana Tourjee visits the first lady in Gracie Mansion to discuss media scrutiny, sexual fluidity, and breaking down the stigma around mental illness.

In a world where trans people have been denied the right to express their gender freely, a high femme cisgender woman named Monica Prata has stepped in to help.

We also check out a poetic new short film from director Terence Nance and examine Paris Hilton's gender presentation.

We also investigate gender trouble in the art world and find out how cats conquered the internet.

Female-identified performers are dressing up in feminine drag and claiming a place in the drag community.