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Sunday Feature: Out in the World: A Global Gay History

Series 1, episode 0

Out in the World: A Global Gay History: Third in a series of four programmes in which Richard Coles explores the history of homosexuality through the ages, from the UK and India to Egypt, Greece and Native American reservations. Richard Coles looks at the conflict between sexuality and gender identity, focusing on societies where gender identity rather than sexuality is key. While Thailand's Ladyboys or Kathoeys are perhaps the most well-known examples, there are, Richard discovers, many similar societies, such as India's transgendered Hijras and the Native Americans' Two Spirit tradition. And as a western model of gay identity spreads across the world, Richard explores the future for these ancient identities