problems with parsing & format in ConvertEventArgs when field value is DBNULL (without HTML formating)

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I have a table Contacts with a field "Male" which is of type Bit (SQL
Server).

I've got two radio buttons in a panel, & one of them is bound to the above
field, (so that one can see if the contact is a Male of FeMale - determine
or change the gender).
Below is the coding.

BUT, if i have a record where the Male field is "NULL", then all hell breaks
lose, & i get the below error

An unhandled exception of type 'System.InvalidCastException' occurred in
system.windows.forms.dll
Additional information: Object cannot be cast from DBNull to other types.

Any solutions??? (i'm totally lost)

Code ->

Dim dbnGender As New Binding("Checked", poDataTable, "Male")
AddHandler dbnGender.Format, AddressOf MaleToBollean
AddHandler dbnGender.Parse, AddressOf BooleanToMale
rdoMale.DataBindings.Add(dbnGender)

Protected Sub MaleToBollean(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
ConvertEventArgs)
Try
e.Value = e.Value
Catch exp As Exception
MessageBox.Show("Data entry error: " & exp.Message, Me.Text,
MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error)
End Try
End Sub
Protected Sub BooleanToMale(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
ConvertEventArgs)
Try
e.Value = IIf(e.Value, 1, 0)
Catch exp As Exception
MessageBox.Show("Data entry error: " & exp.Message, Me.Text,
MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error)
End Try
End Sub