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School Days

Series: Outright Radio Series 2002
From: Outright Radio
Length: 00:21:46

Growing up Queer in America Read the full description.

Moe_small An update on the state of growing up Queer in America: Producer Dmae Roberts profiles Moe, a young woman who is out at her high school in Portland and is very in love; then the story of Ryan Gill, the first out gay frat boy at Phi Kappa Psi at Indiana University and how he finds acceptance with most of his brothers when he comes out; and finally a visit to a Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) at an Arizona high school to meet some teens who find safety in numbers in their after school queer youth lounge.

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Piece Description

An update on the state of growing up Queer in America: Producer Dmae Roberts profiles Moe, a young woman who is out at her high school in Portland and is very in love; then the story of Ryan Gill, the first out gay frat boy at Phi Kappa Psi at Indiana University and how he finds acceptance with most of his brothers when he comes out; and finally a visit to a Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) at an Arizona high school to meet some teens who find safety in numbers in their after school queer youth lounge.

Broadcast History

This show, in a slightly modified form, was originally distributed by PRI in May of 2002.

Timing and Cues

at or near 26:00 - 30-second music bed for station ID

Related Website

http://outrightradio.org/Series2.html