OutCasting

OutCasting

Uniting LGBTQ youth, straight allies, and the power of media in advocacy for a less unjust world. LGBTQ issues seen from the rarely heard perspectives of LGBTQ youth and straight allies -- not by and for LGBTQ youth, but by LGBTQ youth and straight allies and for anyone who wants to better understand LGBTQ issues -- parents, grandparents, kids, relatives, straight, LGBTQ, or whatever! Updated on or about the 1st, 11th, and 21st of each month.

Episodes

22 - Being in a binational same-sex relationship before marriage equality - April 2023

March 31, 2023
The anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), declared unconstitutional in 2013 and 2015, required many same-sex couples to either break up or leave the country. Originally presented in 2014.
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Is coming out a non-issue these days? Maybe. Maybe not. March 2023

March 15, 2023
For many gay teens, it’s easier to come out than it was for earlier generations. But OutCasting youth broadcaster Adam disagrees with friends who say that being gay has no more effect on people than having brown eyes. Originally presented in 2016.
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10 - Two very different ways of dealing with LGBTQ issues in education - March 2023

February 28, 2023
Youth broadcaster Juliana talks with a California state senator and LGBTQ youth advocates in Tennessee in this edition that was originally presented in 2012.
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Oversexualizing gay identity - February 2023

February 15, 2023
OutCasters Andrew and Amalee consider why some people think that showing anything about gay people is inappropriate for children to see. Originally presented in 2019.
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35 - Connecting youth with LGBTQ history - February 2023

January 31, 2023
Youth broadcaster Travis talks with Christopher Z. Hobson, a gay elder, about the gap that LGBTQ youth experience when their people’s history is suppressed. Originally presented in 2017.
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The deeper meaning of a parody of a Pence family children’s book - January 2023

January 15, 2023
What happens when a boy bunny wants to marry another boy bunny? Originally presented in May 2018.
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55 - A transgender teenager transitions - January 2023

December 31, 2022
January 2023 - OutCasting youth broadcaster Amalee talks about about her experiences with her medical transition. Originally presented in 2018.
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OC-OT-0003 - How anti-LGBTQ violence affects youth - December 2022

December 15, 2022
Following yet another American mass shooting, OutCasting youth broadcaster Brianna reflects on the Pulse massacre in 2016.
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54 - Medical transition for transgender youth - part 2 of 2 - December 2022

November 30, 2022
December 2022 - What are the factors to consider when young transgender people want to medically transition? Guests Dr. John Steever and Dr. Matthew Oransky.
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OC-OT-0002 - Why LGBTQ+ youth have to lie - November 2022

November 15, 2022
Brianna, an OutCasting youth broadcaster, talks about the worst lie she ever had to tell. Originally presented in June 2016.
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53 - Medical transition for transgender youth - part 1 of 2 - November 2022

October 31, 2022
November 2022 - What are the factors to consider when young transgender people want to medically transition? Guests Dr. John Steever and Dr. Matthew Oransky.
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OC-OT-0081 - Experiencing gender from both sides - October 2022

October 15, 2022
Declan was born and raised as a girl, but he’s trans masculine. What has he found out from living on both sides of the gender "fence"?
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101 - Healthcare issues faced by trans people - part 2 of 2 - October 2022

September 30, 2022
October 2022 - Trans people can face enormous discrimination. What happens when it affects their medical care?
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OC-OT-0080 - LGBTQ youth at risk - September 2022

September 15, 2022
Statistics show that LGBTQ youth are at much higher risk of self-harm than non-LGBTQ youth. But sometimes, as Isha says, bad things can happen even when things seem to be OK.
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100 - Healthcare issues faced by trans people - part 1 of 2 - September 2022

August 31, 2022
September 2022 - Trans people can face enormous discrimination. What happens when it affects their medical care?
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OC-OT-0079 - “It’s not my responsibility to educate you.” - August 2022

August 15, 2022
It can be an unfair burden when LGBTQ teenagers are asked by friends and family to be “the authority” about LGBTQ issues. But what happens if they prefer not to be?
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99 - Using religion to justify discrimination against LGBTQ people - 24th and final part of an in-depth exploration - August 2022

July 31, 2022
Equality for everyone is a core American value, enshrined in the constitution. So is freedom of religion. What happens when they come into conflict with each other? This month, OutCasting youth broadcaster Isah concludes her conversation with our guest, the eminent civil rights attorney Jennifer C. Pizer of Lambda Legal, about religious liberty and how it can conflict with another constitutional guarantee, equality. In this epi...
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OC-OT-0078 - What happens when parents are unaccepting - July 2022

July 15, 2022
Youth broadcaster Carys talks about the hellish life of her friend Darwin, whose trans identity is rejected by his family. The emptiness left behind can be devastating.
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98 - Using religion to justify discrimination against LGBTQ people - part 23 of an in-depth exploration - July 2022

June 30, 2022
Equality for everyone is a core American value, enshrined in the constitution. So is freedom of religion. What happens when they come into conflict with each other? This month, our guest, the eminent civil rights attorney Jennifer C. Pizer of Lambda Legal, continues her conversation with OutCaster Isha about religious liberty and how it can conflict with another constitutional guarantee, equality. In this episode: Is it "indoc...
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OC-OT-0077 - LGBTQ teenager's evolving relationship with NYC Pride - June 2022

June 15, 2022
Shoshana first attended Pride march at 12. What has she learned since then, and how has it affected her understanding of why we celebrate Pride?
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