Outcasting

On this edition of OutCasting Overtime, OutCaster Dante reflects on the unchecked violence against gay and bisexual men in Chechya, the US government's lack of an effective response, and the mainstream media's failure to cover the atrociticies adequately.

On this edition of OutCasting, we look back at the Stonewall uprising, the 1969 riots at the Stonewall Inn that marked a turning point in LGBTQ activism. Our guest for this two-part series is Karla Jay, an author, activist, and retired Distinguished Professor of Queer Studies and Women's Studies. This is Part 2.

On this edition of OutCasting Overtime, OutCaster Brianna remembers the Pulse massacre in Orlando in June 2016 and reflects on the changes the LGBTQ community has seen in the 14 months since then.

On this edition of OutCasting, we look back at the Stonewall uprising, the 1969 riots at the Stonewall Inn that marked a turning point in LGBTQ activism. Our guest for this two-part series is Karla Jay, an author, activist, and retired Distinguished Professor of Queer Studies and Women's Studies. This is Part 1.

On this edition of OutCasting Overtime, OutCaster Alex shares his experience of the balance between trying to sound heterosexual and trying to sound gay, and the internalized homophobia that comes with this.

On this edition of OutCasting, youth participant Alex talks with Gilbert Baker, longtime gay activist and creator of the rainbow flag. This is one of Gilbert's last interviews: we recorded it on March 1, 2017; he died unexpectedly in his sleep on March 31. This is part 2 of a 2 part interview.

On this edition of OutCasting Overtime, On this edition of OutCasting Overtime, OutCaster Emma talks about coming out as bisexual to their* mother, who quickly went through all of the stages of grief except acceptance, called a psychiatrist, and told them "it's just a phase." For five years now, Emma has been forced back into the closet, and sadly, the thought of dating another girl is unthinkable to them as long as they're living at home. * Emma uses they/them pronouns

On this edition of OutCasting, youth participant Alex talks with Gilbert Baker, longtime gay activist and creator of the rainbow flag. This is one of Gilbert's last interviews: we recorded it on March 1, 2017; he died unexpectedly in his sleep on March 31. This is part 1 of a 2 part interview.

On this edition of OutCasting Overtime, OutCaster Alex of our main studio in Westchester County, NY, remembers Gilbert Baker, the creator of the rainbow flag. Gilbert died unexpectedly at 65 on March 31, 2017. Just a month earlier, he came into our studio for what was one of his last interviews. Part 1 of the interview is being released May 1; Part 2 will be released June 1.

On this edition of OutCasting OffAir, OutCaster Lucy of our bureau at Michigan State University talks about queerbaiting, a tactic used in some TV shows to hint that certain characters may be LGBTQ, and thus baiting LGBTQ viewers, only to subsequently pull the rug out, putting those characters into opposite-gender relationships, tossing in LGBTQ jokes, or denying in interviews that they ever intended the characters to be anything but straight. This can be a problem for LGBTQ youth who need to see actual LGBTQ characters.

In this program, LGBTQ youth are connected to gay history through a discussion with Christopher Z. Hobson, a gay elder. On this edition, our guest is Christopher Z. Hobson, a gay elder, talking about what it was like to be a gay teenager in the 1950s, surviving psychotherapy, joining the movement, becoming an activist, and passing down gay history. Chris's mother was the author Laura Z. Hobson, who wrote the novel Gentleman's Agreement (about antisemitism in the years following World War II and made into an Oscar-winning film in the late 1940s). She later wrote the novel Consenting Adult, about a son coming out to his parents, told mainly from the mother's point of view. Laura loosely based the character of the son in the novel on her real son -- Chris.

On this edition of OutCasting OffAir, OutCaster Lauren talks about recent political protests and how it's important, especially now, to stand up and fight for LGBTQ rights.

OutCasters Callie and Alex bring you the ABCs of being a straight ally to the LGBTQ community..

On this edition of OutCasting OffAir, Sarah, a youth participant in OutCasting's main studio in Westchester County, NY, talks about her early crushes on boys, how they never felt natural, and the role of "compulsory heterosexuality" in her life.

On this edition of OutCasting OffAir, OutCasters Dhruv, Callie, Alex, and Emma discuss their reactions to the 2016 election.

Mark, a new OutCaster in our main studio in Westchester County, NY, talks about his identity as a bisexual man in Ireland and about bisexual erasure, the mistaken belief held by some that there's no such thing as bisexuality, that it's merely a temporary self-identification before someone comes out as gay.

Adam, an OutCasting youth participant in our main studio in Westchester County, NY, talks about how being gay is more difficult for gay people than being straight is for straight people.

Jamie, an OutCasting youth participant for three years, is working this summer as a music instructor at a day camp for children. (Jamie prefers they/them pronouns.) During the summer, Jamie got an upcut -- a haircut a bit longer on top and with buzzed sides and back. One day, an eight-year-old girl said something insulting to Jamie about their upcut. On this edition of OutCasting OffAir, Jamie explores the gender norms that seem to have prompted the comment and talks about how they use these opportunities to talk about hair and gender norms with other children.

During their convention in July 2016, the Republican Party adopted a platform that includes anti-LGBTQ provisions. The New York Times, in an editorial, called it "The Most Extreme Republican Platform in Memory." In this OutCasting OffAir piece, Sydney, a youth participant in OutCasting's main studio in Westchester County, New York, decodes the message being sent and talks about its impact on LGBTQ youth.

OutCaster Sydney discusses the anti-LGBTQ backlash against marriage equality with the author, journalist, and LGBTQ activist Michelangelo Signorile. Part 3 of a 3 part series.