OutCasting

On this edition: If you're young, being LGBTQ can be a secret you guard carefully. But what happens when friends out you, either on purpose or inadvertently? Two LGBTQ teenagers talk about it on this edition of OutCasting Overtime.

On this edition, OutCaster Callie talks with Larry Gross about how LGBTQ people are portrayed in the media and why it matters. Larry Gross is a professor of communication at USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and the author of several books in the field of gay and lesbian studies.

On this edition, we feature OutCaster Quinn essay about Trump's proposed ban of trans people from the military and his reaction to it. Quinn didn't want his voice heard, to Max tells the story.

On this edition of OutCasting, we examine the concept of minority stress in LGBTQ people resulting from stigma, prejudice, and discrimination. Our guest is an eminent scholar on the phenomenon, Dr. Ilan Meyer of the UCLA School of Law.

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.